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Øvredalen and Litlefjellet

Dato:
07.06.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:00t
Distanse:
12,3km

My plan for this Sunday afternoon was to take the bus to Matre and from there walk west along the old road called Sognevegen, finally arriving at the trailhead for Nipa . However, when I got to the start of Sognevegen I was welcomed by a sign indicating that the road was closed due to the risk of landslides. Given that this was my only possible route to Nipa , there was nothing to do but to leave Nipa for a future hike. I still had more than 2.5 hours until the next (and final) bus back to Bergen though. After talking to some locals (that could inform me that Sognevegen had been closed just one week earlier - although it had always been prone to landslides), I settled on Øvredalen and a potential visit of Gråsida . Most likely a long shot, but there were really no other options to be found. The gravel road up Øvredalen made >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Dato:
06.06.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:52t
Distanse:
7,2km

Local hike in much better weather than expected.

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Handfjellsåta, Beintjørnvarden and Kinno from Sandvikvåg

Dato:
30.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
8:51t
Distanse:
32,7km

Started by taking the bus to Halhjem and ferry to Sandvikvåg, from where I followed a small side road to the marked trailhead at Sandvikvågvegen. Besides a point where it was blocked by a falling tree, the trail could be easily followed all the way to Landasåto . Did not meet any people, but I did come across a deer on the way (see the third picture). From Landasåto I connected with the gravel road going in between all of the large windmills, which I partly followed on my way to Handfjellsåta . There was a hiking sign for Handfjellsåta to the northwest, but I quickly lost the trail and ended up finding my own way to the summit. Seems like it would perhaps have been easier to follow the gravel road a bit further and ascended from the north. There was also a trail going south back to the road, but again I lost it, >>>

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Cabins and cabin ruins at Totland

Dato:
27.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:25t
Distanse:
10,7km

Another hike to visit cabins mentioned in Bergensernes Fjellverden II (BF II), this time at Totland. We parked at Totland parkeringsplass and after figuring out how to pay for the parking, made quick visits to Hardyhytten , Linken and Fanahytten . The former now only a ruin, while the latter two seemed to be in good condition. Døvehytten/ Birkehaug was also located (Totlandsvegen 556), which looked like it had been turned into a permanent residence. Next on the list was Maihaugen , which I had failed to even notice on my previous trips to the area. Note that of the road indicated on the map heading just north of Maihaugen, there are only weak traces, much like the cabin itself it had clearly also seen better days. From Maihaugen we shortly headed north along the gravel road, before leaving the road and following a rather wet trail up to Laksevåg Røde Kors Hjelpekorps' hytte . Another cabin that had >>>

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Kviturhytten

Dato:
24.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
2:17t
Distanse:
7,3km

Warning: This hike includes off-trail scrambling in steep terrain. Consider the track with care! The last cabin ruin in Bergensernes Fjellverden II (BF II) in the area from Sandviksfjellet to Ulriken was what the book refers to as Kviturhytten . After finally locating it on the map, I set out from Årstadveien and followed the road along Svartediket until reaching Kviturbekken. Here I left the road on what almost looked like a trail, following the stream north. Soon the trail however pretty much disappeared and I was left finding my own way up the steep ascent, with only some deer tracks for guidance. More scrambling than hiking, and with lots of loose small to medium size rocks. There was no real problem making progress though, as long as one was careful. There was a lot more left of the cabin than expected, >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Dato:
23.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:53t
Distanse:
8,4km

Local hike in strong winds.

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Kannikenuten from Vevatne

Dato:
21.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:19t
Distanse:
3,4km

Leaving my bike at the start of the steep tractor road up from Vevatne, I started my ascent to Kannikenuten on foot. Shortly before reaching the top of the valley, a marked trail headed northwest towards the summit. Or at least the first part was marked, but after that it was not really needed anyway. (Note that my GPS decided to take a break on the ascent. Please see the descent route for the actual trail.) The summit provided spectacular views in almost all directions. Very unusual for a summit only 376 meters above sea level. After enjoying the views, I followed the same route back to my bike. In summary, a short nice hike that can be very highly recommended. All that remained was now the long bike ride back home. For more on that please see: Cycling: Tuvefjellet and Kannikenuten . Note that if arriving by car, there is no parking >>>

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Tuvefjellet via Kyrkjefjellet

Dato:
21.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:40t
Distanse:
5,2km

After finally arriving at the parking lot and the tractor road indicating the start of the unmarked trail towards Kyrkjefjellet , I quickly left my bike behind and continued on foot. When the tractor road ended, I easily followed the trail all the way to the viewpoint southwest of the summit of Kyrkjefjellet , referred to as "Benk 1" (i.e. "Bench 1"), which provided spectacular views towards the west. The views from the summit itself were more limited. So far the trail had been unmarked, but when continuing east, lots of red trail markers suddenly started appearing, marking a trail that could be followed almost all the way to the viewpoint southwest of the summit of Tuvefjellet , referred to as "Benk 2". The red markers continued east from the bench, but did not pass by the summit itself. It was however straightforward to reach the summit from the trail. The best views were not obtained from south of the >>>

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Cabin ruins: Løvstakken

Dato:
20.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:40t
Distanse:
12,1km

Yet another hike to search for old cabin ruins. This time in what was used to be called Hyttelien, an area south of Løvstakken were there once used to be numerous cabins, none of which are still standing. Once again I could benefit from knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) 's excellent work for locating most of the ruins in the area. There were however two ruins that he had struggled to find: Helgheim and Gyldenprishytten/Akevitten . For the former, I was pretty sure I had found its location via in-depth inspection of old aerial photos, but for the latter I had not been able to find any additional information prior to the hike. After first visiting Knut Sverre’s suggested locations for Gyldenprishytten and Helgheim (now renamed Tuft NV for Liafjellet, Løvstakken and Tuft V for Liafjellet, Løvstakken , I made a quick visit to the summit of the newly added Liafjellet , including a surprisingly steep descent, before heading towards the ruins of Fagerheim . Upon >>>

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Fagerdalsfjellet, Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Dato:
17.05.2020
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:59t
Distanse:
8,4km

Local afternoon hike.

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