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Sverrestuven

Dato:
14.12.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:02t
Distanse:
2,0km

Time for another Saturday of hiking with Endre ( Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) ), this time to four small peaks in the Stamnes area. First up: Sverrestuven . We parked at Sverrestuven P-lomme øst and made our own way towards the summit. No trails as far as we could tell, but some deer tracks. At first very steep, even requiring some light climbing for the first 100 meters from the road, but from there on reaching the summit was straightforward. Surprisingly good views from the summit. Most notably down towards Gammersviki and the mountains to the east. But decent views both south and north could be obtained close to the highest point as well. From the summit we followed more or less the same route back down to the car, but I made a small detour at the end to see if there was anything left of the building indicated on the map. I did not find anything, but did >>>

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Hikletten

Dato:
22.09.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:36t
Distanse:
4,1km

After cycling the close to 60 km to Botnen and the marked trailhead for Hikletten (see separate trip report: Cycling: Hikletten ), I was finally ready for the main goal of the day. After leaving the bike behind, it was actually quite a relief to start hiking and get a break from cycling. The trail quality however left a lot to be desired, because while the trail was overall easy to follow, it was very wet, most notably the first half until making a U-turn towards the summit. The first half also had rather limited views. But this all changed as soon as the trail turned southwest for the final climb to the summit, providing excellent views towards Veafjorden and Stanghelle, and later also south along the fjord in the direction of Vaksdal. The views from the summit itself were also excellent, and a great place for my lunch >>>

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Cycling: Hikletten

Dato:
22.09.2019
Turtype:
Gatesykling
Turlengde:
11:50t
Distanse:
115,1km

When summer made a surprise return in late September, I decided to have a go at my ambitious plan of using the bike as my transportation for a visit to Hikletten on Osterøy. I therefore got up early Sunday morning and began the long bike ride towards Botnen just as the sun was starting to rise. Thankfully a relatively cold morning soon turned significantly warmer, and even though my legs were still tired from yesterday's hike, progress was initially good. Bruvik was reached without any difficulties and it was now time for the main challenge of the day, i.e. the long climb up to Båtaleitet . By now my legs had started to complain slightly, I therefore mixed in short stretches of walking next to the bike for a bit of variation. But the first lunch break halfway up the climb was still very welcome and also provided >>>

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Øyanovi, Storafjellet and Gløvret (Storfossen to Vaksdal)

Dato:
27.06.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
9:15t
Distanse:
21,3km

We started by taking the train to Dale and from there the connecting bus up to Storfossen/Storfossdammen. After crossing along the top of the dam, we followed the marked (but clearly not very heavily used) trail up Øyaskaret. Did not see any trails in the direction of Øyanovi , but when reaching the top of Øyaskaret it was straightforward to make progress towards the summit. Note that the best views from Øyanovi were not obtained at the summit itself, but rather 100 meters further north (now added as a separate PB element ). For our return to the marked trail, we made a shortcut heading more directly south, but it would probably have been just as fast, due to the terrain, to rather retrace our steps to where we left the trail earlier on. We then followed the marked trail towards Møyadalsnubben , but missed our exit and had to turn back >>>

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Kvigedalsegga, Knutstignova, Høgenipa, Fylenipa and Beitelen

Dato:
15.06.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
9:21t
Distanse:
22,0km

Started by taking the train to Dale and from there the bus to Tretteneset, where the bus driver provided a bit of extra service by dropping me off just where the tractor road starts (the official bus stop is a couple of hundred meters further up the road). The tractor road made the initial progress straightforward and I soon arrived at the end of the road. Here a trail to Dalseidstølen is shown on the map, but the weak trail I found did not really follow what was indicated on the map. It did however take me to Dalseidstølen, although there may a better trail that I missed. From Dalseidstølen I first turned north, following various deer tracks, before turning southwest on a more direct route to Kvigedalsegga . Note that I did come across a weak trail just after leaving the cabin, but I quickly lost it. So while my route >>>

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Flatafjellet (from Fossmark to Dale)

Dato:
31.05.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
5:43t
Distanse:
15,6km

I started by taking the bus to Fossmark, and after putting on my full raingear at the bus stop, continued another 100 meters or so along the main road to the marked trailhead. The trail was overall easy to follow as it climbed steeply up the mountainside, although very slippery due to all the rain, and within not too long I arrived at Fossmarksætra . The visibility was not the best, so I was happy to follow the fairly new trail markers onwards to Flatavasshaugen . I did lose the trail just as I was passing north of Kraksåvatnet though, but it was easily relocated. Due to the fog, I first followed the trail to Flatavasshaugen, before (re-)turning southeast for a quick visit to the slightly higher summit of Flatafjellet . No trails in this direction that I could see, and while Flatafjellet was not as flat as its name would indicate, it >>>

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Gråfjellet roundtrip (up via Bogadalen, down via Herfindal)

Dato:
26.05.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
9:13t
Distanse:
27,6km

We started by taking the bus to Boge and following the steep gravel road up to Bogavatnet. From there we continued north along a trail passing by many of the very nice cabins at Bogastølen. But somewhere during our ascent to Stabben we lost the trail (or it disappeared?), and while we would still come across several small cairns, the rest of our hike to Gråfjellet was overall without any trails to follow. After walking around Rossatjørna on the northern side, the initial progress from Krossatjørna towards the summit was straightforward. But as we got closer, the terrain turned more challenging and now mainly consisted of numerous small lakes and steep (although not very high) cliffs that had to be traversed. The nature of the terrain also made it difficult to see the best route from a distance. The >>>

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Preikestolen and Kvamsfjellet

Dato:
19.05.2019
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
5:12t
Distanse:
10,5km

We started from the parking lot at Osvatnet and followed the standard trail up to Kupene. Here we left the main trail and followed the sign for Tyssesætra. However we soon lost the trail and had to search a bit to relocate it, but from there on it was relatively easy to follow. (Seems like the trick may be to turn right when the trail splits when leaving the wet area behind, but as we ended up losing the trail at more or less in the same location on the descent, the trail may simply be weak in this particular area.) The one cabin at Tyssesætra soon appeared and from there we followed the sign west to Preikestolen . First a long a nice trail, but it more or less disappeared before reaching the summit. At that point it was not really needed anyway. Preikestolen provided nice views, but we did not stay long before continuing towards >>>

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Storenuten

Dato:
23.12.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:17t
Distanse:
10,4km

Started by taking the bus to Boge and following Bogavegen north until locating the start of the winding gravel road up to Bogavatnet. It was not too steep at the beginning, but soon the snow chains had to be put on. But of course only after first slipping and spraining my thumb... The gravel road flattened out a bit after the initial bends, but turned very steep after crossing the small bridge for the last stretch up to Bogavatnet. Much steeper than what comes across in the pictures. Clearly not recommended for driving. In any case, the entire gravel road is marked with "kjøring kun etter avtale". From Bogavatnet I followed the traces of a trail (hidden by the snow) towards Neverhaugen. Here the trail stopped. Or at least I could not see any signs of a trail in the direction of Storenuten . I >>>

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Stanghelle to Dale via Storafjellet and Hestafjellet

Dato:
28.10.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
7:24t
Distanse:
17,4km

Started by taking the train to Stanghelle and from there easily locating the marked trailhead at Åslia. The trail, which even included a couple of staircases, was easy to follow and we soon arrived at Stutto and the first good views towards Storafjellet . Stutto had its own visitor register and also provided a good view towards Hikletten . We continued along the marked trail in the direction of Kalddalen and Kalddalselva, but as we got close to the river we lost the trail and instead had to make our own way until reconnecting with the trail shortly after crossing the river. From there on it was straightforward to follow the trail all the way to Storafjellet. The views from Storafjellet were spectacular and clearly worth a visit! After a quick visit to the smaller cairn at the highest point, we returned to the crossroads >>>

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