Gaustadfjellet, Borefjellet and Øyjordsfjellet (16.06.2017)

Skrevet av hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startsted Gaustad (70moh)
Sluttsted Gaustad (45moh)
Turtype Fjelltur
Turlengde 4t 09min
Distanse 10,6km
Høydemeter 701m
GPS
Bestigninger Borefjell (227moh) 16.06.2017
Gaustadfjellet (316moh) 16.06.2017
Øyjordsfjellet (243moh) 16.06.2017

Gaustadfjellet, Borefjellet and Øyjordsfjellet

On the way to Gaustadfjellet
On the way to Gaustadfjellet
Approaching Gaustadfjellet
Approaching Gaustadfjellet
The cairn at Gaustadfjellet
The cairn at Gaustadfjellet
The summit of Gaustadfjellet
The summit of Gaustadfjellet
View from Gaustadfjellet
View from Gaustadfjellet
View from Gaustadfjellet
View from Gaustadfjellet
North from Gaustadfjellet
North from Gaustadfjellet
Trail down from Gaustadfjellet
Trail down from Gaustadfjellet

Started from the small parking lot at Gaustad and followed a tractor road and soon trail along the ridge to the top of Gaustadfjellet. The trail was easy to follow, but did contain some rather wet areas. The summit provided excellent views in all directions!

From the summit we followed the trail north down to Ådlandsvegen, which we then followed west to Ådland where we started the ascent towards Borefjell. First along a gravel road, and then on a nice but steep trail. The trail did continue all the way to the summit, despite the map indicating otherwise. Borefjell also provided great views.

The final goal of the day was Øyjordsfjellet, and as a direct move west was not possible due to the steep cliffs, we instead followed the trail northwest. It quickly became clear that this trail was not heading towards Øyjordsfjellet though, but rather down to Øyjordi. We therefore left the trail and started off-trail in the direction of the summit.

There was a trail going north-south in the valley between Borefjell and Øyjordsfjellet, but towards Øyjordsfjellet we could only find some very weak tracks. In the end a bit of light climbing was required to reach the summit, which contained very similar views as the two previously visited summits.

The final challenge of the day was to find a better way down from Øyjordsfjellet. We started northwest across the summit, aiming for Mjåvatnet. No trails in this direction that we could find, but we quickly arrived at the lake without much difficulty. Here we soon connected with the trail coming down from Borefjell, which we then followed down to Ådlandsvegen for the walk back to Gaustad.

Overall, a highly recommended hike with excellent views in all directions, especially given the relatively low altitude of the summits. However, I expect there are easier ways to reach the summit of Øyjordsfjellet than the one used.


Marked trail towards Borefjellet
Marked trail towards Borefjellet
Gaustadfjellet from Borefjellet
Gaustadfjellet from Borefjellet
The summit of Borefjellet
The summit of Borefjellet
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet with Gaustadfjellet in the background
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet with Gaustadfjellet in the background
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet with Brakstadfjellet in the background
The cairn at Øyjordsfjellet with Brakstadfjellet in the background
View from Øyjordsfjellet with Gaustadfjellet in the background
View from Øyjordsfjellet with Gaustadfjellet in the background
View from Øyjordsfjellet with Eldsfjellet in the background
View from Øyjordsfjellet with Eldsfjellet in the background

Starttidspunkt 16.06.2017 15:50
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Sluttidspunkt 16.06.2017 19:59
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Totaltid 4t 09min
Bevegelsestid 3t 52min
Pausetid 0t 16min
Snittfart totalt 2,5km/t
Snittfart bevegelsestid 2,7km/t
Distanse 10,6km
Høydemeter 701m

Note: Due to GPS issues the first couple of minutes of the hike are missing from the above track.

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