Dronninga (15.01.2017)

Dronninga

Started by taking the bus to Ravnanger and from there following the road, and later gravel road, towards Dronninga. Next, I followed a marked trail to the summit, with short detours south and north of the summit for better views. From Dronninga I followed a trail east and then south, heading towards Fjellvassbotnen. When getting there I decided to head back up for a potential viewpoint to the west, only to realize that I could easily have covered this location if I had continued south along the ridge instead of heading directly down to Fjellvassbotnen (see map for details).

I then continued descending towards Haugland, but soon figured out that I had lots of time kill before the planned bus back to Bergen. I therefore decided to take a detour to the peak called Varden på Askøy. Getting to the summit was not difficult, even though not all of the trails indicated on the map could be found, although I guess the snow didn't help either. From the summit I followed a weak trail southeast, made significantly easier by following in another hiker's footprints in the snow, before finally connecting to the "Askøy på langs" trail and "Ormen lange" (see picture).

The detour had taken longer than expected and I therefore decided to follow the trail going south from "Ormen lange" to more quickly get to Erdalsvegen. This turned out to be more difficult than expected though, as the trail disappeared and I ended up having to walk through very wet and muddy terrain. All the time paying attention to the time in order to not miss the bus, as the next bus was not until two hours later... In the end, I made it to the bus stop in Erdalsvegen with only five minutes to spare. Not too bad for a three-hour hike in unknown terrain. ;)

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

Start date	15.01.2017 11:50 (UTC+01:00)
End date	15.01.2017 14:59 (UTC+01:00)
Total Time	3h 08min
Moving Time	2h 57min
Stopped Time	0h 10min
Overall Average	3.3km/h
Moving Average	3.5km/h
Distance	10.5km
Vertical meters	453m