Skogafjellet and Galtåsen (21.10.2017)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Ulvenskiftet (43m)
Endpoint Søfteland (54m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 2h 49min
Distance 8.3km
Vertical meters 446m
GPS
Ascents Galtåsen (118m) 21.10.2017
Skogafjellet (289m) 21.10.2017
Visits of other PBEs Gamle Torve bro (39m) 21.10.2017

Skogafjellet and Galtåsen

Trailhead Skogafjellet
Trailhead Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail towards Skogafjellet
Trail turned into deer tracks
Trail turned into deer tracks
Following more deer tracks
Following more deer tracks
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet
The summit of Skogafjellet

Skogafjellet

Started by taking the bus to Ulvenskiftet and walking up Ulvenvegen and Svegane to arrive at the trailhead. The trailhead was unmarked, but fairly easy to locate if one knows approximately where to look. The trail started out much better than expected and could be followed without any difficulty up to Hesthaugen.

Here the trail disappeared, but was quickly substituted by lots of deer tracks, which I partially followed when making my own way towards the summit of Skogafjellet. The terrain did not provide any real challenges, and I shortly arrived at the summit. The highest point provided limited views, but by moving slightly away from the summit I obtained very nice views in several directions. Before starting the real descent I also got an excellent view towards Osøyro.

From the summit I followed more or less the same way back down to the trailhead and to Ulvenskiftet.

Galtåsen

From Ulvenskiftet I continued north along the main road until reaching Byvegen, which I then followed north beyond the last house. Here the road turned into a tractor road which soon reached a small unnamed lake splitting the road. I headed right, as this option seemed to go closest to the top of Galtåsen. The tractor road here turned into more of a trail, that continued along the southeastern side of Galtåsen.

As the trail came close to the highest point of Galtåsen, it split again, and again I went right. But it soon became clear that even this trail would not pass by the actual summit. I therefore left the trail and headed straight for the summit, less than 50 meters from the trail. The summit itself provided very limited views, but Vinddalsvatnet could be spotted in-between the trees.

After a quick visit to the summit, I returned to the last crossroads, and now followed the other alternative. This quickly brought me back to the main tractor road, which I then followed alongside the lake called Gåsakilen, before ending up at Søfteland for the bus back towards the city center.

Conclusion

Overall, this hike turned out much better than expected. With the limited trails indicated in the map, I was prepared for a lot of slow progress and having to mainly make my own way. This turned out to not be the case, with only the last part up to Skogafjellet being the exception, which in any case was made easier by all the deer tracks one could follow instead. That being said, I'm pretty sure I will not visit these two again.


Lyshornet from Skogafjellet
Lyshornet from Skogafjellet
North from north of the summit of Skogafjellet
North from north of the summit of Skogafjellet
Towards Krokeide from Skogafjellet
Towards Krokeide from Skogafjellet
Southeast from south of Skogafjellet
Southeast from south of Skogafjellet
Trailhead Galtåsen
Trailhead Galtåsen
Small unnamed lake where the trail splits
Small unnamed lake where the trail splits
Trail towards Galtåsen
Trail towards Galtåsen
Trail towards Galtåsen
Trail towards Galtåsen
The summit of Galtåsen
The summit of Galtåsen
Towards Vinddalsvatnet from Galtåsen
Towards Vinddalsvatnet from Galtåsen
Towards Vinddalsvatnet from Galtåsen
Towards Vinddalsvatnet from Galtåsen
View in the direction of Søfteland from Galtåsen
View in the direction of Søfteland from Galtåsen
The trail alongside Gåsakilen
The trail alongside Gåsakilen
Gåsakilen
Gåsakilen

Start date 21.10.2017 14:00
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 21.10.2017 16:50
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 2h 49min
Moving Time 2h 40min
Stopped Time 0h 9min
Overall Average 3.0km/h
Moving Average 3.1km/h
Distance 8.3km
Vertical meters 445m

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