Tveitakvitingen and Høganovi (10.07.2018)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Furedalen (363m)
Endpoint Furedalen (365m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 6h 35min
Distance 23.0km
Vertical meters 1,311m
GPS
Ascents Gråfjellet (1,034m) 10.07.2018
Gråskorvenuten (970m) 10.07.2018
Høganovi (1,101m) 10.07.2018
Såta (802m) 10.07.2018
Tveitakvitingen (1,299m) 10.07.2018

Tveitakvitingen and Høganovi

Gravel road towards Såta
Gravel road towards Såta
View north from below Såta
View north from below Såta
View north from Såta
View north from Såta
Såta. Folgefonna to the left.
Såta. Folgefonna to the left.
Gråskorvenuten
Gråskorvenuten
Gråskorvenuten
Gråskorvenuten
Snow below Gråfjellet
Snow below Gråfjellet
Looking back at Gråskorvenuten
Looking back at Gråskorvenuten
Cairn at Gråfjell
Cairn at Gråfjell
View from Gråfjell
View from Gråfjell

Såta, Gråskorvenuten and Gråfjellet

Started by taking the bus to Furedalen and from there following the gravel road, and later trail, south. Made quick visits to Såta, Gråskorvenuten and Gråfjellet before starting my final ascent towards Tveitakvitingen.

Tveitakvitingen

Until this point the trail was easy to follow (with the exception of the lack of trails to/from Gråskorvenuten and Gråfjellet), but while there were markers (red painted dots and arrows) for the last stretch towards Tveitakvitingen as well, these were frequently hidden beneath the snow and thus knowing exactly where the trail was supposed to be was a bit more difficult. The summit provided excellent 360 degrees views, but is more of a highest point at a large plateau than a single peak, which was a bit disappointing.

Høganovi

From the summit I returned more or less the same route back down to Gråfjellet, before heading north towards Høganovi. Here a trail was indicated on the map, but besides the odd faint red T, I did not notice any difference between being on and off the trail. The terrain was pretty much only solid rock though, so making progress was still straightforward. Høganovi provided nice views, including a great overview of most of the cabin area at Kvamskogen.

Fossdalshorga, Fossdal and Fossdalsvatnet

All that now was left was not to return to the main road at Furedalen. Again, a trail was here indicated on the map, but it was weak or non-existent until getting close to Fossdal, where I ironically ended up losing the trail and had to go for a shortcut through the terrain to relocate it. From there on it was straightforward to follow the trail down to the gravel road, making it to the bus stop with just minutes to spare, only to be left waiting 15 minutes for a delayed bus.

Conclusion

In summary, a very nice hike that can be highly recommended. The visits to Gråskorvenuten and Gråfjellet can easily be skipped without missing much though, as the views from these summits do not provide anything that cannot be obtained from the other peaks.

Note that due to the high chance of losing the trail, it is probably recommended to only visit Tveitakvitingen and Høganovi in good weather.


View towards Tveitakvitingen from Gråfjell
View towards Tveitakvitingen from Gråfjell
Trail towards Tveitakvitingen
Trail towards Tveitakvitingen
Approaching Tveitakvitingen
Approaching Tveitakvitingen
Cairn at Tveitakvitingen
Cairn at Tveitakvitingen
View from Tveitakvitingen
View from Tveitakvitingen
View from Tveitakvitingen. Hardangerjøkulen in the background.
View from Tveitakvitingen. Hardangerjøkulen in the background.
Folgefonna from Tveitakvitingen
Folgefonna from Tveitakvitingen
Folgefonna from the descent of Tveitakvitingen
Folgefonna from the descent of Tveitakvitingen
View towards Høganovi
View towards Høganovi
Can you spot the red T..? Høganovi to the left.
Can you spot the red T..? Høganovi to the left.
Høganovi. View north.
Høganovi. View north.
Høganovi with Hardangerjøkulen in the background
Høganovi with Hardangerjøkulen in the background
Høganovi with Folgefonna in the background.
Høganovi with Folgefonna in the background.
Folgefonna from Høganovi
Folgefonna from Høganovi
Høganovi with Tveitakvitingen to the right
Høganovi with Tveitakvitingen to the right
View towards Gråskorvenuten from the descent
View towards Gråskorvenuten from the descent

Start date 10.07.2018 09:34
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 10.07.2018 16:10
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 6h 35min
Moving Time 5h 54min
Stopped Time 0h 42min
Overall Average 3.5km/h
Moving Average 3.9km/h
Distance 23.0km
Vertical meters 1,310m

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