Torrfjellet (09.09.2018)

Torrfjellet

Started by making my way up from Bryggen to the upper station of Fløibanen. Here the wind started picking up and the rain did not seem far off. Instead of the planned hike, I therefore decided to rather do a quick detour to a (for me) new small peak called Torrfjellet. There are several signs indicating trails to Torrfjellet, but surprisingly none of these actually went by the summit itself.

First, I followed the marked trail from west of Torrfjellet, but soon ended up at Skomakerdiket instead. After walking north along Skomakerdiket I came across the second marked trail for Torrfjellet, but this one only led me back to the trail I had left minutes earlier. Concluding that the marked trails could not be trusted, I simply headed straight for the summit, which was less than 50 meters off at this point anyway.

As expected, the summit provided limited views due to all the trees. I therefore quickly continued to the slightly lower hill to the northwest, if only to confirm that it was indeed lower. There were several smaller trails across the ridge, indicating that I was clearly not the first person to walk across this little hill. By following one of the smaller trails I soon connected with the gravel road, which I then followed northwest all the way back home to Lønborg.

In summary, Torrfjellet is clearly not the most interesting of peaks, but it is always nice to be able to find new areas inside otherwise very familiar hiking terrain.

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

Start date	09.09.2018 12:35 (UTC+01:00 DST)
End date	09.09.2018 15:08 (UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time	2h 32min
Moving Time	2h 32min
Stopped Time	0h 0min
Overall Average	5.0km/h
Moving Average	5.0km/h
Distance	12.7km
Vertical meters	659m