Trollborg, Urdalstua, Balaklava, Ly and Hyttely (24.04.2020)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Lønborg (54m)
Endpoint Lønborg (55m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 3h 45min
Distance 14.3km
Vertical meters 771m
GPS
Ascents Ørneberget (238m) 24.04.2020
Visits of other PBEs Balaklava (ruin) (408m) 24.04.2020
Breidablikk (429m) 24.04.2020
Hyttely (ruin) (403m) 24.04.2020
Ishuset ved Langevatnet (127m) 24.04.2020
Ly (ruin) (427m) 24.04.2020
Torodd (447m) 24.04.2020
Trollborg (ruin) (404m) 24.04.2020
Urdalstua (ruin) (399m) 24.04.2020
Utsikten, Ravnehaugen (428m) 24.04.2020
Vannverkshus i Skiveien (244m) 24.04.2020

Trollborg, Urdalstua, Balaklava, Ly and Hyttely

Not the ruins of Trollborg after all
Not the ruins of Trollborg after all
Not the ruins of Trollborg after all
Not the ruins of Trollborg after all
Ruins of Urdalstua
Ruins of Urdalstua
Approaching Balaklava
Approaching Balaklava

The search for old cabins at Sandviksfjellet continues! After a detailed search of an old aerial photo from 1951, I thought I had found Trollborg. The spot was easily located, and there were indeed some ruins to be found, but it turned out not to be Trollborg.

I therefore explored the surrounding area in search for other ruins, but came up empty handed. Later, after looking through "Bergensernes Fjellverden II", I found a picture of Trollborg (page 54), that looked identical to the ruins southeast of the summit of Sandviksfjellet. The ruins I had found are simply listed as "Brakke", i.e. barracks.

Next on my list were three cabins at Ravnehaugen: Urdalstua, Balaklava and Ly. The two first are located in the small valley southeast of Breidablikk, while Ly is located pretty much in between Breidablikk and Utsikten. Note that the location of Urdalstua and Balaklava are mixed up in "Bergensernes Fjellverden II".

On my way home I also payed a second visit to Hyttely, in order to take some additional pictures after Kjell51 (Kjell Øijorden)'s tips about its name and location.

Ruins of Balaklava
Ruins of Balaklava
Breidablikk
Breidablikk
The ruins of Ly with Løvstakken and Damsgårdsfjellet in the background
The ruins of Ly with Løvstakken and Damsgårdsfjellet in the background
The ruins of Ly with Ulriken and Løvstakken in the background
The ruins of Ly with Ulriken and Løvstakken in the background
Utsikten
Utsikten
Utsikten with Ulriken and Løvstakken in the background
Utsikten with Ulriken and Løvstakken in the background
The remains of Hyttely
The remains of Hyttely
The remains of Hyttely
The remains of Hyttely
Not a lot of traces of what was once Hyttely
Not a lot of traces of what was once Hyttely
Hyttely
Hyttely
Small stone building next to Hyttely
Small stone building next to Hyttely
Sunset from west of Ørneberget
Sunset from west of Ørneberget
Start date 24.04.2020 17:45
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 24.04.2020 21:30
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 3h 45min
Moving Time 3h 37min
Stopped Time 0h 7min
Overall Average 3.8km/h
Moving Average 3.9km/h
Distance 14.3km
Vertical meters 771m

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