Brattanakken and Midtnova (16.07.2020)

Skrevet av hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startsted Øyane p-plass (106moh)
Sluttsted Øyane p-plass (106moh)
Turtype Fjelltur
Turlengde 7t 45min
Distanse 18,1km
Høydemeter 1231m
GPS
Bestigninger Brattanakken (864moh) 16.07.2020
Midtnova (832moh) 16.07.2020
Andre besøkte PBE'er Øyane p-plass (105moh) 16.07.2020

Brattanakken and Midtnova

Tractor road up Øyadalen
Tractor road up Øyadalen
Trail up Øyadalen
Trail up Øyadalen
Øyadalen from below Gavvatnet
Øyadalen from below Gavvatnet
Gavvatnet and Gavvasstølen
Gavvatnet and Gavvasstølen
River-crossing to Brattanakken
River-crossing to Brattanakken
Towards Geithaugen
Towards Geithaugen
Brattanakken in the distance
Brattanakken in the distance
Approaching Brattanakken
Approaching Brattanakken

A hike with two colleagues starting from Øyane p-plass and from there following a tractor road up Øyadalen to Dalastølen, and then a marked trail along the river to Gavvatnet. Nice steady ascent with only a short steeper section towards the end.

At Gavvatnet, my two colleagues stayed behind for an extended lunch break while I waded across the river to continue on my own to Brattanakken. First ascending steeply towards Geitahaugen, before turning southeast for the summit of Brattanakken when the terrain turned less steep, and reaching the summit without any difficulties, which provided nice views in all directions, including an unusual view of Storenipa.

I returned to my colleagues along pretty much the same route, and together we continued on the marked trail to Hesjedalsstølen via Øyastølen. We did not go all the way to Hesjedalstølen though, but rather started to make our own way up to Midtnova. (I also considered taking another detour on my own to Geitafjellet, as we were pretty close, but decided to leave that for a future hike.)

We followed slightly different routes, with mine being the most direct, and thus also the steepest. Note that if a less steep route is preferred, one can instead follow the cairns up Midtrinden, as we partially did on the descent.

Midtnova provided excellent views across Indre Osterfjorden in particular, but also parts of Veafjorden, and even Nordhordalandsbroen could be spotted in the far distance. One could of course also look back at Gavvatnet, Brattanakken and Storfjelli. From the summit we partly followed the cairns down Midtrinden, before making an off-trail shortcut to the marked trail west of Stølsvatna.

Instead of going all the way back to Gavvatnet, we followed the marked trail down Brattbrekka. The trail had some steep sections at the start, but then transformed into a very nice winding path, before turning relatively weak at the end just above Dalastølen. It was clearly marked the whole way though, and thus still easy to follow. The hike was concluded by following the trail and tractor road back to the parking lot.

In conclusion, an excellent hike with great views that can be highly recommended.


Brattanakken. View southeast.
Brattanakken. View southeast.
Illebruvatnet from Brattanakken
Illebruvatnet from Brattanakken
Storfjelli from Brattanakken
Storfjelli from Brattanakken
Brattanakken with Stølsvatna in the background right
Brattanakken with Stølsvatna in the background right
West from Brattanakken with Stamneshella to the left
West from Brattanakken with Stamneshella to the left
Storenipa from Brattanakken
Storenipa from Brattanakken
Gavvatnet from south of Geithaugen
Gavvatnet from south of Geithaugen
Gavvassvika
Gavvassvika
Midtnova with Nordhordalandsbroen in the far distance
Midtnova with Nordhordalandsbroen in the far distance
Midtnova with Gavvatnet in the background
Midtnova with Gavvatnet in the background
North from Midtnova
North from Midtnova
Indre Osterfjorden from Midtnova
Indre Osterfjorden from Midtnova
Veafjorden from Midtnova
Veafjorden from Midtnova
Southwest from Midtnova
Southwest from Midtnova
Towards Gavvatnet from the descent. Brattanakken to the right.
Towards Gavvatnet from the descent. Brattanakken to the right.
Trail down Brattbrekka
Trail down Brattbrekka
Almost at Dalastølen. Weak trail, but marked.
Almost at Dalastølen. Weak trail, but marked.
Øyadalselva and Træsvatnet from the bridge below Dalastølen
Øyadalselva and Træsvatnet from the bridge below Dalastølen

Starttidspunkt 16.07.2020 10:28
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Sluttidspunkt 16.07.2020 18:13
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Totaltid 7t 45min
Bevegelsestid 6t 09min
Pausetid 1t 36min
Snittfart totalt 2,3km/t
Snittfart bevegelsestid 2,9km/t
Distanse 18,1km
Høydemeter 1231m

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