Vardebu, Kolåsfjellet and Steinfjellet (14.01.2023)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Kolås kryss (68m)
Endpoint Kolås kryss (67m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 1h 56min
Distance 7.8km
Vertical meters 300m
GPS
Ascents Kolåsfjellet (222m) 14.01.2023
Steinfjellet (199m) 14.01.2023
Vardefjellet (212m) 14.01.2023
Visits of other PBEs Vardebu (210m) 14.01.2023
Hæddena utsiktspunkt (173m) 14.01.2023
Kolåsfjellet parkering (113m) 14.01.2023

Vardebu, Kolåsfjellet and Steinfjellet

A return to Lindås and Kolåsfjellet with the main objective of visiting Vardebu, which had not been there at my last visit of Kolåsfjellet in 2018. After visiting both Vardebu and Kolåsfjellet I continued northwest to Steinfjellet, which provided excellent views and was well worth the short detour. From Steinfjellet I followed a trail via Hæddena that later turned southwest and headed back towards Vardebu. I however did not reascend to Vardebu/Vardefjellet, but instead followed an alternative trail marked with orange ribbons back to the parking lot and from there returned to the bus stop at Kolås kryss. This last trail was not of the same overall high quality as the other trails, but it had plenty of trail markers and was easy to follow.


The gravel road towards Vardebu
The gravel road towards Vardebu
The summit of Vardefjellet right next to Vardebu
The summit of Vardefjellet right next to Vardebu
Vardebu with Mongstad in the background
Vardebu with Mongstad in the background
The summit of Kolåsfjellet
The summit of Kolåsfjellet
The cairn at Steinfjellet with Mongstad in the background
The cairn at Steinfjellet with Mongstad in the background
East from Steinfjellet
East from Steinfjellet
The summit area of Hæddena (south of the trail)
The summit area of Hæddena (south of the trail)
The trail across Hæddena
The trail across Hæddena
Following the marked trail back to the parking lot
Following the marked trail back to the parking lot
Following the marked trail back to the parking lot
Following the marked trail back to the parking lot

Start date 14.01.2023 10:19
(UTC+01:00)
End date 14.01.2023 12:16
(UTC+01:00)
Total Time 1h 56min
Moving Time 1h 53min
Stopped Time 0h 2min
Overall Average 4.0km/h
Moving Average 4.1km/h
Distance 7.8km
Vertical meters 300m

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