Senafjellet from Femanger (14.04.2024)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Femanger (45m)
Endpoint Femanger (45m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 2h 07min
Distance 4.0km
Vertical meters 454m
GPS
Ascents Senafjellet (479m) 14.04.2024

Senafjellet from Femanger

Parking at Femanger
Parking at Femanger
The road to Botsvatnet
The road to Botsvatnet
The start of our ascent
The start of our ascent
Steep and muddy at the start
Steep and muddy at the start
Crossing the stream
Crossing the stream
Getting closer to the summit
Getting closer to the summit

Endre picked me up at my place and together we drove south to Bjørnafjorden via Samnanger. Our first goal was Senafjellet where we, thanks to previous trip reports, easily located the small parking area just north of the small bridge at Femanger. After a short walk east we left the gravel road and began our off-trail ascent towards the summit.

The ascent started quite steep and muddy, with lots of trees to navigate around/over, but it did not take long before we were following what almost looked like a trail. It was most likely just deer tracks though, which became more obvious the higher up we got. We decided to more or less follow the narrow valley in a straight line all the way to the summit. This worked out fine and did not present any real challenges.

As we approached the summit the light rain shower that we had been exposed to for most of the ascent came to an end and the fog that had partly hidden the views disappeared and we could thus fully enjoy the great views. The summit cairn was not in the best shape and before descending Endre took it upon himself to rebuild and improve it. With the refurbished cairn in place we returned the same way only making a minor detour to a nice vantage point on the way.

In summary, this hike was both easier and had better views than expected. The lack of proper trails still probably results in it not being a hike for everyone though, but for those used to off-trail hiking there should not be any issues.

Endre at the old summit cairn
Endre at the old summit cairn
Endre busy rebuilding and improving the cairn
Endre busy rebuilding and improving the cairn
Towards Aksla and Revurefjellet from Senafjellet
Towards Aksla and Revurefjellet from Senafjellet
The new summit cairn!
The new summit cairn!
The proud builder of the new summit cairn!
The proud builder of the new summit cairn!
Bjørnafjorden from Senafjellet
Bjørnafjorden from Senafjellet
Endre taking a break during the descent ;)
Endre taking a break during the descent ;)
Descending back to Femanger
Descending back to Femanger
Bjørnafjorden from the descent
Bjørnafjorden from the descent
Traversing the many trees for the final part of the descent
Traversing the many trees for the final part of the descent
Start date 14.04.2024 10:45
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 14.04.2024 12:52
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 2h 07min
Moving Time 1h 51min
Stopped Time 0h 16min
Overall Average 1.9km/h
Moving Average 2.1km/h
Distance 4.0km
Vertical meters 453m

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