A dragon on Knappen? (29.11.2025)

Written by HHauser (Helwig Hauser) GSM

Start point Varden (45m)
Endpoint Varden (45m)
Characteristic Hike
Duration 1h 30min
Distance 5.5km
Vertical meters 275m
GPS
Ascents Eldtona (128m) 29.11.2025
Knappen (135m) 29.11.2025
Varden (62m) 29.11.2025
Visits of other PBEs Knappen søyle (128m) 29.11.2025
Who's staring at us from the distance?
Who's staring at us from the distance?
Height profile with indication of inclination (red: steep) as well as height meters up (blue markers).
Height profile with indication of inclination (red: steep) as well as height meters up (blue markers).
Note that this track has been created from memory, i.e., it was not recorded automatically.

Trip Summary

When the winter days are short, it's sometimes no more than "just" making a quick (but still nice!) round across Knappen! :-)

Photos

Selected photos are available as Google photo album.

Useful Resources

See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway.
Petter Bjørstad has a useful page about Knappen.
Web page UT.no from the Norwegian Trekking Association recommends another hike to Knappen.

User comments

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    A dragon on Knappen?

    Written by hbar 09.12.2025 17:36

    Very cool! You had me fooled for a second! At least until I saw the original unmodified image. :)

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      Re: A dragon on Knappen?

      Written by HHauser 09.12.2025 19:23

      You see: I'm still inspired from visiting Japan, earlier this year! :-)

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