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Håmanen and Ørneberget

Date:
08.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:55h
Distance:
7.6km

Local hike after work.

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Øvredalen and Litlefjellet

Date:
07.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
12.3km

My plan for this Sunday afternoon was to take the bus to Matre and from there walk west along the old road called Sognevegen, finally arriving at the trailhead for Nipa . However, when I got to the start of Sognevegen I was welcomed by a sign indicating that the road was closed due to the risk of landslides. Given that this was my only possible route to Nipa , there was nothing to do but to leave Nipa for a future hike. I still had more than 2.5 hours until the next (and final) bus back to Bergen though. After talking to some locals (that could inform me that Sognevegen had been closed just one week earlier - although it had always been prone to landslides), I settled on Øvredalen and a potential visit of Gråsida . Most likely a long shot, but there were really no other options to be found. The gravel road up Øvredalen made >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
06.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:52h
Distance:
7.2km

Local hike in much better weather than expected.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
02.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:46h
Distance:
3.6km

Short local evening hike.

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Munkebotn and Furukammen

Date:
31.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:45h
Distance:
9.5km

A shorter local hike after yesterday's extended trip to Fitjar.

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Handfjellsåta, Beintjørnvarden and Kinno from Sandvikvåg

Date:
30.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:51h
Distance:
32.7km

Started by taking the bus to Halhjem and ferry to Sandvikvåg, from where I followed a small side road to the marked trailhead at Sandvikvågvegen. Besides a point where it was blocked by a falling tree, the trail could be easily followed all the way to Landasåto . Did not meet any people, but I did come across a deer on the way (see the third picture). From Landasåto I connected with the gravel road going in between all of the large windmills, which I partly followed on my way to Handfjellsåta . There was a hiking sign for Handfjellsåta to the northwest, but I quickly lost the trail and ended up finding my own way to the summit. Seems like it would perhaps have been easier to follow the gravel road a bit further and ascended from the north. There was also a trail going south back to the road, but again I lost it, >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
29.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
4.3km

Short local evening hike.

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Cabins and cabin ruins at Totland

Date:
27.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:25h
Distance:
10.7km

Another hike to visit cabins mentioned in Bergensernes Fjellverden II (BF II), this time at Totland. We parked at Totland parkeringsplass and after figuring out how to pay for the parking, made quick visits to Hardyhytten , Linken and Fanahytten . The former now only a ruin, while the latter two seemed to be in good condition. Døvehytten/ Birkehaug was also located (Totlandsvegen 556), which looked like it had been turned into a permanent residence. Next on the list was Maihaugen , which I had failed to even notice on my previous trips to the area. Note that of the road indicated on the map heading just north of Maihaugen, there are only weak traces, much like the cabin itself it had clearly also seen better days. From Maihaugen we shortly headed north along the gravel road, before leaving the road and following a rather wet trail up to Laksevåg Røde Kors Hjelpekorps' hytte . Another cabin that had >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
26.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
25.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:41h
Distance:
3.7km

Short local hike after work.

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