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Rognåsen and Ørneberget

Date:
08.11.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:34h
Distance:
10.8km

Left work early for a short hike with my colleague taking part in Stolpejakten (and concluded by walking home from Sandviken sykehus afterwards).

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Nipa via Stegane from Matre

Date:
05.11.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:42h
Distance:
13.0km

Warning: This hike includes a steep ascent and a potentially very dangerous dam crossing. Read the report carefully and plan accordingly! An ascent of Nipa next to Hummelfossen in Matre had been on my list for a while but had always been postponed as it requires that the hike is preceded by an extended period with low amounts of rain. Something that is rather uncommon in this part of the country. However, after an unusually dry October, and with little to no rain for the first days of November, the conditions were finally right. I started by taking the express bus to Matre and from there walked north and then northeast along Stordalsvegen until arriving at Hummelfossen. Here I was glad to see that my predictions were right with Hummelfossen being almost completely without water, the importance of which will be revealed shortly, >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
04.11.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local Saturday hike.

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Fjellveien

Date:
31.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:03h
Distance:
6.1km

Walk on the way home from work to catch the last sunlight just around sunset. Too late for the actual sunset though.

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Tempelet, Håvegen søyle and Ljosvollsvarden

Date:
29.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:07h
Distance:
9.8km

A Sunday hike in perfect late October weather with the main objective of visiting the small hill called Tempelet on the eastern side of Kalandsvatnet. Tempelet could easily be ascended from the north via a route that stayed just far enough from the surrounding houses for it not to feel like trespassing. Given the limited views, the most interesting feature at the summit was a small old bunker from the second world war. I did not stay long before returning the same way. Back at the main road I proceeded to follow it north to the unmarked start of the trail to Håvegen søyle . The trail itself was overall a bit on the weak side, however the direction was pretty obvious, and I quickly arrived at the small pass north of the ridge containing the trig marker. From here there was a weak trail along the ridge. Excellent views >>>

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Åsane Arena to Øvre Ervik

Date:
28.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
4.5km

Short walk on the way home from Åsane Arena after watching by youngest nephew participate in a gymnastics event.

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Kongsberg and Kristinuten

Date:
27.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:29h
Distance:
19.1km

Given the excellent Friday weather forecast, and other engagements during the upcoming weekend, I decided to take the Friday off and go hiking in Ulvik. Once more I took the train to Voss (once again with bus-for-train between Bergen and Arna). Here I switched (back) to bus and headed for Ulvik, getting off at Sølva (just two stops after where I began my hike to Kjerringafjellet and Kvasshovden the previous weekend). The bus stop was right next to the start of the tractor road that I could pretty much follow all the way to the summit of Kongsberg . I only left the tractor road towards the very end to instead continue on an unmarked trail to a vantage point just south of the summit with spectacular views across Ulvik. From there a weaker trail could be followed to the highest point less than 150 meters further north. Ascending Kongsberg >>>

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Fjellveien

Date:
26.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:08h
Distance:
6.2km

Walk along Fjellveien on the way home from work.

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Slettebakken and Langhaugen

Date:
25.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:14h
Distance:
6.3km

Minor detour on the way home from work to visit the trig marker at Slettebakken .

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Furukammen

Date:
24.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:10h
Distance:
4.3km

Short local evening hike after work.

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