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Kleppaksla, Storevarden, Vetenbua and Førdesveten

Date:
13.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
6.9km

I left work early to take advantage of the great weather for a revisit of Førdesveten , mainly due to the recently opened dagsturhytte right next to the summit. After taking the bus from the city center, and switching buses at Skogskiftet terminal, I got off at Kleppe from where I followed a nice trail northwest. There was a sign at the trailhead but the trail itself was unmarked, except for the occasional small cairn later on, however the trail was easy to follow and I soon arrived at Kleppaksla . At Kleppaksla there was a visitor register just south of the highest point and excellent views in all directions. From Kleppaksla I continued northeast along the trail until reaching the crossroads south of Førdesveten where I decided to make a short detour to Storevarden before returning and completing the final climb to the summit. The new >>>

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Ørneberget NV and Hellen festning

Date:
12.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:51h
Distance:
3.6km

Short local evening hike just before sunset.

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Helleneset and Hellen festning

Date:
10.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:51h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike on a gray Sunday.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
09.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.8km

Short local Saturday hike on a day with limited views due to low-hanging clouds/fog.

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Hauggjelsvarden and Ulriken Vest from Sædalen

Date:
06.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:15h
Distance:
11.9km

Hike after work with a colleague taking part in Stolpejakten (hence the odd detour after leaving Hauggjelsvarden ).

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
05.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Raundalsryggen from Reimegrend to Øyeflaten

Date:
02.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
10:14h
Distance:
30.4km

Started by taking the train to Reimegrend and after safely crossing to the south side of the railroad tracks I followed the river east, first off-trail and then on a little used path that included a small wooden bridge. Just after the bridge I turned south towards the river along a trail which I thought would bring me to the bridge across Raundalselvi . This trail however pretty much came to an end at a small island northwest of the bridge and I had to find my own way to the bridge from there. Thankfully, the water level in the river was not very high and I managed to leave the island and get to the bridge without getting wet. After crossing the bridge I followed a trail southeast to Vetlaheggstølen and Mysedalen. While walking along the river was nice, the trail was clearly not very frequently used and disappeared several times. From Vetlaheggstølen >>>

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Hellen festning, Furukammen and Ørneberget NV

Date:
01.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:10h
Distance:
6.0km

Short local evening hike.

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Dyrdalsrunden

Date:
30.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:30h
Distance:
14.3km

Left work early for a hike with two colleagues following the so-called Dyrdalsrunden, i.e. a hike following the ridges around Dyrdalsvatnet . Excellent views along the way but the trails were overall not of the best quality and rather muddy. On the way back to the car I made a small detour on my own to Bontveit søyle . This included a steep ascent from the east with lots of fallen trees to crawl over/under as a I got close to the trig marker and an equally steep descent south along the ridge. So while the main hike can be highly recommended, a visit of Bontveit søyle is clearly more of an acquired taste.

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Sundagsfjellet, Fridalsnova and Vest for Vestrebotn

Date:
26.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
11:26h
Distance:
25.9km

A return to Modalen with Petter to visit the final two peaks he had not yet visited in Nordhordland. Petter picked me up at my place at 06:30 and after around 1.5 hours of driving we parked at the small parking lot in Heimdal and were soon ready to begin our hike up Norddalen. In Norddalen there is a trail marked with red T's, however both the trail and the trail markers were often difficult to spot and we ended up losing the trail a couple of times. But given that the main direction was pretty obvious, i.e. head up the valley, this was not a big problem. The wet surfaces and the many slippery rocks however provided more of a challenge and meant that we had to proceed with care. Note that trying to follow the markers is still very much recommended as there were several maze-like passages in between large boulders where the markers >>>

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