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Nuken from Åsen

Date:
04.08.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:46h
Distance:
14.4km

We payed the toll in Åsavegen , parked at Åsen p-plass , and followed the marked trail to Nuken . After a short break at the summit, the rest of my party returned along the same route to the car while I followed the marked trail to Hølsete. The trail was easy to follow but is probably rather wet during less dry periods. I tried finding the shortcut via Røvhaugane , but failed and had to take the long way around. (I later learned that the proper trail is not the main trail indicated on the map, but rather the one passing by the houses further south.) The hike was completed by walking along the roads to Barsnes.

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Barsnesfjorden

Date:
03.08.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:46h
Distance:
4.0km

Short walk along Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Cycling: Bjørnstigfjellet

Date:
02.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
7:24h
Distance:
63.8km

Ever since last year's attempt to cycle to Fimreite ended way too abruptly I had wanted to have another go. This time taking it very easy in the sharp turn where I had my unfortunate close encounter with the pavement last July, and thus this time making it safely down to Eide. From there the cycling was straightforward, though always seeming to include more climbing than I remember from previous visits. From Fimreite I continued west and later east along the gravel road, passing by two gates and a sign with no driving allowed. The gravel road was of good quality and far from steep, but the climb was still tough given the constant ascent providing little to no rest. More than once I considered leaving the bike behind and continuing on foot, but decided not to, given that the bike would be greatly beneficial for my >>>

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Fagerdalsfjellet, Ørneberget and Håmanen

Date:
30.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:52h
Distance:
8.3km

Local hike across Fagerdalsfjellet, Ørneberget and Håmanen.

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Cycling: Svartediket

Date:
29.07.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:04h
Distance:
23.9km

Evening bike ride to Svartediket and back.

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Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
29.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:13h
Distance:
6.1km

Local hike across Ørneberget and Rognåsen.

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Cycling: Ulriken Roundtrip

Date:
28.07.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:17h
Distance:
51.9km

Too warm for hiking. So I went for a cycling trip around Ulriken instead, passing by Nesttun on the way to the city center.

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Grøet, Flæfjellet and Storafjellet (Roundtrip)

Date:
27.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:55h
Distance:
16.5km

Started by taking the bus to Eikedalen (bus stop called Eikedalen Skisenter) and walked along the road up to the start of the ski slopes. From there I followed a steep tractor road west and later north, taking me almost all the way to the summit of Grøet . The final off-road stretch to the summit was straightforward. By now the light breeze had picked up quite a bit, which was very welcome on this warm summer day, with temperatures even this high probably being above 25. I made a short detour north for better views down to Kvitingvatnet, before turning east to Flæfjellet , soon coming across a trail/animal track that I could easily follow all the way to the summit. I did make another short detour south just before reaching the summit though, just to be able to look down into Eikedalen. At Flæfjellet I enjoyed >>>

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Orretua

Date:
26.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:01h
Distance:
8.4km

Local afternoon hike on the hottest day in Bergen history. Official record: 33.4. 35 outside my apartment just before I left for the hike though.

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Cycling: Osterøybroen

Date:
25.07.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:41h
Distance:
62.8km

Partial trial run to test the feasibility of using the bike as the means of transportation for a visit of Hikletten . Should be doable, but will be a very long trip (more than 120 km for the cycling alone...). However, this test did not include the 400 meters ascent from Bruvik to the parking lot at Båtaleitet , which will clearly be the hardest part. Note: The strange zero meters above sea level in the middle of the profile is actually the crossing of Osterøybroen, which is not picked up when correcting the GPS elevation values.

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