Feråsen, Sørås, and Skeisåsen -- an evening cycling round (02.09.2015)

Note that this track has been created a posteriori, i.e., from memory, not automatically recorded.

Trip Summary

After work, I needed some fresh air. After only few minutes of decision making, I got on my bicycle and started a quick round south of Fyllingsdalen. My first goal was Feråsen -- an easy-to-overlook small hill between Søreide, Steinsvik and Sandsli. I approached Feråsen from the east and ended up in a small street called Feråslia. I left my bicycle there and continued without. I found a simple trail that looked as if it would surround Feråsen. After having followed it somewhat half around Feråsen, I decided to simply ascend to the top -- with or without a path. While steep on this side, this worked easily and quickly, but I ended up on the neighboring small hill, right next to Feråsen. I changed over -- just to find out that the highest point is mostly part of a (private) garden. This makes this small top very unattractive -- simply not recommended as a goal! From there, I continued (via Steinsvika) to Nordås/Sørås. Right next to the Søråshøgda school that sits almost on the top, there, I explored the area a little -- just to find out that also this small top is totally uninteresting -- not a worthwhile goal at all! After these two experiences, I really hoped that my last goal for this evening, Skeisåsen, would -- at least -- be worth the visit! :-) Getting there proved to be a little challenging (as I ended up on a golf course, on my way), but certainly not problematic. From Grimseidvegen (where it meets Skagevegen), I started my quick and easy ascent. I first followed the path from Grimseidvegen -- up to the point, where it turns south / southwest and up to the saddle that leads over to Hordnesskogen. There, I left the path and crossed over an area underneath some power line, high above me. This brought be quickly up to a higher spot, very near to the top of Skeisåsen. From there, not taking the power line too important, though, the views towards the north were rewarding! :-) A few meters further south, I also found the top of Skeisåsen -- in the middle of the forest. Still, this last (small!) top was clearly the nicest of this short trip, so my last hopes were not disappointed! :-) From there, it did not take long to cycle home via Blomsterdalen and via Kokstad.

Photos

Selected photos are available as Google+ photo album.