Mountains
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Snøheim
Climbing Snøhetta was a highlight of my trip to the Dovrefjell Mountains. This most recognizable peak is a must to climb on every trip in this area. Reaching Snøhetta in Dovrefjell is like climbing Rysy in the Tatra Mountains. It has 2286 m above sea level and in advertising brochures, it is often described as Norway’s highest peak, but then they added that of course outside the Jotunheimen mountains, where the peaks are much higher. As you can see Norwegians like to have everything the best.The weather for the weekend wasn’t seemed to be the most interesting, but it didn’t discourage me from driving for over five hours to Dovrefjell.…
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Dovrefjell. Viewpoint Snøhetta
For the next mountain trip I chose Dovrefjell. I wanted to make some spectacular this time, and my target for this was to achieve two destinations: Viewpoint Snøhetta and Snøhetta Mountain (2286 m above sea level). That means I had to take a walk over 40 km. Of course I could pay 70 kr and take part of the route by bus, but I didn’t want to. So I packed a tent, sleeping bag, and other important items necessary to spend a night into the wilderness and just after I finished work on Friday, I could go to Dovrefjell. The Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, together with the adjacent protected areas, covers…
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Toreskyrkja 1364m n.p.m. & Heddersfjell 1462m n.p.m.
Toreskyrkja and Heddersfjell are smaller Gaustatoppen’s neighbors. They are lying only few kilometers on east from that famous mountain and the trail to the firs one, Toreskyrkja begins begins close to Gaustablikk, holiday resort. This is also a ideal spot to take some photos on Gaustatoppen from the distance. Trail to Toreskyrkja starts at the end of the Kvitåvatn lake and the sign is visible from the road. First it leads along the shore, but very soon, path takes you upper and upper. Most spectacular view during the trip you can see after you pass alley and get to the ridge. From that point there is an amazing view at…
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Gaustatoppen 1883m n.p.m.
Gaustatoppen is probably the most popular mountain in Norway. It is a destination for over 100 000 tourists (2017) per year and it is among Preikestolen and Trolltunga the famous place in the country. This is not even the highest mountain in Norway (The highest is Galdhøpiggen, 2469m above sea level). But it is attractive because of short distance from Oslo (only 180km), the view from summit (they say that you can see 1/6 of whole Norway), lodge on the top, where you can sleep and eat (or eat and sleep) and the tramway inside the mountain, which can take you up and (or) down (if you buy a ticket…
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Ramberg
I came back to Moss last Sunday after one week break and I wondered what could I do with the rest of the day. The good idea seemed to be to go out somewhere and walk around. They say that on Jeløy island there are many beautiful paths and places to visit. Maybe they are beautiful, I thought but definitely flat. The nearest mountains were at least three hours driving from this place.And then I realized that I climbed to not so high ”mountain” here, couple weeks ago, and it wasn’t the highest point in the neighborhood. I checked that the highest one is Ramberg (you could here that name…
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Bjørgovarden 1138 m n.p.m. & Fjellenden 1145 m n.p.m.
It’s been over one month since I came back to Norway and I still haven’t been at any mountain trip. I don’t count Bjørnåsen, which has only 138 meters above sea level. I needed something more. Norway is mainly known as a mountainous country but it has also lowland landscapes. Unfortunately I ended up in one of them, called Østfold, close to south border with Sweden. There are single hills with height rarely exceed 100 – 200 meters. And that could be a bit frustrating if you love mountain trips. To get to the nearest mountains range you need at least two and a half hours drive. I decided where…
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Bjørnåsen
After a few months break, I returned to Norway. New job, new place, new opportunities, you might say. This time I found myself near Moss, in the south of the country, in a place that is probably the flattest area in Norway. The highest peak of Østfold (the southern district of the country) is only 336 meters Slavasshøgda. In the very neighborhood of Moss, however, it is much worse. The first week of work passed somehow quickly and I decided to look around for a nice route for Sunday. I suspected that I would have to be content with just a trip to the forest, especially since the lack of…
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Reset one more time
In the previous post I wrote about my trip to mountain of Reset and how I lost my passport. Three days after (and the next day after I wandered to Blomstølen, making 30 km) I decided to go on a rescue action. Fortunately weather came with sun and I was going to find my loss and finally climb on Reset with other, neighboring peaks: Høgafjellet and Bårnuten. I was sure that I have to go to the point where I turned back last time. I believed, that my polar jacket and passport are lying there. After I went back, I followed my track and I didn’t find anything. So, the…
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Reset means plan B
I had a plans for my next trip to Norway. I wanted to go out to the mountains at least two, maybe three times, take a tent and sleeping bag and spend a night somewhere outside. I prepared several maps with interesting tracks and full of optimism I went to country of fjords. Unfortunately, the weather ruined my plans. I realized that just after arrival when I check forecast for next day. And for day after. And for whole next week up to the end of my vacation. My enthusiasm disappeared in one moment. Forecast showed rain, strong wind and more rain in following days. It looked like the best…
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Blomstølen
My plans for this visit were completely different. I supposed to spend whole week in Norway this time and I wanted to go in other places. As always, I had to modify the plans. Because of weather I was afraid, that I will stay at home for all seven days, but fortunately one day appeared without rain and I decided to go out whatever will happen. And weather served me a strong wind, blowing up to 10 m/s. I didn’t care of it. It always better than rain. Blomstølen was on my reserve list and I had prepared maps of this route. Blomstølen is a lodge located at 630 m…
