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Vardenutane
This was my next trip along the road that crosses the Haukeli Mountains. I planned it in the same way as before. In way that I could have a break for a few hours to go hiking in the mountains. As before, I found a route that was not very demanding and was relatively close to the main road. Two peaks I was going to hike, were also not particularly ambitious, but the proximity of other summits and the location of the lake in the neighborhood, guaranteed quite good views during the hike. Again, I left home early in the morning in order not to waste any time, and I…
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Romtveitnuten & Reinsgravnuten
Accessing Store Nup in recent days has been associated with the journey on the E134 road, which runs through the Haukeli Mountains. A few-hour break and a break to the mountains turned out to be only an addition, not the purpose of that trip. As you can see quite a successful addition. And as my next trip along this route was approaching, I figured it would be fun to repeat the story, but this time with a different hill, preferably less demanding. I grabbed the map and soon had another target defined. It was called Reinsgravnuten (1109m above sea level) and was located only a dozen kilometers north of Edland,…
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Hellandsnuten
The Hellandsnuten mountain (747m above sea level) is located next to the town of Sand in the Suldal region. A decent marked trail is about 3.5 km long but the route to the top is classified as demanding or very demanding. Having a free day, I decided to check what could I see from the summit, and while already there, I would additionally walk to the neighboring peak, Månastølsnuten (806m above sea level).I left home early in the morning. It was still dark outside, but when I ended in a small parking lot near the Joagarden kindergarten in Eide (housing estate in Sand), it was already light and I could…
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Store Nup 1661m asl
Do you remember last year’s trip to the mount of Vesle Nup, in the Haukeli area? During that march, my attention was caught by a mountain with a vertical wall, seen from the trail. That was Store Nup and pictures shows that mountain appear quite often in the entry from that trip. And now the time has come to climb on it too. The area where both peaks lie is the mountainous area crossed by the E134 state road that connects Western Norway with the capital of Norway. Moreover, numerous lakes situated in the area give the landscape a specific character. Unlike its smaller sister, Store Nup can be seen…
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A walk along the bottom of the Måbødalen valley
Looking from the edge of the cliff to the bottom of the Måbødalen Valley, it’s hard to understand that there is a path down there and that is possible to reach the foot of the waterfall in just 30 minutes’ walk. The only clue that the trail exists is the outline of the bridge crossing the Bjoreio River. In fact, there is a walking tail down there. And not only that, walking along a narrow, rocky path is not demanding at all. But finding a place from where to start this journey is not so obvious. When I searched the Internet for a place where I could stop the car…
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Vøringsfossen
Vøringfossen. Probably the most visited waterfall in all of Norway. At least that’s what the internet says. With a total height of 182 meters and a free fall of 163 meters, it ranks 83rd of the highest waterfalls in Norway. The explanation of the attractiveness of Vøringfossen can be found in its location (right next to the national road No. 7, connecting Oslo with Bergen), accessibility and the stunning view both from above and bottom of the Måbødalen valley where the water drops. The waterfall originates from the Bjoreio River, which goes through the Hardangervidda plateau. The river flows into the narrow and 7km long Måbødalen valley, with steep slopes,…
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Apelandsfjellet 664 m n.p.m.
I’m already addicted to the mountains. I had barely returned from one trip and I was already drawn back into the bosom of nature. I decided to go up on the nearby Ramnanuten in Sandeid. I’ve never been on this mountain so it should be interesting. I took my backpack with camera and water bottle, put on my five fingers and headed to Sandeid.I parked in the center and armed with my cell phone with the ut.no application, I set off. Initially, I was walking along the estate of single-family houses, but the road was climbing up almost from the very beginning. Soon, the houses were replaced by pastures and…
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Møsevatnet and Folgefonna glacier
I’ve got a phone call from my friends a day after my exhausting trip to Ulvanosa. They said that they are going to Møsevatnet next weekend and I’ve got proposal for a join them on this trip with an overnight stay in tents. There could be only one answer to such an offer.Møsevatnet is a lake that meets the Folgefonna Glacier on its southern side. Earlier, we talked about a possible expedition to those areas, especially since there is an 8 km trail that goes almost to the glacier tongue. It seemed extremely attractive if you combine the whole trip with an additional climb up to one or two mountains…
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Ulvanosa 1246m asl
Ulvanosa, a peak of 1246 meters above sea level is located between Utåker and Uskedalen. The characteristic shape of the ridge makes the mountain quite popular in summer, when the snow cover has melted enough to make hiking possible. I noticed Ulvanosa the first time in May from the distance, when I hiked on mountains Kjellesviknuten and Børkjenesnuen. It looked like an inaccessible colossus, still covered with a thick layer of snow. And yet the characteristic shape with three distinct vertices captivated me so much that I decided to put my foot on the top of this giant. There are two roads to the top. One from the south from…
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Skomakernibba
It’s been about a month since I made last trip to the mountains, so I felt it was time to go somewhere. This time I was not supposed to be alone, because my friends suggested that we need to go on a trip together. They were not very skilled in mountain hiking, so we had to choose such a route that they could manage and also I would not be bored going up the same hill again. Our choice became the top of Skomakernibba, a small hill just outside the village of Vikedal. The hill appears periodically in the tourist guides distributed around the Vindafjord Kommune, due to the magnificent…
