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Ørnaberget & Grytenuten
I was preparing to climb on Grytenuten, a mountain where was not any path to follow. Initially, I planned to start from the north and summit of Bukkanaba, and from there somehow get to the Grytenuten. However, when I looked more closely at the map, I saw that it would be much easier to go from the south and Ørnaberget mountain. I could not count on any paths that would lead me to a place between one mountain and the other, and my route could go through wetlands there, but I was hoping that I could manage it somehow. Due to the strong sun that has been warming up for…
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Middagshaugen 402 m asl & Bukkenibba 489 m asl
Middagshaugen and Bukkenibba are two mountains, located close to each other. I was on both of them a few years ago. Description of this trip you can find here. I didn’t plan to climb on Bukkenbiba again, remembering the wetlands I had to wade through the last time. However, I found out that one of my colleagues, Daniel, is regularly visiting this mountain and I decided to join his next trip, just for fun. We made an appointment late in the afternoon, and Daniel’s wife joined to us. In addition to Bukkenibba, I agreed to enter the neighboring Middagshaugen. Daniel, knew both mountains well enough that he led us on…
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Børkjenesnuten, Gaddanuten & Håfjell
Børkjenesnuten and the two neighboring mountains lying on the shores of Etnefjord have fascinated me for a long time. The list of peaks I wanted to set foot on without these three would be incomplete. The last trip to Kjellesviknuen, which had a direct view of Børkjenesnuten, further fueled the desire to head towards Etne next time. The only problem was finding the right trail that would take me to all three peaks. There is no such trail on the ut.no website. I only found a description of the route to the first one, Børkjenesnuten, leading from a small village called Aksdal. However, while searching the Internet, I found a…
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Return to Kjellesviknuten (575m asl)
I didn’t think I would come back to this mountain so soon. In the past I have climbed it few times and the last time I described here. The trip was suggested by Maniek, with whom we once had a great hiking trip to Øktarenuten and Dørldaren. It was supposed to be an afternoon, couple-hour trip. The weather was perfect, much better than what happened to me two days earlier on Lammanuten. It was a little windy, but most importantly it wasn’t raining. To get on the trail, turn from E134 road towards the village of Utbjoa and drive along the Ølsjoen fjord, looking for a small sign pointing to…
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Lammanuten 631m asl
After a break of couple of months, I felt hunger for wandering and I was looking forward to my next trip. I was wondering not only when and where I would go but also about the state of my condition and how my knees would react to unexpected effort after such a long break. This time I chose the Lammanuten peak, the highest mountain in Tysvær Kommune (Rogaland county), 631 m a.s.l. According to the route description on ut.no, the route is just over 6 km and is medium demanding. Although we now have the first half of May, snow can still be seen on peaks of similar height. However,…
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Rørfjell
Those who have licked at least a little bit of Norwegian know that if last part of the title has the word ‘fjell’, the entry will be about the mountains. Or at least one. Well, the good news is that yes, fjell means mountain in Norwegian and this entry will be about the hike to the top of Rørfjell. But there is this second message, a bit worse. Rørfjell is located in Østfold and is only 114 meters above sea level. To visualize what the peak with a height of 114 meters looks like, just look at the photo above. Yes, this is the top of Mount Rørfjell. Surrounded by…
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Rollag
In winter, there are usually not many opportunities to wander around the mountains. It is known that hiking in deep snow is not easy, unless you can use snowshoeing. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the opportunity to test this invention yet, but who knows what the future brings. Longing for mountain paths appears, however, regardless of the season of the year, and taking into account that the winter we have now (yes, yes, there is no snow in the lowlands in Norway), I decided to go to some low hills. Searching the map for undemanding routes, I found the small settlement of Rollag, located about 50 kilometers north of Kongsberg. Uncle…
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Kjerringøy
During our three-day trip to Bodø, we didn’t see much. Yes, the main goal of the expedition, this means seeing the aurora borealis, has been achieved. In addition, taking advantage of the better weather on the day of departure, we drove to the nineteenth-century Nyholmen skandse fort. The weather effectively deterred us from exploring the area. Gusty wind and constantly appearing rain and snow did not encourage to wander around the city and surroundings. The exception was a short trip to the village of Kjerringøy, located about 30 minutes drive from Bodø (+10 minute ferry ride). While no mountain trip (even the shortest) was out of the question, I couldn’t…
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Nyholmen skandse
In the northern part of Bodø, on the narrow Burøya peninsula, at the entrance to the port, there is a fortified fort dating back to the early 19th century. At that time, Bodø (the settlement was called Hundholmen then) was not a strategic important place. It was a rather small village. The decision to build a defensive object can be understood if we look at the political situation two centuries back. Europe was then torn by Napoleonic wars, and the continent was divided into two camps. The first camp were Napoleon’s allies, like Italy, the Netherlands, Poland which was not exist on the map or Denmark. Denmark has been associated…
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Bodø
Bodø is a windy city on the coast of the Norwegian Sea and the administrative center of the Nordland region. Counting over 41 thousands inhabitants (data from January 2019), it is located just behind Tromsø when it comes to northern Norway (and it ranks fifth in the whole of Norway). The history of the city dates back to the Stone Age, when the first fishing settlements were established in the vicinity of Saltstraumen. The community, living mainly from fishing, obtained city rights in 1816, thanks to which it was possible to develop the fish trade, which until then had been monopolized by Bergen. Today, fishing is still a significant industry…
