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Hovda 159m asl
I hiked on this hill completely by accident. And it is the story. For some time my car was making strange noises while driving and I started to suspect that the bearing in one of the front wheels was the case. I had contact with a good, and what is important, offering competitive prices mechanic, and as soon as we agreed on the repair date, I appeared in his area. He took the car from me and sent me for a walk so that I would not be bothered him at work. What could I do, I took my backpack with a photo camera and went on hike. Innbjoa is…
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Overnatting på Vardafjellet
My life in Norway unfortunately ended, but still I have some issues that keep me there. And this give me a reason to visit land of trolls time to time. Of course every visit must be connected with mountain trip. For this time I planned something new. I wanted to take a tent and sleeping bag with me. In addition I shared my idea with my oldest son and I heard from him, that he would like to join me on this trip. We choose one weekend to go to Norway. I wanted to use sunny and warm weather which we could enjoy from May. In Norway forecast showed drought…
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Kåtanuten 531 m asl
Kåtanuten was the first mountain I climbed when I came to Norway. It was a long time ago. I haven’t been there in the last years and this was a good reason for refresh that trail. It is placed in Ølensvåg, on the northern shore of Ølsjoen fjord, and the path beginning just opposite the shipyard. There are three parts of this trail: Extremely hard climbing in the woods. First kilometer leads through the forest on very steep slope. Good for train your condition. Swamp and puddles. Somewhere around 330 meters above sea level, there is a saddle and the path goes out from the woods. Now, you can go…
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Family trip on Gjerdesdalsvatnet-Friarane-Hovda route
Summer this year is extremely wayward. Sunny days are so few that it is difficult to enjoy the sunny weather and I ca only dream about any mountain trip. Every sun ray piercing through the clouds deserves special attention, and a few hours of rain-free weather is a good idea to do some home-work or short walks. One of these temporary breaks in the delivery of another batch of rain we decided to use for a family trip. We packed into the car and went out for one of the most frequently described routes on this blog – the trail to Friarane and Hovda. Our three small trolls got somehow…
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Håfjell and other mountains
Håfjell was on my ‘’to do’’ list for a long time. However, I could nowhere find the trail to this mountain. I realized that probably I will have to go there across country. I checked all available maps on internet and established a plan: entrance from Vestvoll to Friarane, get from there to Hovda (530m above sea level), descent, passed Friarane again and go to Litle Kjort, Brennestag and from there look for the way to the Håfjell. I wanted to descent to Blikra, which is very close to Vestvoll, so I could easily get to my car. I printed the maps and waited for the kindness of the Norwegian…
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Vakadalen
I didn’t plan any walking trips during this weekend. I had something else to do, the weather wasn’t ideal for going outside and besides, I wanted to let my aching legs rest . But when I looked out the window on Sunday and found out that there is quite nice, I decided to go on a walk. I pack up and dressed warmly very quick. I thought to go to Aurdal but before I get there I changed my mind. I was in Aurdal several times this year and walking there wasn’t fun anymore. Fortunately, I remembered about another quite flat and not so long route – Vakadalen. Vakadalen is…
