• 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…

  • 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…