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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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Kjellasviknuten
I was sitting in the car and arriving to Ølensvåg. The morning fog slowly went away, but I still passed places completely covered by milky clouds. I turned from E134 into road 543 also called Bjoavegen, as it leads to the northern edge of the peninsula to the village of Bjoa. After a few kilometers driving a winding road with spectacular views of the fjord, I noticed a large advertising sign about selling building grounds over the water. I turned left next to it on a unpaved road, and one moment later I parked the car in an empty parking lot at the trail leading to Vakadalen. Trail around valley…
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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…
