Norwegian Mountains, Hordaland

Elvershei (1376m), July 22 2010


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Elvershei

Elvershei
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After a very nice hike to Holmanuten, Anne and me returned to our base-camp at Røldalsterrassen. Dinner time was still a couple of hours away, so I decided to go for a quick hike up to Elvershei. Based on the map, this should be an easy hike. I told Anne that I would try to make the hike within the hour.

I followed the old Røldalsfjellet road up to Elversvatnet and parked there. I had never been up here before, and it was really beautiful up here. I left the car 6:30pm and headed straight towards the mountain, trying to memorize a few points for my return hike. After a while, I saw cairns, but they did not add significant value to my hike. I reached the summit cairn 7:04pm after a 1,7km hike and a 300 vertical meters gain.

The view wasn't all that different from what we had on Holmanuten some hours earlier, so I went over to the other cairn, where I had a good view towards Røldalsterrassen. Then I retraced my steps down the mountain and was back at the car 7:22pm. The cabin was a 5-minute drive away, so I might miss by one-hour target by a couple of minutes. But who cares. It was a nice afternoon hike!

 

The route, as seen in Google Earth

The route, as seen in Google Earth
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Pictures

The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 550D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6

 

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Pictures from the hike

1. Elvershei 2. My trailhead 3. I took a direct route 4. Passing a small lake 5. Slightly rugged terrain 6. Wide-angle view from Elvershei 7. Inste Tinden 8. Kyrkjenuten 9. Folgefonna 10. The summit cairn 11. The viewpoint cairn 12. Røldalsfjellet ski-resort 13. Røldalsterrassen 14. Breifonn 15. Røldalssåta and Holmanuten 16. Skaulen 17. The old Røldalsfjellet road 18. A small pool 19. A nice viewpoint 20. The ski-lifts

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