Norwegian Mountains

Hagåsen, 358m (Hagaåsen/Tyssekampen)
Solåsen, 292m

Fylke/Kommune : Hordaland/Samnanger
Maps : 1215-IV Samnanger (Statens Kartverk, Norge 1:50 000)
Primary Factor: Hagåsen: 195m
Primary Factor: Solåsen: 159m
Hiked : Feb 2003, Dec 2004
Hagaasen seen from outside Tysse

Hagåasen seen from outside Tysse

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Introduction

Hagåsen is a forest hill between Haga and Tysse, which can be traveled on trails from both sides. The view from the top could have been great, towards Samnangerfjorden, Kvamskogen and Vaksdal mountains, had it not been for the forest that blocks nearly all views. One get a good glance towards Jarlandsfjellet, but that is also the only view.

Solåsen is another forest hill, on the other side (north) side of Tysselandsdalen valley. A wide forest trail runs up from Tysselandsdalen, and a forest trail continues upwards where the tractor road ends.

Primary Factor

Hagåsen (M711: 354m, Ø.K: 357,86m ~ 358m) has a primary factor of 191m, towards the higher Gjerdssåta (454m). The saddle is found along the road passing the north ridge. Ref. Økonomisk Kartverk (5m contours), you pass the 165m contours on the high route, but not 160m. The saddle height is interpolated to 163m. Note that 354m is the trig. point. The 358m high point is found further northeast on the summit plateau.

Solåsen (M711: 292m, Ø.K: -) has a primary factor of 159m towards the higher Gjerdssåta (454m). The saddle is found along the road in Tysselandsdalen. Ref. Økonomisk Kartverk (5m contours), you pass the 135m contours on the high route, but not 130m. The saddle height is interpolated to 133m. Note that on the 5m contour map (Økonimisk Kartverk), the highest contour is 285m, giving an estimated height of 288m. It is however reasonable, based on the terrain and my GPS readings, to assume that the M711 height is more correct.

Trail descriptions:

Notes: Class ratings are in reference to YDS. Click here for more information.

The trails described below are not necessarily the *easiest* trails to this mountain.

Haga Idrettsplass - Hagåsen (summer/autumn)

Difficulty : Class 1
Comments : Family hike
Distance : Approx. 2Km to point 354m
Time : Approx. 1 hour to point 354m
Starting Elev.: Approx. 125m
Vertical Gain : Approx. 125m

Map of the area
Map of the area
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Access

From Bergen, follow highway E16 towards Oslo. At the E16/RV 7 junction at Trengereid, turn right onto RV 7. Follow RV 7 down to Samnangerfjorden, pass Bjørkheim and drive through one tunnel. Just before the second tunnel, turn right towards "Haga". Follow this road (over the bridge) for 1,1 Km. Next to a church, turn left ("Idrettsanlegg") and follow the road upwards for 1,2 Km. Find parking at the sports field.

The route

Hike up the paved road for 400m, and turn right into the forest when you see the "Hagaåsen" sign. The trail will take you over the Forhaugen ridge and onto Hagåsen. The trail can be difficult to follow in winter, although the direction should be quite obvious. Stay high.

Before ascending onto Hagåsen, the trail descends a little bit, giving you a view towards highway 48, before it climbs up to the summit area. Cross a meadow before you get a glimpse of the summit tower.

Trip report Feb 16 2003

On the way home from Bergsfjellet, I decided to stop by Hagåsen. As I have some faint ambitions to hike all Hordaland mountains higher than 300m, and with a primary factor > 100m (about 680 mountains), I also have to do a number of forest hills. Hagåsen is one of them.

When I arrived Tysse, I noticed the hill for the first time, and assumed it had to be Hagåsen. Arriving Tysse, I asked someone what the hill was called. "Kampen" was the reply, and I was confused. I drove a little further and asked another person. The reply was still "Kampen", and the hill was for sure below 300m, according to the guy I spoke to.

So I decided to drive home. But when arriving Haga, I decided to ask around some more, and the first person said "Hagåsen", and pointed to the same hill. Now it began to make sense. Few Hordaland mountains seem to have the same name, seen from different angles.

I was eager to get to the top, as I expected the views would be great. Deeply disappointed, I concluded that Jarlandsfjellet was the only mountain view I got. Noone seemed to had gone this route for quite some time, and it was a little difficult to follow the route at times. But eventually, I found the summit among the trees, and discovered a descent view down towards Tysse. I decided to end the day with a hike to Ulriken, so I immediately started the return back to Bergen.

Pictures from the Feb 16 2003 hike:

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1. Tysse seen from Hagaasen (150KB) 2. View towards Kvamskogen (180KB) 3. Jarlandsfjellet (161KB) 4. Summit tower (117KB) 5. The trailhead (182KB) 6. View from Bjorkheim (101KB)

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Trail descriptions:

Notes: Class ratings are in reference to YDS. Click here for more information.

The trails described below are not necessarily the *easiest* trails to this mountain.

Tysselandsdalen - Solåsen (summer/autumn)

Difficulty : Class 1
Comments : See route description
Distance : Approx. 700m
Time : Approx. 30 minutes
Starting Elev.: Approx. 130m
Vertical Gain : Approx. 170m

Map of the area
Map of the area
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Access

From Bergen, follow highway E16 towards Oslo. At the E16/RV 7 junction at Trengereid, turn right onto RV 7. Follow RV 7 down to Samnangerfjorden, pass Bjørkheim and drive through one tunnel. Just before the second tunnel, turn right towards "Haga". Follow this road (over the bridge) for 1,1 Km. Next to a church, turn left ("Idrettsanlegg") and follow the road up to the Gjerdssåta - Hagåsen saddle and then down to Tysselandsdalen for approx. 2,1Km (from the "Idrettsanlegg" exit) Find parking alongside the road between a bus-stop and the road up to "Tvederås".

The route

You see the forest trail run upwards, from the parking. Go left in the first forest trail junction. When you reach a small pass above 210m elevation, turn left onto a narrow forest path. In the beginning, the path is easy to follow, but I only managed to follow it for 5 minutes. Most likely, the path runs northwest up the hill. I hiked up southwest and didn't see any paths. If you lose the path, have a look around, as there are deer paths that can lead you into dense forest. Descend your ascent route.

Trip report Dec 05 2004

I was my way home to Bergen after having hiked Storåsen down in Fusa. The weather was truly obnoxious, and both me and the dog were soaking wet. Still, it was a bit early to return home (the time was only 12:15PM). I first considered hiking Hagåsen from the Tysse side, but then I decided to go for Solåsen. I knew it had a primary factor of more than 100m, even though the hill was lower than 300m elevation (which was the lower criterion for my to-do list). I didn't have the Samnanger map, but had this idea that the hill was just opposite of Hagåsen. I drove up from Haga and parked near the top of the road. A forest road seemed inviting, but after a few minutes, I found that this route led nowhere.

I drove down to the sports field and parked there. I had noticed another forest road and gave this one a shot. This seemed to head downwards, while a ridge was rising to my right. I left the forest road and hiked steep up to the ridge, where I stumbled onto a wide path. I followed this path to point 218m, when I realized that this was not Solåsen. Solåsen was screaming in my face, on the other side of the valley. I was on the ridge towards Gjerdssåta, but that top was still 3,5Km away. I decided to leave this ridge.

Back at the sports field, I picked up the car and drove down to Tysselandsdalen. A forest road heading upwards looked like a good place to start. The time now was 12:45PM, and Troll couldn't believe his sorry eyes when his master brought out the backpack for the fourth time today. The forest road ended after a while, but a path seemed to lead all the way to the top. Somewhere up in the forest, I picked the wrong path and followed deer tracks which led me into thick forest. I could easily picture myself get a bit lost on the way down, thus ending up above cliffs or other nasty terrain. The ground was wet and muddy, and where possible, I stomped the ground, leaving quite visible tracks. In the thick forest, I flipped moss on rocks, hoping this would guide me down in the right direction.

We reached the top 13:15PM, but found no markers. I descended a bit to the north, to see if there were any further tops, but could see none. Now it was a matter of getting down the same way. The flipped moss and the deep tracks on the ground worked out much better than my regular method (broken branches, rotten timber, etc.) and 17 minutes later, we were back at the car. Enough forest walks for one day.

Pictures from the Dec 05 2004 hike:

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1. Solaasen seen from the other side of the valley (86KB) 2. The ridge to Hagaasen (186KB) 3. The top of Solaasen (233KB) 4. Heading down the forest road (179KB) 5. Solaasen trailhead (177KB)

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Pictures from other hikes:

1. View towards Samnangerfjorden from Totlandsfjellet (109KB) 2. Tysse seen from Gullfjellstoppen (347KB)

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