Magnuss

Highpoint of Østfold. Since this would be a total waste of time for any foreigner to read, I will continue in Norwegian. If you for some wacked reason want to visit this top, feel free to contact me. Norwegian: Ok, så vi la ut på vår fjerde fylkestopp. Kjør til Rømskog kommune i retning fra Oslo. Etter noen kilometer kommer en avkjøring til Tuckfors på venstre side, fortsett rett fram her. Rett etter skiltet vil det komme en bom på høyre hånd, så kjører man litt videre forbi en bom nummer to og på den tredje bommen svinger man av og parkerer. Plass til par biler her. Herfra følger man veien innover. Etter fem minutter går det en avstikker til høyre, men bare følg veien rett fram. Etter 15min kommer man til et vann, følger bakkene ... read more

Highpoint of Oslo. Drive from Lillestrøm to Stryken, map. Park at the railway station and make it across the bridge on the other side of the road. You should preferably use a bike. Now - continue straight ahead to the toll gate (not the first one at the left hand side). From here just follow the road signs to Sandungen (10km), and from Sandungen continue until the sign to Kirkeberget appears on the right hand side. From here it's a 30-40min hike thru the forest up to the top. A little over 150 vertical meters (the ride from Stryken to Sandungen is ~100 vertical m.). From Stryken to top took us a little below three hours. The return little over an hour, being almost only downhill. Total length ~32km. ... read more

Some pictures from my trip to Gaustatoppen(1883m) together with a friend. Gaustatoppen is the highest point in Telemark, and by many considered as one of the most beautiful mountains in Norway. For information in English on how to get there check out http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/1500mtn/gausta.html. Now Gaustatoppen is indeed one of the most touristed mountains in Norway, and this for a good reason. From the summit one can view an area of approximately 60000km², a greater view than from any other mountain on the Norwegian mainland. The trek to the top is fairly easy aswell, but one should estimate 3 hrs up and 2 hrs down on the first trek and keep in mind that you are going more than 700m upwards from the parking spot. So even though it is fairly easy, it's not really a walk ... read more