Gaddane

  • Gaddane
  • 655 m
  • Prominence 125 m
  • Location: North 60.30313, East 006.35048 (GPS)
  • Climbed November 19. 2023.
  • Difficulty: YDS class 2.

Information:

How to get there:
Drive to Norheimsund and continue to the ferry at Tørvikbygd. Take the ferry to Jondal. Continue into Jondalen, drive about 5 kilometer to Espeland, make a left there and take the small forestroad (toll, NOK 60 in 2023) up to parking after about 2.5 kilometer at location N60.29438, E006.35023, elevation about 355 meter.
Route description:
Continue about 200 meter along the road to find the trail that runs left through Djupadaalen. Follow this trail just a few meter, then head directly up the south side of Gaddane. The terrain is very easy and nice to walk.
Comments:
I did this trip with my friend Harald. We started around 0935 and I quickly felt a bit weak in my legs, similar to a few times earlier when I had been infected with Covid-19. I had returned from South-Africa earlier in the week. This turned out to be the case as an Anti-Gen test showed positive Covid the same evening (after the hike). Still, we had a good hike, arriving at the summit after about 45 minutes. Good views from this top.
We continued directly downhill to Klepp, then ascended Hædna on our way back to the car.

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