Gulbergnotten

  • Gulbergnotten
  • 546 m
  • Prominence 145 m
  • Ullensvang, Norway.
  • Location: North 60.28829, East 006.27574 (GPS)
  • Climbed October 19, 2022.
  • Difficulty: YDS class 1

Information:

How to get there:
A reference location is the small village Jondal. Jondal may be reached from E-134 by going to Odda, then take the long tunnel crossing the penisula. From Bergen, travel Hwy. 7 to Norheimsund, turn right here and drive to the ferry in Tørvikbygd. This ferry leaves for Jondal 10 minutes before each hour. It departs from Jondal 20 minutes after each hour.
From Jondal, take the road 550 north to Selsvik. Turn right at the first opportunity, this is about 5 kilometer from Jondal. Take the uphill road (sharp right). After about 300 meter this road forks, keep right and find a small parking area immediately on your right. This is the trailhead, location N60.30303, E006.28093, elevation about 45 meter.
Route:
Head up the left fork of the road. As you pass a red house on a local hill, find a path that runs uphill. It will soon be marked by red paint. Follow this trail until reaching the col between Gulbergnotten (west) and Tofjellet (east). The trail turns right, ascends a little, then continues past an old building. Next, the trail ascends more and enters a small valley separating a smaller hill from Gulbergnotten. Finally, the trail continues on without any issues to a cairn marking the end of the route on Gulbergnotten. Note that the highest point is on your right hand side approximately 275 meter before you reach this cairn.
Comments:
The forecast was nice, I decided that 3 small tops near Jondal would be a sensible goal this October day. I left early, but missed the ferry by 10 minutes, not aware of the schedule. I was ready to start my hike at 0930.
My first goal would be Gulbergnotten. The trail was easy to follow. The weather was, however, disappointing. Low fog across a large area, no good prospects of sunshine nor any good views of the fjord landscape.
I walked all the way to the cairn. With better visibility this is possibly a good viewpoint. The highest point is quite a bit before, thus I walked back to locate the highest point, on my left when returning along the trail. It had taken me 1:15 to reach this area.
I next descended back to the main col separating Gulbergnotten from its slightly lower neighbor to the east, Tofjellet. About 20 minutes from Gulbergnotten.
My next goal was obviously, Tofjellet. There is no clear (marked) trail up here, but the terrain is easy and I arrived at the highest point in another 20 minutes. A small cairn marked the location. I next walked across to the summit marked on the map. This one had a slightly larger cairn, but one should note that it is indeed lower.
The fog refused to lift or burn off. I descended back down to my car in 45 minutes. The final summit of the day would be Jonahornet. This route was well marked and even equipped with some rope in steeper areas. Sort of not needed, but likely placed with good intentions. Arriving on top after 45 minutes. This trail is quite nice and should be recommended.
Finally, a 35 minutes descent concluded my tripo, about 12 kilometer, close to 1000 meter of ascent and 4:15 hours without any rush.

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