Easter vacation: day 10
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 19.04.25 | Marikleivhaugen | 683m | 125m | Gran, Norway | – | MAP |
| 19.04.25 | Gullenhaugen | 759m | 205m | Gran, Norway | – | MAP |
Marikleivhaugen (683m), Apr 19 2025
Saturday: I had basically the whole day to myself, as long as I showed up for dinner at our basecamp in Hov, Søndre Land at 7pm.
I decided to bag a couple of new tops and started by driving from Hov to Jaren, from where I followed the Ålsbygda road up to the toll road that stretches- and forks into numerous road in the vast forest east of Randsfjorden and west of Hurdalssjøen.
My first hike would be Marikleivhaugen, somewhat picking up from where I left off (Framstadsæterfjellet and Kaperalen in 2023)
I parked at Sagvollen and followed a ski-route, but without the snow up the forest until the route got too wet.
I then went off-trail and just kept a steady course for the top. The terrain wasn’t particularly fun.
Locating the undisputable high point was hopeless. I just wandered around, taking one waypoint after the other, making sure I covered all possible humps.
Then I headed back down roughly the same way as I came up.
Trip statistics: 3,4km, 180 vertical meters, 0h:55m
Gullenhaugen (759m), Apr 19 2025
Saturday: After Marikleivhaugen, I had time for one more hike and I sat my eyes on Gullenhaugen. I talked to local guy, and he said I would not be able to drive all the roads I saw on my map. But just getting closer was a bonus.
When I got to the road fork south of V. Sjuputtane, the road towards Gullenhaugen was closed by a gate. Good thing then, to have a bike in the back of the car.
This area turned out to be a nature preserve. I am sure Anne would have enjoyed herself here, but she was busy visiting family in Hov.
After a while, biking got difficult.
I could have and should have brought a pair of lightweight skis that I had in the car. That way, I could have enjoyed 1,6km of skiing (in total), in addition to hiking and biking…
Walking between the snow and the bush was just very cumbersome. When I went off-trail in the forest, it didn’t get a whole lot more fun either…
But, a cliff near the top was quite surprising. I didn’t expect to find that here.
The high point was sort of obvious, if I looked at the 1m contours on the map. I didn’t have to walk around the upper forest to ensure I had been to the high point.
I took the same route back. I did have time for a 3rd top but I was actually a bit fed up by now and decided to return to the rest, with time to spare for dinner…
Trip statistics: 3,5km on foot, 7,2km on bike, 350 vertical meters, 1h:27m
