Location: North 60:18.473, East 005:14.946 (GPS at the summit).
Bergen, Norway
Difficulty, YDS class 1
Climbed on June 25. 2011
Information:
How to get there:
Drive from Bergen towards the airport Flesland /ยด(Hwy. 580). Make a right in the traffic circle after
passing the big Telenor building on your left. This road is Hwy. 173. Drive 1.9 kilometer. You should be
going downhill in a big right turning curve. Watch for the small road called Storrinden that forks left.
Drive a short section and locate parking for 3-4 cars on your left. This is the first trailhead, location
N60:18.359, E005:15.850, elevation about 85 meter.
You may continue on the small road that heads slightly uphill, to a somewhat larger parking area at
location N60:18.515, E005:15.330, elevation 100 meter. This is the second trailhead.
Route description:
From the first trailhead, hike along the small road that heads (gradually) uphill until you arrive at the
second trailhead where the road is closed by a gate. Continue along the road, you may take an obvious
short-cut going left to save a big left curve on the road. Either way, this little raod will take
you all the way to the summit.
Comments:
I had retrieved my car after a Friday party, then decided to visit a few local tops in the south part
of Bergen. The first one, Storrinden, I had just noticed on my map. A very impressive name, perhaps better
for a peak of at least 1500 meter. I parked at the first trailhead at 1025 and arrived at the summit around
1040. Interesting place with many signs of military activity. I was back down at my car by 1100.
The key saddle of Storrinden that defines its prominence, is surprisingly low. As one drives from Lagunen
towards Flesland, one will notice a distinct dip on the road. There is a depression running all the way across
from sea to sea. The actual saddle is located a bit north of the highway. The location is N60:17.549, E005:17.742.
On the official Norwegian map, the 20 meter contour runs clear of this saddle. My GPS measured more than
20 meter. Regardless of this the ultra prominence of this peak seems assured.
