Uskedalen
Hike to Tverrfjell from Uskedalen
Autumn
Challenging
Easy
Mountain area
Spring
Summer
Daytrips (5-11 hours)
Glacier hiking
Marked trails
Facts
Effort Level: Challenging
Duration: 5 hours
Landscape: Mountain area
Hike from the forest road to above the tree-line!
Location
Uskedalen.
Map
Folgefonna National
Start and stopping point
By the beginning of the forest road, up the hill at Øvre Haugland.
Parking
From highway 48, follow the sign and turn towards Musland. There is a parking lot after approx. 4 km, by the gate to the forest road.
Marking
Information Board by the parking lot. Necessary signs along the forest road. T Markings from where the path starts at the end of the forest road.
Grading
Red Moderate hike, three boots according to the DNT system.
Difference in altitude
80 - 932m AMSL
Estimated time
5 hours round trip
Recommended advice
From Tverrfjell, follow the T marked route to Gråfjell and down into Myklebustdalen, or to Nonshaug and down into Omvikdalen. Be creative and use your imagination to plan interesting hikes.
Overview
Go through the gate and follow the forest road for approx. 1 km to the intersection with the sign pointing to the left of the lake Mannsvatnet (Lake at the mountain Mannen; The Man) and Tverrfjell. Follow the forest road to the end to a sign for the path through the birch forest. Above the tree-line, follow the markings via Hauglandsfjellet to Tverrfjell.
Last updated: 10/06/2023
Source: Samarbeidsrådet for Sunnhordland
Hike to Tverrfjell from Uskedalen