Styveshorgi, 988m

Mountain area: Stølsheimen, Hordaland

Map: 1216 II Evanger (Statens Kartverk, Norge 1:50 000)

GPS:

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Lake Evangervatnet
and Styveshorgi

Access:
Approx. 19 km west of Voss on highway E16, take the Evanger exit, and turn immediately to the right towards Bjørgås. Follow this road, pass a new settlement of houses. At the first junction where a forest road goes straight ahead, turn right and stay on the same road until you reach the second forest road junction at Elge (see picture below). Find parking somewhere. There's not too much space for parking up there.

The trail: (click on the image for a larger view)

Follow the forest road upwards. After a while, the trail makes a sharp left turn. Continue until you reach a bridge. Then exit right and pick up a forest trail which will take you to a hut. Go right beyond the hut and continue up a pass until you see the Elgestølen cabins. From this point you can turn left and climb Styveshorgi straight up. 		Styveshorgi map

Notes:
I followed the forest road all the way up to 750m, but decided not climb the south side of the mountain due to many small avalanches. Besides, it's pretty steep. Instead, I made descent straight down to the hut described above. Including following the mountain road too long, I was back at the parking 3,5 hours after I started.

Pictures: (move cursor to read notes, and click on the images to see full version)

View towards northwest Bergsdalen mountains (178KB) View towards Blaavasshorgi west of Styveshorgi (388KB)

View towards Lake Evangervatnet and northwest Bergsdalen mountains (290KB) View towards Horn and Reinsbjorgi east of Styveshorgi (376KB) View towards Dunfjellet and Blaavasshorgi west of Styveshorgi (112KB)

Parking and trailhead for Styveshorgi (126KB) On the way up the pass, through the forest (131KB) The final climb from Elgstolen cabins (153KB)

Styveshorgi seen from the mountain forest road. Don't climb straight up in winter. (102KB) Troll enjoys lunch on Styveshorgi summit. (83KB) Mykletveitveten (1131m) in Bergsdalen seen from Styveshorgi (102KB)

Pictures from other hikes

Styveshorgi seen from Sveindalsnuten above lake Hamlagro (119KB) The steps from Styveshorgi to Kvitanosi. Seen from Oyaseteggi, Dec 2001 (210KB) Kvitafjellet summit views (327KB)

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