Hike to Toftåsen, Halsnøy

About

Type: Hiking

Grading: Easy

Length and duration: 2.7 km

1 hour, 30 minutes

Round trip

Height: 126 meters in total

Season: All year round

Tour map: Leisure map Halsnøy/Fjelberg, scale 1:20,000. The map is for sale at Buketten, Sæbøvik. Eides Petrol Station, Eidsvik. Fjelberg Landhandel, Fjelberg. You can find a map sheet for the trip by scrolling through the image at the top.

Parking, start and end point: Parking space/timber storage area southeast of Toftåsen. See the field "Access" further down the page.

Marking: Information board at start. The path is signposted and T-marked.

Altitude difference: 65 - 195 m.

Access with your own car

Drive through the roundabout at Tofte towards Sæbøvik. After 40 metres, take the road up to the right, just after the raised pedestrian crossing. Continue on the straight road towards Toftåsen, do not turn right. Follow the signs for parking at the timber storage area.

Access by public transport

Check the travel planner at skyss.no.
 

Hike description
Walk 200 meters back from the car park on the road you came from, and take the road to the right. Follow this road for 500 meters to a good uphill path .

Before the summit itself, there is now a nice place, "Åsatinget". There is a "gapahuk" , a barbecue hut, zip-line and playground.
The return trip takes you over the top  of the hill, where you can enjoy the view from the scout tower. Descent further on the path to the east and the forest road down to the car park.

GOOD ADVICE

There are many marked hiking trails in the area, you can see a map on the notice board. A nice place for the whole family!

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