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Norway : Telemark

11.3 km (7.0 miles) SSW of Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
Approx. altitude: 286 m (938 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 59°S 171°W

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence in 700 m Distance.

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  59°N 9°E (visit #4)  

#1: The Confluence from 30m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

19-Jul-2023 -- This is the 3nd out of 5 reports visiting confluence points during a one-week bicycle trip in Southern Norway starting and ending in Stavanger. The story starts from 60°N 6°E and continues from 60°N 7°E.

On confluence day, I started from the village Haukeli. Due to nice head winds, I cycled easily 191km and reached the village Drangedal (also known as Prestestranda) in the later afternoon.

I decided to go for this confluence at the same day. A forest track of 16 km in length takes you to the CP. Only the last 700 m have to be hiked. I parked my bicycle and thought of a quick capture of the point. But I was mistaken: the terrain proofed to be rough, with steep cliffs. Between the 700m-distance-point and the CP there is a huge hill with steep flanks. I had to manoeuvre around the rock faces and it took me an hour to reach my goal.

I found the confluence in a pine forest with blueberry cover. There were several round rocks on rock faces – like the one just 25 m from the confluence. It is fascinating, that those rocks remain in such positions since the last glacial retreat.

Afterwards, I hiked back to the bicycle via a significantly easier route. I spent the night camping wild in the forest.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 700 m
  • Distance to a track: 700 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 700 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 1 hour
  • Time at the CP: 6:34 PM
  • Measured height: 301 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: hilly, partially steep rock faces.
  • Vegetation: pine trees, blueberries, moss.
  • Weather: rainy, 14° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Glacial Rock Confluence

The story continues at 59°N 8°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 30m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicycle Parking at the Confluence in 700 m Distance.
ALL: All pictures on one page