Lasteknubben

The farm owns a lot of woodland. As mentioned, the name Kjørnes probably originates from ‘tjøra’, the fat or resin from the roots of the pine tree. Tjøra was used to impregnate the wood used for boat houses, houses, trains, fishing nets and also in medicine. Previously, this was probably a side line to the agricultural business. There are two ‘runs’ further up in the woods where the timber was transported down to Kjødnes and to the sea. Some of the timber was cut into barrel lengths, before being loaded on board the sail boats which were moored here at the cargo dock. It was transported to Bergen where is was made into wooden barrels – the predecessor to today’s plastic and metal packaging. Over the fjord you can see Svarteberg. Due to a lack of running water on Kjødnes, people used to row there to wash their clothes in the river, because washing in the river made the clothes whiter. Om du vil kan du no spasere ganske flatt vidare innover vegen til Drogi, den gamle vegen til Kaupanger. Dette var hovudvegen som gjekk gjennom tunet på Kjørnes tidlegare. Ein idyllisk tur i ganske enkelt terreng. Om du vil ha meir utfordring med bakkar opp i skogen og til fjells, tek du første gangveg til venstre, gjennom dagens byggefelt via Kleivadn. Då kan du halde fram like til Hesteggi som ligg på 907 meter. Turen er skilta og merka. If you want, you can now take a stroll further on the mainly flat road over to Drogi, which was the old main road to Kaupanger, and previoulsy ran through the centre of the farm yard at Kjørnes. It is an idyllic walk in quite simple terrain. But if you fancy something more challenging with hills up to the woods and the mountain, you can take the first path off to the left, through what is today a residential development to Kleivadn. From there you can go all the way to Heteggi which lies at 907 metres above sea level. The walk is sign posted and marked. Thank you for following me! And I wish you a good onward journey 😊