Afternoon hikes
Peaks visited:
| Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP |
| Helgehornet | 626m | 545m | Volda, Norway | WCP |
| Laupsnipa | 558m | 380m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP |
| Høgekubben | 461m | 103m | Ålesund, Norway | WCP |
| Geitnausa | 456m | 102m | Ålesund, Norway | WCP |
Helgehornet (626m), June 25 2018
Monday, and the fog was at about 800m. Besides that, the weather was great and I figured Helgehornet would be a nice to start the week. I parked outside Helgehorntunnelen and followed the forest road up to where the forest path begins.
I am always in a good mood when I do a round trip hike across Helgehornet in the sunshine. The views are just awesome. The only exception is when they go nuts down at the shooting range. Why they have a shooting range just below one of the most visited tops in the region, beats me… Especially since many bring dogs along. Karma isn’t happy about it, but doesn’t get scared.
I also like to watch the sea fog roll in, but only if I am looking DOWN on it, or watching it from a distance…
Trip statistics: 7,6km, 605 vertical meters, 1h:53mins
Pictures from the hike:
Laupsnipa (558m), June 26 2018
Tuesday, and another hot and nice day. I decided to pay Laupsnipa – one of my local favorites – a visit.
We took the normal route up from Voldnes, which is nice in summer and even more nice in winter. Skiing down here (which is quite seldom you can) is EPIC!
It is not a very frequently visited top (the locals excluded from this statement), which is a shame, as the top is super-nice and the views are astounding.
I seldom take the same route down, and today was no exception. We descended down to lake Voldnesvatnet and I suggested to Karma to go for a swim. No way she gets into the water if there is nothing to retrieve, so I had to throw a rock. She didn’t find it of course, but at least she got to cool off..
Trip statistics: 5,4km, 550 vertical meters, 1h:30mins
Pictures from the hike:
Høgekubben (461m), Geitnausa (456m), June 27 2018
Hazy day on Geitnausa
Wednesday, and yet another gorgeus day. Today, I had a round trip hike that I’ve never done before; Eikenosa – Røssevollsvatnet – Høgekubben (not Høgkubben) – Geitnausa – Blindheimsvatnet – Eikenosa.
This was nice from the beginning to the end. Although I have been to almost every spot on this mountain massif, I’ve never done this particular route before. And it was quite long (11,6km) to be an after-work hike…
When we got to Høgekubben, I saw the signpost – which had two problems; the name of the top was wrong, and the height was wrong. Someone had confused Høgekubben (461m) with Høgkubben (450m) – 3,4km to the southwest.
The route to Spjelkavikfjellet and the Geitnausa top was also new to me, and the normally beautiful view towards Ålesund was quite hazy.
I decided not to stop by Høgkubben (450m) this time, and returned to Eikenosa via Blindheimsvatnet.
Trip statistics: 11,6km, 450 vertical meters, 2h:35mins
Pictures from the hike:
Botnenibba (1372m), June 29 2018
Friday; see separate trip report
Rokkekjerringa (1543m), June 30 2018
Saturday; see separate trip report
Daurmålshornet (890m), July 1 2018
Sunday; see separate trip report
