Along the beautiful Sogndalsdalen
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 11.06.23 | Spefjell | 1103m | 53m | Sogndal, Norway | – | MAP |
| 11.06.23 | Tylderingen | 1105m | 242m | Sogndal, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 11.06.23 | Nuken | 919m | 126m | Sogndal, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Sunday: During breakfast (in Sogndal), I said to Anne; Why don’t we drive up in Sogndalsdalen and hike back home, via Spefjell, Tylderingen and Nuken? I was just thinking about the individual distances and they didn’t seem that long. Anne nodded and our Sunday plans was “in the bag”
And so, we drove up Sogndalsdalen and headed for Svedal – where we would start hiking.
We followed the path towards Grøssete cabins, but the plan wasn’t to go all the way up there. But first, a whole lot of uphill had to be done…
The plan was to cross the river and head for Navarsete, but the river didn’t invite for crossing today…
We found a signpost that indicated that we could cross the river on a bridge, but we didn’t know how far we would have to descend, so we agreed to continue up to Grøssete instead.
At Grøssete, we had our first pause. At this point, it didn’t feel like we had a long way ahead of us.
Next, we aimed for Spefjell – our first top. The amount of snow was somewhat surprising, but no problems for us and a big bonus for Karma…
To get to Spefjell, we had to cross the river from lake Navarsetevatnet. Which wasn’t trivial, but we got across without having to ford the river.
Karma had plenty of snow to cool down on…
It was just such a beautiful day, and it didn’t really matter how long the hike would be…
All three of us were happy, probably for different reasons…
And eventually, the first top – Spefjell – was “in the bag”!
The next goal was Tylderingen and away we went…
Obstacles had to be overcomed…
Norwegian summer: This snow would not melt before mid-summer…
No complaints though. The views aren’t half-bad…
And then we reached the top of Tylderingen…
Our next goal was Nuken, and we were curious about the route ahead of us. We started out by aiming for the Økstaskard pass.
We had as much fun as the terrain allowed for…
Route-finding was necessary…
So was water refill…
This part to Nuken was new terrain to all of us, and it was fun to try to find the best route.
The primary goal was to get to lake Halsavatnet. Once there, Nuken would be just after the lake.
I had the time of my life, but Anne was starting to “feel it” by now and we took a little break above lake Halsavatnet.
Eventually, we reached Nuken where we met friends of Anne – Kari and Finn. Finn was the photographer for Anne’s successful “Opptur” books.
It was a hot day, and I was worried about Karma and sunburns. In lack of a coat, a jacket would have to suffice…
Then it was time to take on the final leg on this long trip. First, we headed down to Hyllsete.
From Hyllsete, we headed down to Åberge and down to Sogndal.
Once in Sogndal, we had to cross through the town as Anne’s apartment was on the other side.
After the hike, Anne just had to hit the fjord and cool down. I preferred the shower and Karma preferred neither.
It was indeed a memorable hike! Many thanks to Anne for being a sport and come along on this long hike!
Trip statistics: 24km, 1390 vertical meters, 8h:21m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max/Samsung) from the hike:
