A fun hike in the Stad region
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 03.03.24 | Tarvaldsegga | 645m | 392m | Stad, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 03.03.24 | Tunheimshornet | 260m | 142m | Vanylven, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Tarvaldsegga
Sunday: I was a bit tired of trail maintenance and wanted to do something fun. I decided to drive to Syvden to ski Sandfjelltuva (1002m). I wasn’t totally convinced that this would be a fun trip, especially when I noticed on the ferry that I had forgotten my jacket. I normally keep a spare in the car, but due to a major mishap – there wasn’t one today.
But it wasn’t cold and a I had a dove jacket in my emergency rescue bag and so I figured I would be OK. The question was now, would I be able to drive up to Røvsdalen? Was the road open? And moreover – would the snow carry Karma’s weight? I had this feeling that the snow would be super-ugly – with a sharp crust that didn’t carry our weights.
I never found out about the snow quality, because I decided not to drive up the snowy/icy road to Røvsdalen – after paying NOK 30, – for the toll fee.
I had to figure out a new plan and quickly decided to hike Tarvaldsegga on Stadlandet. But not from Sandvikseidet. That was a route I knew well. I wanted to cover some new ground. On the map, I could see some interesting routes from Selje. So that’s where we went next.
At Selje, I quickly found the path up the forest.
It’s a good thing Karma is accustomed to staircases, because there were a whole lot of them.
I took in the view towards Selje before we moved on. I can’t really say “we” as Karma was occupied with more down-to-earth activities…
Just up the forest was “Dagsturhytta”. I believe every municipality in the former Sogn og Fjordane County has one by now. These cabins are open and have a library. Popular amongst children…
Higher up, we got on a trail with wood chips. At the time, I didn’t know that this trail was quite long. I started talking to a guy who had been part of the trail development and when I asked him about his experience with the wood chips after heavy rain, he got really eager. We shared experiences and had a good talk.
He wished me a good hike to Tarvaldsegga and recommended that I stopped by Kyrkjehornet. I did and was happy about the Selje view!
Then we sat course for Tarvaldsegga. The trail was marked with sticks, and I had no problems following it.
The trail took us to the Kvernhusdalsvatna lakes. The path up the mountain continued near the stone hut.
It was really nice to start climbing the mountain proper and I really enjoyed this route.
Snow was definitely not a problem today!
Eventually, we got the summit in view …
…and Karma found firm snow!
As we approached the top, I was wondering if the people who marked the trails up here ended up with leftovers…
In any case, I was happy about reached the top for the 3rd time – 1 more than Karma. Last time was in 2022.
As this is the highest top on the Stadlandet peninsula, the views are pretty good!
After spending some minutes on top, we took the well-known trail in the direction of Sandvikseidet.
But this time, we would not go to Sandvikseidet, but follow the path across Steghammaren.
After Steghammaren, we got onto the wood chips-trail that took us down Risnakken and Klipet.
I figured that I would spare Karma from going down the staircases and ended up with an off-trail descent straight south – down to the road from Sandvikseidet. 0,7km later, we were back at the car.
It was altogether a really nice round-trip hike!
Trip statistics: 9,3km, 780 vertical meters, 2h:48m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the hike:
Tunheimshornet
Sunday: On our way home from Selje, I decided to hike Tunheimshornet by Fiskå. I had been up there in 2009, 3 years before Karma was born. I figured I could use the extra vertical meters and Karma would surely enjoy a new top!
I won’t say I remembered the route, but it did seem familiar!
The first “job” was to get up to the ridge.
Then it was just a matter of following the forest path upwards.
Along the way, we had good views!
And then we were up!
There was a Gapahuk (lean-on shelter) on top, with 2 couples inside – gazing towards the stranger in town.
I figured that a joke was a good way to break the ice and I asked them if they were busy with an illegal game of Poker. The ice got broken and we had a nice chat before we moved on.
On the way home, I stopped to take a picture of the always-so-beautiful Breiteigsfjella…
Trip statistics: 2,4km, 230 vertical meters, 0h:38m