No skiing this week…
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 29.04.24 | Storetua | 592m | 249m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 30.04.24 | Meraftafjellet | 578m | 578m | Skodje, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Øyrahornet | 417m | 42m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Slettheia | 553m | 49m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Selsteinen | 598m | 90m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Storehanen | 493m | 67m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Rysseviktua | 452m | 34m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | MAP | |
| 01.05.24 | Sandvikhornet | 352m | 14m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | MAP | |
| 01.05.24 | Skåla | 184m | 86m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | MAP | |
| 01.05.24 | Lidafjellet | 200m | 47m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.05.24 | Djupvikhaugen | 98m | 29m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | – | MAP |
| 02.05.24 | Lidafjellet | 200m | 47m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 03.05.24 | Holstadhornet | 531m | 98m | Hareid, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 03.05.24 | Storebroren | 620m | 177m | Hareid/Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 03.05.24 | Skafjellet | 573m | 82m | Hareid, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 04.05.24 | Signalen | 442m | 154m | Stad | – | MAP |
| 04.05.24 | Blåfjellet | 439m | 131m | Stad | – | MAP |
| 05.05.24 | Tenna | 990m | 370m | Volda | – | MAP |
Storetua (592m), Apr 29 2024
Monday: The mission today was to see if I could find a path from Sæshorn and down to Sætre (Gurskøy island). According to a buddy (Bjørn), this path had undergone recent maintenance, but I was advised to approach this path from above – as it was difficult to find it from below.
As such I decided to hike from Holtane to Storetua and descend to Sæshorn from Storetua.
The route from Holtane is a route we know very well, in summer as well as winter.
The weather was not so pleasant. Emerging strong wind and light rain. I didn’t look forward to reaching the summit plateau – which is long and exposed.
On the far side of lake Sæsvatnet, we could see Sæshorn – a rather anonymous hump…
The summit plateau was just as unpleasant as I had imagined it to be…
Rain showers came and went. It was impossible to avoid them.
I was happy when we reached the top of Storetua. It would mostly be downhill from here, which meant less and less exposure to the weather.
But bad weather also has its moments…
We followed the path in the direction of Nørdbergsheida until we left it and aimed for Sæshorn. The path on the map was impossible to see.
Now, it was a matter of locating the path to Sætre…
As this path is actually on the map, I used GPS to get us to the beginning of it. It didn’t take a lot of searching before we found it.
It would be wrong to say that the path was easy to follow and well maintained. But we were able to follow it down to 180m elevation, where the path took a westbound direction.
That was not the direction I wanted, so I decided to hike off-trail through the forest, back to Sætre.
Here, we located the other path that Bjørn had told me about – that would take us back to Holtane.
This was quite a nice path, and I enjoyed following it.
We even took a slight detour and paid Hanehornet (216m) a quick visit before moving on to Holtane, and the car.
Getting some new tracks on my Gurskøy GPS-map was the biggest bonus of the hike…
Trip statistics: 9km, 660 vertical meters, 2h:24m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the trip:
Meraftafjellet (578m), Apr 30 2024
Tuesday: Ålesund day and an early appointment at the Vet’s office. Karma’s hot-spot seemed to be healing well and it was decided that no more treatment was needed.
After work, the weather was still nice, and I decided to hike Meraftafjellet. It’s a trip I try to do once a year and I left work a little earlier than usual to avoid the worst rush traffic.
Like several times before, we took the tractor road just before Gudmundset. Karma was not interested in walking at all, but after having driven all the way here, I wasn’t so happy about that. Karma understood that and figured she could give it a try…
It was a great time of the season. If I wanted to hike, I could do that. If I wanted to ski, I could do that also – although not to the same mountain. But the options were plentiful and today I felt like hiking.
When the tractor road ended, Karma’s motivation was rapidly increasing. Mine too…
We had a nice walk up the familiar forest…
There were traces of snow above the forest. Which Karma truly appreciated.
Me, on the other hand – was busy with my camera…
Eventually, we reached the top and I had to start thinking about how I could get some new tracks for my Uksenøya (we were on an island) GPS map. It wouldn’t be easy, because I’ve had numerous hikes on this mountain.
The plan – like always – was to hike down in the proximity of Heggebakksætra – and get down to a tractor road that would take us down to the main road some 0,6km west of where had parked. And I would just “feel my way” into terrain where I’ve not hiked before. Any variation is a good variation.
Down by the tractor road, we saw several deer running in different directions. They were clearly not expecting hikers. Karma was super-enthusiastic but did what she was told – to stay on the tractor road. I’m not sure if it’s all the training that’s paid off, or if she’s naturally obedient.
Trip statistics: 7,9km, 570 vertical meters, 2h:16m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the trip:
Around Øyradalen, May 1 2024
Wednesday: After work, I decided to hike across all the tops surrounding Øyradalen valley on Gurskøy island. Our local trail committee is responsible for the majority of the paths up here, except for the part from Selsteinen to Storehanen.
There are all sorts of things to look for. Any sticks tilted (darn sheep, scratching)? Any sticks need repainting? Any bush need cutting?
We started out by hiking up to Øyrahornet (417m). The path looked pretty nice, as it wasn’t too long since I brought the brush cutter here.
The reward is always to enjoy the view from the bench!
Next up was the path from Øyrahornet to Slettheia (552m).
This path was also quite in order and when we reached Slettheia, I reminded myself that we need to get the signpost up this summer.
The next pitch was from Slettheia to Selsteinen (598m). I always find sticks scattered around on this leg. Today was no exception.
Karma was hot, but although this is a long ridge-walk, there is no shortage of water.
Selsteinen is not officially “ours”, so I didn’t pay much attention to the signposts.
Next up was Storehanen (493m).
We need to get up a signpost here as well, but what is the actual high point? Impossible to say when up there…
We also visited Moltuhanen (451m), which Moltustranda has called Storehanen 471m. WHAT were they thinking?
Now we were back on our trail system and the next stop was Rysseviktua (452m).
Just for the heck of it, I registered all the “Stikk UT!” points on the app on this hike. I wasn’t really sure why I was doing it. I have no plans in trying to get many “Stikk UT!” tops anyway. Maybe it was because it was opening day. I don’t know.
The next top was Sandvikhornet (352m).
On our way down, I decided to pay Skåla a visit too.
It had been a relatively long hike, but Karma seemed to enjoy herself. She’s not a young girl anymore…
We took a less travelled route down from Skåla – a route I like and maybe one we should “onboard” one day.
Trip statistics: 16,1km, 1040 vertical meters, 3h:42m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the trip:
Lidafjellet (200m), Huldrehornet (271m), May 1 2024
Wednesday: My legs were a bit tired after the long hike around Øyradalen valley, but I was eager to check out the Lidafjellet “Stikk UT!” signposts that my colleagues had put up.
When we got to Stemmedalen and Karma realized that we were going for a 2nd hike, she just refused. There was no way she would do more hiking and went back to the car. I just had to respect that and drove her home. Then I returned to Stemmedalen and sat course for Lidafjellet.
It was such a beautiful afternoon. It would be a shame not to enjoy to the fullest.
Hopefully, Lidafjellet had many visitors today. We don’t have a proper signpost and we don’t have a mailbox here yet, so I just don’t know.
Next, I moved on to Huldrehornet.
Now that I was here, I might as well visit Djupvikhaugen as well. Also, a “Stikk UT!” top.
Arriving on Djupvikhaugen, I looked forward to calling this International Workers’ Day – a day and headed home.
But my car was not back home and so I had to go on a short bike-trip to retrieve it.
It was really good to get back home. I had covered 23km and 1400 vertical meters (+) on foot and decided not to leave the couch until bedtime…
Trip statistics: 7,1km (hiking), 3,4km (biking), 400 vertical meters, 1h:33m
Lidafjellet (200m), May 2 2024
Thursday: On my hike across Lidafjellet the day before, I decided that a final “groom” was called for. The average hiker would probably say – “Wow! What a great path”, but I am a perfectionist (against my will) and would find a missed root a “problem”.
I felt good about the final “groom” and decided that my work on this path was done for now.
I hope “Stikk UT!” hikers appreciate the effort…
We returned via the Dyrkyrkja trail, where I gave the upper part of the trail a good cleaning, looking forward to completing another route.
Once again, I had to get the bike to retrieve the car in Stemmedalen.
Trip statistics: 4,6km (hiking), 3,4km (biking), 280 vertical meters, 2h:57m
Holstadhornet (531m), Storebroren (620m), Skafjellet (573m), May 3 2024
Friday: This turned out to be an unusual long hike for a Friday afternoon. The plan was just to hike Holstadhornet from Hareid and take things from there…
The “always wet” path was just partly wet after days with nice weather.
Everyone was having a good time!
When we reached Holstadhornet, I had to make a decision. Should I return? Should I continue to Skafjellet? Or should I cross the valley and go for Storebroren?
I chose to go for Storebroren (Big Brother)
What better way to spend an afternoon like this?
In theory, I could be gone or invalid tomorrow. We don’t know what will happen. Better cease the day!
An upside – in addition to the hike itself – was new GPS tracks on my Hareidlandet island map. I had never crossed the upper part of Indredalen valley before.
We followed a path for a while, making the crossing easier. When the path went in the “wrong” direction, we went off-trail, aiming directly for Storebroren.
It’s been many years since I hiked across the “lower brothers” – Lisjebroren (little brother) and Midtre Broren (middle brother). New “tops” for Karma.
It’s always nice to reach Storebroren. I am fairly sure it’s the most “remote” top on Hareidlandet island.
I *should have* brought a tent and spent the night up here…
After Storebroren, we sat course for Skafjellet. Dinner would be late today…
I was happy to reach Skafjellet. Only downhill from here!
We took the Gjerdet route down. I always do that when I descend from Skafjellet…
Happy to see lambs again!
Trip statistics: 14,9km, 870 vertical meters, 3h:27m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the trip:
Signalen (442m), Blåfjellet (439m), May 4 2024
Saturday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Tenna (990m), May 5 2024
Sunday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
