A fun roundtrip hike!
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 23.06.22 | Storefjelltinden | 964m | 256m | Vanylven/Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Sunday: I wanted to show Anne the nice tops surrounding lake Kvanndalsvatnet in Norddalen, above Syvden. We had previously been to Blæjeskardtinden together, but that hike was from Dansen – on the south side.
Today, we would be hiking Storefjelltinden. I visited this peak with buddy Åsmund back in 2009, and we hiked from Dalsfjorden then. Today, we would be hiking from lake Kvanndalsvatnet.
The weather wasn’t great, but it was supposed to improve. But we both realized that we were a bit early…
We had an easy hike along lake Kvanndalsvatnet and could see our goal – Storefjelltinden – on the far side of the lake.
And little by little, the fog lifted!
Storefjelltinden was now free of fog and we both looked forward to getting up!
We didn’t see any path, but the terrain was overall easy.
When we got on the ridge between Storefjelltinden and Blæjeskardtinden, we found a visible path.
While it might have looked a bit cumbersome from a distance, the ascent was easy.
The Dalsfjorden view wasn’t bad!
A tiny piece of fog was still hitting on the mountain, but it went away when we got there.
We had a good time!
This was the second time this week I was above a rainbow!
And then we were up!
We hadn’t discussed the descent route, as if it had been obvious that we would follow the same route back.
But what about descending the NE ridge? It had to be doable, as that was the route Åsmund and I came up in 2009. And then we could follow the trail down the forest below Tenna that I did earlier this year?
Anne was definitely up for this!
While it looked a bit steep, the terrain was easy enough.
I was so happy about this decision. The hike would feel twice as good afterwards!
A bit later, we followed the same forest path down to lake Sætrevatnet that I did on May 5th.
Down by the lake, I suggested – being a gentleman and all – that Anne and Karma could wait down there while I went back up to get the car.
It was only 1,6km and 150 vertical meters to the car.
I sat course for the Haugen cabins (along a path) and went off-trail from there, until I joined the road higher up.
A fantastic hike!
Trip statistics: 9,3km, 730 vertical meters, 3h:15m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max) from the trip:
