A mix of Sunnmøre and Ytre Søre Sunnmøre hikes…
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 14.10.24 | Lidaveten | 592m | 439m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 15.10.24 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 16.10.24 | Sollia | 661m | 661m | Herøy/Sande, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 17.10.24 | Hasundhornet | 533m | 93m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 18.10.24 | Grøthornet | 748m | 35m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 18.10.24 | Sandhornet | 909m | 471m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 19.10.24 | Gyrinakken | 365m | 157m | Herøy/Sande, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 20.10.24 | Koppefjellet | 940m | 602m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Lidaveten (592m), Oct 14 2024
Monday: After headache all night and very little sleep, my working day didn’t start on the best note. But after work, the headache was gone, and it was a beautiful afternoon. I decided to revisit Lidaveten, starting out from Berkneset.
Anne was still visiting, but as she was going on work trips in the daytime, it was just me and Karma.
Lidaveten doesn’t offer many route variations, so we typically do the same hike every time – starting from Berkneset, hiking across the top, down to Eideim and then along roads back to Berkneset. No complaints, though. It’s a very nice roundtrip.
In the first two weeks of January, we had two failed attempts on Lidaveten. It was just too much snow for Karma. We didn’t get to the top until the beginning of March. And, we haven’t been here since then.
The snow in the mountains came and went, came and went. October was just as unstable as always.
The lack of sleep hit me hard when we reached 400m. But now, we just had 1/3 of the ascent left to do…
And then we were up!
The views were first class, as always!
On top, I had a long and nice conversation with two ladies about good places to hike. Meanwhile, other hikers came and went. It’s a popular top!
Anne likes early dinners (I typically don’t eat dinner until 20-21pm in summer/autumn, when I’m done hiking) and so it was time to get off the mountain.
The route down to Eideim is really steep in parts. Every time we go here, I’m trying to see if Karma is solving the various “problems” differently as she gets older. But she looked just as comfortable as she always does.
Once down from the mountain, we have the option to hike past the “Gapahuk” and steeply down the forest to the old road or take the long tractor road through the forest. Today, we chose the tractor road.
The first part was super-muddy after all the rain…
…but the final leg was very nice. The evening sunshine was food for a hungry soul…
Trip statistics: 7,1km, 625 vertical meters, 2h:14m
Pictures (Canon EOS RP/Iphone 13 Pro Max from the hike):
Huldrehornet (271m), Oct 15 2024
Tuesday: After work, I felt like mixing hiking and trail maintenance. I drove to Djupvika, took the brush cutter and continued clearing the route towards Rjåhornet.
After rain all day, the afternoon was quite OK.
We then sat course back to Djupvika, but first, we would visit Huldrehornet.
I wanted to take a different route to the top. Karma wanted to take the normal route, but in the end she came along. Maybe a sign of the age. My choice of route is hard work for her.
But after treats, all hardship is forgotten…
We followed a forest path down to Djupvika where I spent some time clearing the new path we’re developing.
In the evening, Anne was showing another round of pictures from Jordan. What a beautiful country. Maybe I’ll just go there one day.
Trip statistics: 4,9km, 360 vertical meters, 2h:22m
Sollia (661m), Oct 16 2024
Wednesday: Again, headache all night, which was less than optimal since I had to get up at 5am for a day in Ålesund.
The only reason for going to Ålesund today, was to see an orthopedist about my knee. The question was mainly – should I undergo surgery or not? The Doctor was very happy about by knee, except for the rift and fragment. The meniscus was worn, but that’s normal. He felt there was a chance, that will all my hiking (which seemed to impress him), the fragment could be worn down over time. He recommended we gave it 6 weeks and then talked again.
This was better news than I had expected and was very uplifted when I returned home in the afternoon. Anne had gone on a hike with some friends, and I decided to go to Moltudalen with Karma and hike Sollia.
But to give the knee a break, there was no reason to hike the 2km road from the parking and to lake Mørkevatnet.
I hadn’t checked the forecast, but had a feeling that we would get rain this afternoon. As such, better hurry up!
After all the rather miserable weather in October, it felt strange to feel a nice temperature again. We had 17,5 degrees C. at the trailhead!
We could almost watch the snowmelt in real time…
High on the mountain, I could see that a rain shower was moving in. But now that we were almost up, I didn’t care too much about it.
There are two humps on the summit ridge, and I’ve never really found out which is the highest. So, this time I did some extra research. The east top is marked as 660.3m on the map and I’m not able to find any spot on the west top higher than 660.0m. This is according to hoydedata.no. In any case, we would visit both tops…
The rain had started to come in and I looked towards Ulsteinvik and guessed that Anne and her friends still hadn’t felt any raindrops yet.
We got back down before the weather got too unpleasant.
Trip statistics: 4km on bike, 4,5km on foot, 450 vertical meters, 1h:34m
Hasundhornet (533m), Oct 17 2024
Thursday: Anne left in the morning and after work, my energy level was rock bottom. Too little sleep over too many weeks. I rested a little bit but couldn’t really relax until I’d given the dog her walk.
I had a “conversation” with my knee, and it suggested that I should take the bike today. And so I did, with Hasundhornet as the destination. The outside temperature was 19 deg. C. (!) at the trailhead.
My goal for the day was to bike all the way to the top, sitting. There are some steep sections here. Those went well. But on the very last meter in the uppermost hill, the wind pushed me off the gravel road. Yes, the wind was strong today!
It’s always fun to see the wind flattening Karma’s curls…
The energy level got a refill after getting up and enjoying the views.
The question was now – when will it start raining?
Not while we were on the mountain, for sure. So, we had all the time in the world, going back down…
Trip statistics: 5,5km on bike, 235 vertical meters, 0h:50m
Sandhornet (909m), Oct 18 2024
Friday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Gyrinakken (365m), Oct 19 2024
Saturday: This Saturday was a day I just want to forget about, as soon as possible. The headache let go just before 10am. After breakfast, I had to rest again. It felt like I had the flu too, but I knew that it was the headache that caused that feeling.
Finally, I gathered the strength to give Karma a walk. I drove to Vonheim and parked by the Leikanger school.
I took the bike, and we followed the forest trail in the direction of Gyrinakken.
The plan wasn’t to visit Gyrinakken, but when we got to the fork, Karma looked like she really wanted to go up there. I let her decide. I was in zombie-mode anyway.
The windy summit was refreshing!
The plan was now to continue up “Lysløypa” (the lit trail) and try out the new gravel road alongside the main road on Leikongeidet.
I am quite fond of this part of the island. There are nice biking opportunities here. I just wish there was a connection between “Lysløypa” and Rosskarvegen. There’s only 550m of forest between the roads.
When we got to “Lysløypa”, Karma was less enthusiastic. She’s been here too many times where the pace has been high (skiing, running, biking). But she came along…
Then we got to the new road. It looked closed, but the gravel was rock hard, and the bike wouldn’t leave a trace.
I think it was closed to prevent people from biking straight into the creek, as the bridge is still missing. On the other side, there was no signs of anything.
Once the new road ended, we followed the old road and crossed the main road in the middle of Leikongbakken. Then we followed bike lanes and smaller roads back to the school.
When I got back home, I went straight to bed. I felt like I had fever but didn’t. The stomach was bad and there was just no end to the misery. I called it a day record early…
Trip statistics: 8,1km on bike, 1,8km on foot, 480 vertical meters, 1h:47m
Koppefjellet (940m), Oct 20 2024
Sunday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
