Last on day on Træna was stunning!
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | MAP |
| 26.06.14 | Mjåtinden | 296m | 270m | Træna, Norway | MAP |
| 26.06.14 | Gia | 160m | 75m | Træna, Norway | MAP |
| 26.06.14 | Hikelen | 97m | 97m | Træna, Norway | MAP |
Continued from Træna, part 2, June 25 2014
Mjåtinden (296m), Gia (160m), June 26 2024
Today, I had the pleasure of guiding Anne, Bjørn Eirik and Karma to Mjåtinden – which I visited the day before. The weather was gorgeous and this would surely be a great day. It was also our last full day on Træna. It would be sad to leave, but new adventures were awaiting..
And off we went on “Kjærlighetsstien” (the love path) that we followed when we hiked Gumpen the day before.
The mountain was just as intimidating as the day before, but this time – I knew that we would get up.
Karma handled herself well!
Soon after, we only had the last obstacle to bypass…
The terrain was steep from the shore and to the very top!
We were a happy bunch on top of Mjåtinden!
There was just so much to rest our eyes on…
The panorama views were awesome…
Then it was time for the descent.
Adding a short clip from the “crux“, where we had to crawl under a rock, with great exposure on the side.
Once we were down from Mjåtinden, Bjørn Eirik felt that he had to rest a bad knee and returned to camp. Anne, Karma and I continued along the shore.
The plan was to hike around the mountains, towards Kirkhelleren.
A bit later, we passed the rock/pinnacle called Gia and it didn’t look very welcoming from a distance, but I figured I would at least go and have a look.
But it wasn’t very difficult to get up and shortly after, I looked straight down on Anne and Karma.
The view wasn’t too bad from up here, either!
The mainland coastline was approx. 50km away.
Afterwards, we returned to camp.
At the campsite, we had to take a swim, of course…
In the afternoon, it was time to break camp and get to Husøya, as we would be leaving Træna the next day. Bjørn Eirik would – of course – kayak over to the other island.
When we got to the pier, Gerd came to say goodbye and had brought waffles for us and Karma. That was very appreciated, by all of us!
Gerd was quite sure that Karma was the first dog on Mjåtinden. She was born and raised here and had never heard about any dog on top of that mountain. So, we’ll claim 1st dog ascent on Mjåtinden for Karma!
Then it was just to wait for the shuttle boat to arrive…
Pictures (Canon 60D) from the hike:
Hikelen (97m), June 26 2024
Goodbye, Sanna. It was a true adventure to be here!
But, we had one more top do before calling it a day!
The Sanna tops looked more and more dramatic, the further away we got…
The boat trip from Sanna to Husøya doesn’t take long, but we got a “milk route” as bonus!
We probably visited other small places before arriving at Husøya, but I forgot which ones.
Bjørn Eirik decided to skip Hikelen, so it was just Anne, Karma and me.
We didn’t have any information about the top, and as it looked a bit steep – the big question was if we would get Karma up. Meanwhile, we had things to look at…
Finally, we reached the foot of the steep part of Hikelen. After checking out the route, I concluded that I didn’t want to try to get Karma up here.
So, we would have to take turns. Anne would look after Karma while I climbed up.
For humans, this route isn’t difficult, and it didn’t take me long to reach the top and enjoy a nice view towards the Sanna tops…
Let me correct my previous statement. I had a nice view all around!
This was also a good place to get an overview of Husøya…
I returned to the others, and now it was Anne’s turn…
While Anne headed to the top, I had to explain to Karma why she couldn’t come along to the top, but that she would get her treats anyhow…
Anne returned and we sat course towards our campsite on Husøya. We looked back on Hikelen, in case we had missed another possible ascent route. But we couldn’t see any…
But there were more birds to see, besides the white-tailed eagle(s). Like this Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata, Storspove in Norwegian). Gorgeous!
And there was this Redwing (Turdus iliacus, Rødvingetrost in Norwegian) that had secured a delicious meal…
Finally, it was time to call it a day and enjoy a beer at the local pub.
And then – goodnight!
Pictures (Canon 60D) from the hike:
Continued on Lovundfjellet – June 27 2014
