One of the most characteristic peaks…
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | MAP |
| 28.06.14 | Onøy – Hestmona | 571m | 571m | Lurøy/Rødøy, Norway | – |
| 29.06.14 | Hestmannen (Hestmonkallen) | 571m | 571m | Lurøy/Rødøy, Norway | MAP |
Continued from: Onøy – Lurøy, Jun 27-28 2014
Express boat, Onøy – Hestmona, June 28 2014
From Onøy, we got on the express boat in the afternoon, with Hestmona as destination.
It’s not far from Onøy to Hestmona, but we got a bonus cruise today. First, the boat was going to Stokkvågen.
We really enjoyed this form of travel…
In Stokkvågen, I was able to get something from the car – which we left there on the 23rd of June. Can’t remember what it was. Anne bumped into a colleague and they had a good chat while I was away.
After Stokkvågen, the boat went through Aldersundet, making a short stop at Aldra.
Finally, we sat course for Hestmona.
We were super-excited when Hestmannen came into view. That top sure looked steep! Would we get Karma up there?
We left a grand view behind us…
When we approached Hestmona, I figured it would take a miracle to get Karma to the top of Hestmannen.
The island has two names – Hestmona and Storselsøy. There are also two harbors – one on the south side and one on the north side. We came in on the south side and Bjørn Eirik was waiting for us there.
Bjørn Eirik told us that he a fantastic kayak trip from Onøy to Hestmona, and he had found a campsite by the harbor. He had also arranged so that we could get freshwater from a family (from Rana) that had a cabin nearby. Now, we could just settle in and look forward to the hike the next day.
(The hike to Hestmannen continues after the below picture gallery)
Pictures from the Onøy – Hestmona boat trip:
Hestmannen (571m), June 29 2014
The day had come. This morning, I would finally stand on top of Hestmannen (a dream for many years), with Anne and Bjørn Eirik by my side. And hopefully – Karma too. Time would tell…
We followed the main road up to the nearest farm. We located the “Hestmann” trailhead, and followed the tractor road towards the Hestmonskardet pass.
Hestmannen has an impressive lower neighbor – Ambåtta. There wasn’t time to visit that mountain this time around, but I would like to be back!
When we got to the “Sæterveien” signpost, we followed the forest path.
The forest part didn’t last for long and soon we could see the installations just below the summit.
A little bit later, we had the top in view. The very top didn’t look so intimidating as when seen from the boat. But I didn’t take anything for granted, with respect getting the dog to the top.
Ambåtta looked like a fantastic top!
The ropes were not needed today…
The terrain was still OK. Maybe Karma would get lucky…
What a view we were in for…
Just below the top, it became a little complicated to safely steer the dog in the places we wanted her to be.
But, we got Karma up! And on top, a friendly chap from Brønnøysund was chillin’ and enjoying the day.
Big smiles, all around!
One more time – what a view!
This journey with Bjørn Eirik started on Træna…
… and was supposed to come to an end after Hestmannen. But perhaps the view towards Rødøyløva inspired him and he decided to come along with us for one more top.
I loved where we had been, I loved where we were now, and I loved the places we were heading to.
But it was time to get practical. Bjørn Eirik would spend more time on Hestmannen and then kayak to Rødøy. But how would we get there?
The guy from Brønnøysund said he would catch the express boat to Tonnes, leaving at 4pm – from the north side of the island. Anne and I quickly decided that we should get to Tonnes too and find a way to get to Rødøya from there.
The time was 11am. That gave us 5 hours to get down from the mountain, break camp and get to the north side of the island.
Back down, we had the nerve to ask the guy at the nearest cabin if he could drive us to the north side. He could! Big bonus!
Another bonus was awaiting at the north side harbor. There was a ferry going almost directly to Rødøy! That meant we would get there ahead of Bjørn Eirik!
4:30pm, we could see the ferry approaching Storselsøy!
20 minutes later, Hestmona/Storselsøy and Hestmannen were history, but never forgotten about!
Pictures (Canon 60D) from the hike:
Continued on: Rødøyløva, June 29-30 2014