Passing through Rana
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | MAP |
| 06.07.14 | Marmorslottet | – | – | Rana, Norway | MAP |
| 07.07.14 | Hauknestinden | 799m | 120m | Rana, Norway | MAP |
Continued from: Per Karlsatinden, July 6 2014
Marmorslottet, July 6 2014
After our short stay in the Salten region, we were now on our way to Brønnøysund. But first, at stop at the Arctic Circle Centre north of Mo i Rana.
Our next stop was the Marble Castle rock formation (Marmorslottet) outside of Mo i Rana, Norway. The drain from the Svartisen glacier has through thousands of years created interesting holes, potholes and formations in the limestone rock.
To get there, it was quite a detour from the E6. We drove all the way to Fisktjørna naturreservat and started hiking from there.
There was no information about Marmorslottet at the trailhead.
But after passing the nearest farm, we found a signpost pointing us towards “Marmorslottet”. 20-25 minutes after leaving the trailhead, we arrived at the Glomåga river.
We quickly understood that this was a natural attraction.
The only problem was that we were here at the wrong time. The snowmelt in the mountains on the Svartisen glacier resulted in a very high water level, covering a lot of the attraction.
We made sure Karma stayed at a safe distance from the river.
After a short stay at Marmorslottet, we returned to the car. The hike was by no means a waste.
The plan was to spend the night in a tent. We drove up to lake Svartisvatnet, to find a place at the camping ground. But then I decided that I didn’t want to spend the night on a camping ground. 10 years later, I don’t remember why. But to make things better, I proposed that we could stay at a hotel in Mo i Rana. Anne agreed to that, and late in the evening, we checked into Hotel Fjordgården in Mo i Rana.
Hauknestinden (799m), July 7 2014
The next morning, we left Mo i Rana and sat course for Brønnøysund. But we didn’t get far until “it was time” to walk the dog. As it happened – we were very close to Hauknestinden – south of Hauknes, just south of Mo i Rana. We drove up to the school and found parking there.
We got good information about the route at the trailhead.
We followed a forest trail 0,4km to the southeast until the trail turned northeast.
After 0,3km, we turned onto a visible forest path. I have a feeling that this path began already at the school, but we didn’t see it.
The forest offered shade – which was very welcome on such a hot day. I can see from the pictures that there was a ladder involved in the forest path, but I have no recollection of any difficulties on this route. In any case, Karma was still with us.
Above the forest, we passed Raudtinden – which didn’t look anything close to a peak (“tind”)
We had to go on a detour to find water for Karma, and arrived on top after 1h:25m, 4,8km and 770 vertical meters.
We had a pretty good view up here. Especially towards Okstindan and Svartisen – the two main glaciers in this region. It took a while for Anne to get to the top of Okstindan – around 10 years.
I still haven’t been on Svartisen. One day, hopefully…
We did like the shelter on top. It provided shelter regardless which direction the wind came from.
What a summer we’ve had. I was overjoyed.
It was extra nice to be here. I am born in Mo i Rana and I have heard about Hauknestinden as long as I can remember.
It was time to move on. I’ve already mentioned it was a hot day. You only need to take one look at the sheep to understand that it was an extraordinary hot day…
We also got some views towards my place of birth…
On our way down, we passed a rock that was just too good to pass…
That was big fun!
And NOW – we sat course for Brønnøysund…
Pictures (Canon EOS 60D) from the day:
Continued on: Brønnøy, Vega, Sømna, July 8-10 2014
