Rundkult, Apr 12 2025

Easter vacation: day 3

Austre Salhovde, seen from Rundkult
Austre Salhovde, seen from Rundkult

Index

Date Peak Height PF Location WCP/FP MAP
12.04.25 Rundkult 1226m 19m Nore og Uvdal, Norway MAP

My hike up and down Rundkult
My hike up and down Rundkult

Saturday: After the Kistenuten hike, I went to bed for a couple of hours. When I got up, just before 5pm, I was still not feeling OK. I didn’t really have a headache, but I was tired and moving my head felt awkward.

I didn’t know how many vertical meters the hike to Kistenuten brought along, but for sure, less than 500 (my average goal per day). As such, I decided to hike up to Rundekult, which would give me approx. 300 additional vertical meters.

I took the bike from the cabin and biked down to Jønndalen Høyfjellseter, and a little bit up the cabin road before I parked the car.

On my way to Rundkult (center)
On my way to Rundkult (center)

The lower forest was almost free of snow, and easy.

Easy enough
Easy enough

Higher up, it was a bit more cumbersome. I had snow all the way up to my knee, but not for long periods.

More strenuous up here
More strenuous up here

Just as I got above the forest, and back on solid ground, Anne called me – to let me know that she could see me. It’s that type of phone call where you can only reply – “thanks”…

Our rented cabin - in the middle of the picture (with the car)
Our rented cabin – in the middle of the picture (with the car)

I was rapidly approaching my target. This hike felt way shorter than I thought it would…

Rundekult ahead
Rundekult ahead

I wanted to hike Austre Salhovde as well, but that top would simply have to wait.

Austre Salhovde
Austre Salhovde

And then I was up, way faster than I had imagined. I had said to Anne that I will be back in 2 hours, but I was on top only 30 minutes after leaving the cabin.

Overlooking Jønndalen and Kistenuten
Overlooking Jønndalen and Kistenuten

Ryggehovde - visited the next day
Ryggehovde – visited the next day

Because of the snow in the forest, and the fact that I had to bike upwards from Jønndalen Høyfjellseter, the descent wasn’t any faster than the ascent. I returned to the cabin exactly 1 hour after leaving…

Jønndalen panorama from Rundekult
Jønndalen panorama from Rundekult

The vertical meter count for the day turned out to be 760m, which was OK.

Hårånuten - visited the day before
Hårånuten – visited the day before

Trip statistic: 4,6km, 330 vertical meters, 1h:00m

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