The new “thing” – lots of short hikes…
Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 26.05.25 | Litlefjellet | 129m | 24m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 26.05.25 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 27.05.25 | Osnessanden | – | – | Ulstein, Norway | – | MAP |
| 27.05.25 | Roppehornet | 412m | 45m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 28.05.25 | Tuva | 63m | 36m | Ulstein, Norway | – | MAP |
| 28.05.25 | Garnestua | 654m | 417m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 29.05.25 | Hornseten | 190m | 152m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 29.05.25 | Øyrahornet | 417m | 42m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 30.05.25 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 31.05.25 | Kjeldsund | – | – | Herøy, M&R, Norway | – | MAP |
| 31.05.25 | Leikongeidet – Gjerdsvika | 160m | 0m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | – | MAP |
| 31.05.25 | Røddalshorn | 563m | 100m | Sande, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 01.06.25 | Leikongeidet | 160m | 0m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | – | MAP |
| 01.06.25 | Sandvikskaret | 98m | 0m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | – | MAP |
Litlefjellet (129m), Huldrehornet (271m), May 26 2025
Monday: I decided to drive to Gursken, to hike the western part of Litlefjellet. Karma hadn’t done this route before, and I suspected that might get her curious.
It did.
But when we got into the forest, she started to get some doubts and stopped. She didn’t turn around. Just stopped. I continued walking and whistled on her. She came running. Good.
We arrived at “Gapahuk” and a playground in the forest. I remembered being her before, but I didn’t remember if we had gone up to the “high point”.
I liked the forest, and it seemed that Karma did too.
Eventually, we found the highest point on this ridge. The plan was to descend a tractor road on the other side and walk back to the trailhead via roads or fields.
But then I noticed that the path kept going on, until it didn’t. Was it possible to get down this way? I called my buddy Bjørn Skoge. He told me to keep going and turn left at the power lines.
I did, and then we arrived on a road just northwest of our starting point. It had started to rain now, and I was happy to get back to the car.
On our way back home, it stopped raining, and I decided to hike Huldrehornet to get some more vertical meters. I assumed Litlefjellet only gave me 100. Karma would have to wait in the car. The normal route to the top of Huldrehornet is 250 vertical meters.
I really appreciated that it had stopped raining…
I decided to add a couple of twists to the route and descended to the south side of the summit block. I used to scramble a lot here, back in the days. I probably haven’t been here in 10 years and looked forward to giving it a go. It’s not difficult, but it is exposed, and I could easily break my neck if I fell.
It felt easier now than back in the days. Perhaps my vertigo has evolved in the right direction, or I am just not so afraid of dying anymore. Hopefully the former…
Almost back at the car, I decided to do the steep hill up again. Twice. That would surely give me my daily dose of 500 verticals…
Litlefjellet: 2km, 160 vertical meters, 0h:38m
Huldrehornet: 3,1km, 410 vertical meters, 0h:47m
Osnessanden beach, Roppehornet (412m), Gåsneset, May 27 2025
Tuesday: I am starting to come to terms that Karma’s mountain life is over. Maybe she wants to come along with Anne and me, but it will be at a cost for her. I don’t know how she is, but I’ll just let her decide the activity.
This afternoon, I took her to Osnessanden in Ulsteinvik and would leave it up to her how long the hike should be.
She’s always loved the beach and enjoyed checking out ALL of it.
I was wondering if she would be up for a hike up to Osberget, via gentle roads and paths. She let me know quite early on that she wasn’t. So, we just did a short round-trip walk.
I needed more exercise than this and so I drove to Gåsneset to hike Roppehornet. Karma would just have to wait in the car.
It was raining when I headed out. It didn’t rain *hard*, but it rained.
I tried to keep as high pace on the slippery path as I could and reached the top 35 minutes later.
I knew this was just a 400m ascent and so I included the western top on Trollvassegga upon my return.
I decided to hike off-trail from Trollvassegga and back to the pass between Roppehornet and Ulsteinhetta. Mistake. Terrible terrain.
I kept a good pace down the slippery and rocky path, and I enjoyed the fact that I was able to. I’m from a generation where 61 years old is decent. But I’m also living in the current and 61 isn’t that old. So where am I on this scale? In the end, I decided that I probably did this descent faster than the average 61-year-old person and that was good enough to me.
I was back at the car 1h:20m after leaving. That was 20 minutes over plan, but Karma was OK. I took her down to the sandy beach at Gåsneset and she had a fun time on the beach.
She was clearly more tired now than at the Osnessanden beach. It’s sad to see such a fit dog turn old that quickly. It’s mainly because of the Spondylosis, of course. Without that, she would still easily have been hiking 600m mountains (or higher) with me, every day.
Osnessanden: 2,5km, 55 vertical meters, 0h:35m
Roppehornet: 5,8km, 480 vertical meters, 1h:20m
Tuva (63m), Garnestua (654m), May 28 2025
Wednesday: Another day with walking Karma first and then going on a solo hike. It’s a sad, tough and inevitable situation.
I drove to Aursnes to do the round-trip hike across Tuva and around lake Aursnesvatnet. We got through the flock of sheep without disturbing them too much, and then the rain sat in.
Like yesterday, it felt like it rained a lot, but it didn’t. Light rain.
Karma was eager all the way down to lake Aursnesvatnet. Then something happened. I don’t know what it was, but suddenly she gave me the “let’s turn around” look. It’s just the way I perceived it. She has one look only, and it can mean 100 different things. I tried to explain that we were halfway and there was no point in turning around. I don’t think she had the intellectual capacity to digest that.
But something happened, and she shifted from leading to trailing. A little while later, she was leading again. It’s altogether a very strange situation.
But we finished our 3,3km walk and I hoped she enjoyed it more than just walking around the block.
Next, I drove up to Løset to hike Garnestua. I “needed” my daily 500 vertical meters, and this route would give me 400+ and I assumed the hike across Tuva gave 100+.
I left Karma in the car with the windows open, and I sincerely hoped it wouldn’t start raining again. It’s a brand-new car.
I tried to keep a good pace, but my knee was acting up again. It’s not that I was in a hurry, but Anne was on her way from Sogndal, and I wanted to be back home by the time she arrived.
She texted me when I was on top. She was on the ferry and would be at my place, 30 minutes later. So would I, if I just jogged back down and drove straight home. But the stores would be closed tomorrow (national holiday) and I had to stop for groceries.
Anne had just arrived when I got back home. She asked if we could go to Ulsteinvik, as she wanted to buy a book. That was quite alright, because then she could drive and maybe get inspired from driving a brand-new car and maybe find inspiration to upgrade her old Yeti.
We had a nice evening, watching “In the line of fire” (Clint Eastwood) from 1993. Some old movies never really get old. It’s the same with movie stars, I suppose. If an 80-year-old movie star finds a 30-year-old girlfriend, many men go “attaboy”. But if our 80-year-old neighbour does the same, he’s a creep.
Tuva: 3,3km, 145 vertical meters, 0h:48m
Garnestua: 5,2km, 440 vertical meters, 0h:57m
Hornseten (190m), Øyrahornet (417m), May 29 2025
Thursday: Ascension Day is a public holiday in Norway, and I looked forward to a day off. The first part was spent checking out if we can use a bike trailer to bring Karma along for some longer trips. It was all looking good except the lack of air in the tires.
Karma wasn’t excited about this concept but seemed to settle after a couple of rounds in the yard. I think this could work once we figure out pillows and the general build-up.
Afterwards, we drove to Eggesbønes to do a walk across Hornseten. We figured this was something Karma should be able to do without suffering for days. And with Anne onboard, I didn’t assume there would be any protests.
Karma looked 100 years old in the first hill. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea?
OK, let’s get on top of Heida and see how things are then.
It was easier for her now that the steep uphill was over with, and she seemed to be enjoying the walk a bit more. But would she come along to the top of the mountain?
She did. There were a lot of hikers on the trail, and we had on her on leash. Of respect to the others. She wasn’t exactly radiating joy but climbed the hill steadily, looking towards mommy ahead.
And then we reached the top. Things would get easier from now on. Downhill!
I already knew that this hike wouldn’t “cut it” for me and I already started thinking about what to do afterwards.
The most important thing was that Karma got OK exercise, and that Anne enjoyed the hike.
We did the usual round-trip hike. Or at least – so we thought. But in a fork down in the forest, Karma was determined to go left. We let her have her way.
Later on, we got to another fork and Karma really wanted to go left. I didn’t want to go left, as that would lead us to a road. She would just not come along, so the only solution was to take her off the leash and continue in the direction *we* wanted to go. It didn’t take long before she came running along.
It was a nice hike. I drove the girls back home and then I drove to Tjørvåg to hike Øyrahornet. I didn’t really feel like hiking anymore, but I definitely wanted the 400 vertical meters that hike would give me.
It was raining massively when we passed Tjørvåg, but when I returned, it had stopped raining. I braced myself for the long and steep hillside.
I’ve put a lot of work into this trail. I’ve put up the sticks, I’ve helped carrying the walkways and I’ve been cutting grass. I enjoy hiking the trails where I’ve left a lot of sweat.
Eventually, I reached the top, took one picture and turned around.
Of course, I had to take a picture above the bench. Too bad Karma wasn’t there to pose.
Now I just had to get home and make it to dinner. Dinner was early today, as we were going to the cinema in the afternoon – Mission Impossible – Final Reckoning. Great movie. Wow…
Hornseten: 3,6km, 405 vertical meters, 1h:15m
Øyrahornet: 4,6km, 260 vertical meters, 0h:55m
Huldrehornet (271m), May 30 2025
Friday: Karma didn’t get a hike today, but she got a nice walk along Osnessanden beach in Ulsteinvik. Her favorite beach – together with mommy and daddy. It doesn’t get better than that.
After work, I did a quick hike up to Huldrehornet. I didn’t have time to walk the dog as we had to prepare for a dinner with friends at our place. “We” is a bit generous. Anne made the Sushi, but I made the house look presentable.
Once on top, I needed a little extra and went down on the south side for some scrambling.
All of the naked rock was not foreign to me, but I hadn’t scrambled further left. Time to do something about that. IN places, my future was defined by holding onto untrustworthy roots.
We had a nice evening with good friends. The Sushi tasted excellent, and the house looked OK…
Trip statistics: 2,8km, 325 vertical meters, 0h:50m
Biking to Kjeldsund, May 31 2025
Saturday: Anne had brought the old bike trailer up from Sogndal, after having lending it out since 2011. As Karma is having her back problems, we figured we better be prepared for what the future brings, especially for mountain projects with long mountain roads where cars are not allowed.
In the beginning, Karma was obedient and stayed put in the trailer.
After a while, she got restless, and we had to get her onboard with the concept. Literally.
Eventually, we reached Kjeldsund and Karma was happy to get off the bike.
Then it was time to get back home. Karma seemed more peaceful on asphalt, but on gravel, she was whining. I don’t know why. She got a great mattress and pillows. Surely, she couldn’t get carsick, with this much openness and view?
But the test run was successful. I think we could make this work, for whatever the future is bringing.
Trip statistics: 7,2km, 80 vertical meters, 0h:50m
Leikongeidet – Gjerdsvika, May 31 2025
Saturday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Røddalshorn (563m), May 31 2025
Saturday: After our hike from Leikongeidet to Gjerdsvika, Anne drove me back to Leikongeidet where I had my car. She was going to Runde to oversee the public in Lundura (in other words – being at work) while I would hike Røddalshorn to get some more vertical meters than the wonderful hike from Leikongeidet to Gjerdsvika, did.
I wasn’t really motivated for going up this mountain, but it’s all about discipline. Not sure what I’m going to do with all the discipline that I’ve collected, but who what the future brings…
My legs were stiff and sore when I reached the summit ridge…
But the nice views made up for all the “suffering” …
It’s not so long since the last snow came, but now I officially kissed winter goodbye. It’s not coming back – for a couple of months…
From the top, I could see most of the route we had just done. I now looked forward to getting back home to Karma and prepare pizza for when Anne would return from Runde.
Anne could report that there lots of people in Lundeura, watching the puffins. Fortunately, they were behaving. I mean the people, not the puffins…
Trip statistics: 3,7km, 380 vertical meters, 0h:58m
Bike trip to Leikongeidet (160m), Jun 1 2025
Sunday: One week after biking from home, up to Leikongeidet and back, I repeated this route – now with Anne. Karma had the “day off” after the long hike the day before.
Unfortunately, it was raining all the way. But it was good exercise. And a little bit of “Hail Mary” down the gravel road to Kleppefurene, where I peaked at 44km/h (downhill) with my sunglasses full of dirt, hoping this would end well.
Trip statistics: 20,1km, 370 vertical meters, 1h:06m
Bike trip to Sandvikskaret (98m), Jun 1 2025
Sunday: After grabbing something to eat and some rest after the bike trip to Leikongeidet, I went on another short bike trip. This time, the destination was Sandvikskaret above Tjørvåg/Sandvika. I had headwind all the way to Tjørvåg, and it wasn’t all that pleasant. The only upside was that it wasn’t raining.
It was more fun going back – via Sandvika. I definitely know when I have headwind, but the only sign of tailwind is that I go 5-10km faster.
I really enjoyed this biking day – ~40km at a high pace throughout. Good for the knee, which was acting up after yesterday’s hike.
Trip statistics: 19,8km, 320 vertical meters, 1h:04m
