Index
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 14.07.25 | Krikaberget | 178m | 130 | Steinkjer, Norway | – | MAP |
Summer vacation, day 2
Continued from summer vacation, day 1…
Monday: 9 am, the owner of the “Glamping” came up with a basket of breakfast. Warm bread, eggs, sausages, cheese, strawberry, coffee and tea. Most of the produce came straight from their farm, I would guess.
A great start to the day!
I asked the owner about the best place to hike Krikaberget from. “Right here”, she said. First, up to Kvitgeita, then a series of ups and downs until we reached Krikaberget.
After breakfast, we followed the path towards Kvitgeita and Krikaberget.
The path was well marked.
I was a little worried about Karma and the heat, but the forest was a bit cooler, and she seemed to be doing just fine. Very eager about everything the forest had to offer!
Then we reached the top of Kvitgeita – basically a “Gapahuk” (lean-to shelter).
The views weren’t overwhelming, but something is better than nothing, and besides – we were on the coastal part of Trøndelag county. It is not exactly alpine country…
Then followed a series of ups and downs.
Well into the forest, we stumbled across what looked like a giant curtain of netting draped over tall spruce trees. At first we thought it might be some kind of scientific installation – maybe insect netting – but later we were told it could actually be crop netting from a local farm that had been carried into the woods by the wind.
Eventually, we reached the top of Krikaberget. Our first new pf100 top on this summer vacation.
We enjoyed the nice weather, but maybe not so much the warm temperatures. Little did we know what was awaiting…
We took the same route back and when we returned to the car, we drove to Hoven (Hestvika) to take a swim before continuing north. Here, we found some peculiar trees, covered in “spider webs”
After using ChatGPT to figure out what was going on, here’s the explanation:
“The bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) caterpillars feed on bird-cherry trees (Prunus padus) and other Prunus species. They are known for creating large, web-like nests on the trees, which can cover entire branches or even the whole tree, leading to significant defoliation. While the trees may appear ghostly and stripped of leaves, they generally survive and recover with reduced growth in the following seasons”
After cooling down in the fjord, we continued towards Brønnøysund. Like always, Anne wanted to take highway 17, while I wanted to drive E6 and then across Tosenfjellet. This year, I got what I wanted.
I love driving along the Tosen fjord. I have a lot of good childhood memories from this region.
When we got to Sausvatn, we were in need for another swim, this time in freshwater. We stopped at Vassbotnet, and the place was packed! 99% family. Very nice!
What a great start to our first week in the Brønnøysund region!
321km after leaving Lorvika, we arrived at mom’s place in Brønnøysund and could settle in.
Trip statistics: 8km, 400 vertical meters, 2h:23m
