A memorable sunset…
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 13.02.26 | Skafjellet | 573m | 82m | Hareid, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Friday: After work, the plan was to hike to Storebroren (620m) on Hareidlandet island. I started out from “Rise Boulevard” in Hareidsdalen.
Next up was a 1,1km boring walk along a tractor road.
Finally, I got the mountains in view. I was following tracks in the beginning, but then I got astray from the track and found myself in cumbersome terrain.
The hike to Storebroren is “long” when you stick to paths. In strenuous, off-trail terrain, the hike gets extra long.
So, when I found an icy creek, I was happy. Easier terrain! But only for a couple of minutes. The ice broke and my feet got soaking wet.
Storebroren now felt out of reach. My feet would surely get colder and colder. And – was there a snowstorm up there now?
I decided to settle for Skafjellet instead. The sunset was stunning and I just had to hike with the camera in my hand. I didn’t want to miss a single moment.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the snow shower either…
Eventually, the top of Skafjellet came into view.
The last rays of sunshine painted the Sunnmøre alps golden.
It was a sight for sore eyes…
The sun was about to go down in the horizon. I tried to capture every second of it.
I don’t know what I enjoyed the most – the sunset or the snow shower…
On top, I just had to sit down and enjoy this beautiful sight…
It’s not even mid-February, but I could already fill up a coffee table photo album of sunset pictures in 2026!
I hung around on top until the sun disappeared. The glow was just out of this world. That’s partly true also…
I descended to Bigset and along the way, I found a forest path that I didn’t know about. Bonus!
Down by the main road in Hareidsdalen, my car was 1km away. I was not in a hurry anyway, listening to recently downloaded new music…
Trip statistics: 7,6km, 560 vertical meters, 2h:09m