Man… more snow!
| 04.05.26 | Huldrehornet | 271m | 113m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 05.05.26 | Storevarden | 430m | 430m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 05.05.26 | Teigetua | 268m | 50m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 06.05.26 | Haddalshornet | 611m | 103m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 07.05.26 | Garnestua | 654m | 417m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 08.05.26 | Leinehornet | 364m | 364m | Herøy, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 09.05.26 | Gjøna | 531m | 163m | Sande, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 10.05.26 | Roppehornet | 412m | 45m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Huldrehornet (271m), May 4 2026
Monday: I was looking towards a nice hike up to Rjåhornet (600m) and biked from home to Djupvika. There was a thin layer of fresh snow > 400m, but it would not be cumbersome.
The temperature was nice and the sun was shining. This would be just great!
After 100 vertical meters, the weather changed. I decided to turn around, because the mixed snow and rain, combined with the wind would make life a bit miserable up on the mountain.
But if I had known that the shower would be passing within 10 minutes, I might have continued.
But instead, I biked to the Huldrehornet trailhead, and the sun was shining again.
The snow in the local mountains didn’t bother me much. And if this snowfall continued for a few days, then there could be good skiing conditions in the higher Ørsta/Volda mountains.
It would be cool to get a ski-trip to Eidskyrkja on May 17th – Norway’s national day. We’ll see…
Seen from the top of Huldrehornet, Rjåhornet looked the same as it did before the snow shower. I regretted not continuing.
On second thought – being wet on a windy mountain isn’t all that nice.
I descended on the other side and continued to Djupvikhaugen. By now, it was snowing again.
Tomorrow, I’ll bring enough clothes for a 600m mountain…
After the hike, I biked a little bit more and Rjåhornet was once again in the clear.
Trip statistics: 8,4km on bike, 5,2km on foot, 400 vertical meters, 2h:11m
Storevarden (430m), Teigetua (268m), May 5 2026
Tuesday: This trip is featured on a separate page…
Haddalshornet (611m), May 6 2026
Wednesday: This trip is featured on a separate page…
Garnestua (654m), May 7 2026
Thursday: This trip is featured on a separate page…
Leinehornet (364m), May 8 2026
Friday: I wanted a trip that did not involve any snow after work, and decided on a hike across Leinehornet, from Voldsund to Sande – where I stashed my bike.
The route from Voldsund is one I’ve done many times before, but I’ve never seen anyone else. I like this route. It’s 350 vertical meters straight up, over 1km and it feels like no effort at all.
It was a windy afternoon, can I say – like always out here?
It didn’t take long to reach this top, and it felt a little bit like cheating. But, I still had a good bike ride awaiting.
Then I sat course towards Sande, while listening to yet another episode of “Trygdekontoret” – about a guy that got severely injured by an IED in Afghanistan, but also had the greatest luck one could possibly imagine. The rescuers got him back to camp in the nick of time, and there was a surgeon who shouldn’t have been there. The surgeon was just passing by but got stuck because of bad weather. A close call for him…
At Sande, I picked up my bike and got started on the 9,1km ride back to Voldsund. A gentle shower was drizzling and I decided to put my headphones in the backpack. They don’t respond well to rain, I’ve learned.
Trip statistics: 9,1km on bike, 2,9km on foot, 500 vertical meters, 1h:34m
Gjøna (531m), May 9 2026
Saturday: Rain shower day, and when I was done with my “chores” and was ready for a hike, I didn’t have inspiration to go hiking in the pouring rain. But “shower” means that they come and go and so I got in the car, determined to drive until I found a place it didn’t rain and go hiking from there.
When I got to the Gjøna trailhead near Gjøneset, it had stopped raining and I decided to do a quick hike up and down. Or – in the absence of more rain, I could go for a longer round trip.
Halfway up the mountain, the weather was quite nice, and I already started thinking about hiking across Saursegga and Hanen too.
But first, I had to get to the top of Gjøna.
And 3 minutes before I reached the top, it started raining again. When it’s raining, it’s practical to have a “Gapahuk” nearby…
But the rain didn’t stop and I continued the top…
I still decided to continue towards Saursegga, in case the rain shower didn’t last for long, but I got hit by a strong wind front and abandoned the idea right away.
The rain didn’t seem to let up and so I returned back to the car.
When I got to Hide, the sun was shining again and I looked back on Gjøna, regretting I didn’t hang out at the “Gapahuk” (lean-to shelter) a bit longer.
But the waves by the shore were mighty cool. I decided to park the car and spend some time down by the sea.
I imagined that people at Hide had observed the person with an orange jacket down by the sea, thinking – “what an idiot, going so close”. I don’t blame them. I would have been thinking the same.
It was beautiful. I could have been down here for hours, but I didn’t think I would be getting any better pictures than I already got.
I hung out a little bit longer, before returning home.
I had looked forward to a quiet afternoon in front of the telly, but as soon as I got back home, I had to help out at work – for 5 hours straight! I didn’t have time for dinner until 9pm…
Trip statistics: 3km, 520 vertical meters, 1h:21m
Roppehornet (412m), May 10 2026
Sunday: The weather wasn’t much better today, and I decided to drive to Gåsneset outside Ulsteinvik to hike Roppehornet. If the weather was bad, I would return to the car. Otherwise, I would descend to Flø where I would have my bike awaiting.
The weather was OK when I got to Gåsneset and so I drove to Flø and left my bike. I met some acquaintances who told me they had a nice hike across Veten and Smørkinna, which gave me hopes that I could have a nice hike ahead of me.
I drove back to Gåsneset and headed upwards.
It wasn’t raining, I was listening to the P3 music channel and already made a decision to purchase Amanda Delara’s latest EP when I got back home. She’s a very talented artist! Yes, I actually purchase music. Chances are that I leave this earth before Itunes and Spotify do, but in case of the opposite, I can listen to my favorite music until the very end.
I knew from the get-go that there was fog on top, and so I decided not to bring my Canon.
But as I got closer to the mountain, I thought the fog would lift and that I would get blue sky!
Near the top, I tested my balance. At any cost, I should avoid falling to the left. It went alright.
The fog hadn’t left the summit, and I could kiss the hope for blue sky goodbye.
I decided to proceed towards Flø, and on my way down, it started snowing. At first, I thought it was just snowflakes and that it would cease further down. But it kept on snowing and the flakes got bigger and bigger.
It was soon clear that it would snow all the way down to the bike, and I was a little worried that I would have to drive back home on a snowy road with summer tyres. Not good.
I was quite wet when I reached the bike and it was snowing relentlessly. The ground turned white, but the gravel road was free of snow. I hoped that paved road had absorbed a similar amount of heat as the gravel road.
The 4,7km bike trip back to Gåsneset was unpleasant. The snow hit my eyes and as I didn’t have mudguards on the bike, I felt the water hit my neck and found the path of least resistance down my back.
When I reached the car, my fingers were so numb that I struggled to unlock the car. The upside was that the paved road was free of snow and that I could forget about the dreadful plan B – to bike all the way back home. Being so cold, I would never have made it.
Trip statistics: 6,2km on foot, 4,7km on bike, 450 vertical meters, 1h:47m
