On my way from northern Norway
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 06.06.26 | Spannfjellet | 474m | 325m | Overhalla/ Grong, Norway | – | MAP |
| 06.06.26 | Sørfjellet | 315m | 125m | Namsos, Norway | – | MAP |
| 06.06.26 | Botnfjellet | 264m | 235m | Namsos, Norway | – | MAP |
| 06.06.26 | Brørsheia | 361m | 250m | Namsos, Norway | – | MAP |
| 06.06.26 | Geilvollhalla | 144m | 103m | Steinkjer, Norway | – | MAP |
| 07.06.26 | Blåberga | 332m | 135m | Trondheim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 07.06.26 | Jervfjellet (Trulsen) | 504m | 161m | Trondheim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 07.06.26 | Sjåvidthøgda | 502m | 130m | Trondheim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 07.06.26 | Storåsen | 292m | 115m | Trondheim, Norway | – | MAP |
Spannfjellet (474m), Jun 6 2026
Saturday: I left mom’s place early morning, to reach the 8:10am ferry from Vennesund. It felt a little sad leaving Brønnøysund. The weather was so nice, and I really wanted to explore more of Torghatten, together with Kjell Iver.
On the ferry, I decided that my first hike of the day would be to Spannfjellet near Skogmo and on the Overhalla/Grong border. The mountain looked quite prominent, relative to its surroundings and I looked forward to the hike. I had hoped I could drive to Stakkåsmyra and start hiking straight up the mountain. But the road was closed at the shooting range, so I parked there and pulled out my bike.
It’s very practical to have a bike permanently residing in the car. You never know when it’s needed.
After 1,4km, I was at Stakkåsmyra and was ready for the hike. I didn’t have any clue how long this hike would be, and it was gratifying to see that the top was only 3,5km away.
The first task would be to get up what seemed to be a slalom hill during winter. The path was muddy.
Then followed a short meadow crossing. It was a bit wet.
The onward route up the mountain seemed drier.
I looked forward to getting to Vigdisvarden. That meant I would only have 1,2km left to the top.
The weather was not bad. It was a warm day, although it was cloudy.
Then I got to Vigdisvarden. This is probably a turnaround point for many hikers.
A little bit later, the top of Spannfjellet came into view.
It was nice to reach the first top of the day. More would follow. I had already booked a room at Stav hotel – my default go to place when travelling to and from the north.
This wasn’t exactly alpine territory, but it’s nice with a change of scenery.
A quick look at the map revealed that I could see both lake Eidsvatnet and lake Grungstadvatnet – between Skogmo and Høylandet.
I could probably have hiked other tops in this area, but I wanted to move on to a new area.
Back at Vigdisvarden, the weather was now much better and I looked forward to continuing my journey towards Trondheim.
Trip statistics: 7,4km, 480 vertical meters, 1h:57m
Sørfjellet (315m), Jun 6 2026
Saturday: The next top was Sørfjellet, near Bangsund, south of Namsos. With tractor roads and paths, this looked like a walk in the park, especially if I could bike the tractor roads.
At Fjellstad, I took the road towards the shooting range. But very quickly, I reached a parking area and a closed gate. I pulled out the bike, only to use it for 300 meters. Too little to say that this trip involved biking…
At the shooting range, there were no tractor roads, but it was clear that there were prepared cross-country tracks here in winter.
I started following one of the tracks, but soon realized I was on the wrong one, and had to cross a ridge (off-trail) in order to get to the right track.
Maybe this was a tractor road 50 years ago, but now it was just bush.
When I got to the point where the map said there was a path up the forest, I didn’t see any. But if I had continued 70 meters, I would have seen the signpost.
But I didn’t, and I made my way up the forest until I joined a vague path.
The terrain was fairly easy, it was a lovely day, and I would have done nicely without any path at all.
It was a bit strange to see both signposts and paths that no one seemed to be using…
Higher in the forest, the terrain looked more interesting.
The path took me up to a point which was not the high point. This point was 2m lower than the high point on the map – 165m to the northwest.
There was another hump nearby, which I also visited – just to be on the safe side. I had no intention of returning to this forest in case the map was wrong.
Then I sat course for the high point. Which did not scream out – “I am the high point!” …
From the high point, I could enjoy a nice panorama – and view towards the Løgnin fjord.
I returned the way I came, except this time, I followed the marked path down to the signpost, and then followed the correct “tractor road” back to the trailhead.
Trip statistics: 5,4km, 400 vertical meters, 1h:29m
Botnfjellet (264m), Jun 6 2026
Saturday: The plan was to continue to Namdalseid for my next top, but Botnfjellet looked like a very easy target, located 4,2km west of Sørfjellet.
On the map, I could see a tractor road, followed by a path, starting at Berg. But when I turned onto the road towards Berg, I could see parking right away. I decided to drive on, just to become familiar with the area. Soon, I could see a wooden arrow, which surely was pointing to a path. But I kept on driving to Berg.
At Berg, I talked to a couple who had gotten tired of hikers just parking on their property without asking for permission. I could understand their frustration, but at the same time, I wanted to hike from here, as this route was on the map and the other one wasn’t.
So, I turned my charm up to 12 and was granted permission to park and they wished me a good hike.
I am not sure I was following a tractor road, but at least it was a visible path.
The hike was quite uneventful, and I just followed the visible path.
Near the top, I could see that the path was leading me to Fjærtjønna and not the actual top. That was weird, but I didn’t want to spend any time in researching this and just went off-trail to the summit.
I took the same route down and waved goodbye as I left. The husband waved, his wife didn’t. When I started hiking, the ice-cream truck came (not sure if this is Norwegian thing or if other countries have ice-cream trucks driving around) but she said, “maybe you can come and get ice-cream afterwards”.
All I wanted was to get to the next top and I didn’t fancy ice-cream either, so maybe I hurt her feelings. In the very rare event she stumbles across this blog – I would like to apologise. I should have stopped by the house and asked if there was any ice-cream left.
Trip statistics: 3,7km, 240 vertical meters, 0h:53m
Brørsheia (361m), Jun 6 2026
Saturday: My next top was Brørsheia, just east of Namdalseid. It seemed like a nice and easy forest hike.
I drove to the Karibekken trailhead.
At the trailhead, I got confirmation about being in the right place.
The hike up the forest was easy enough.
I was getting a little bored by now, so it was nice to get the top in view.
But was this the actual high point? It was tempting to assume that it was where the signpost was.
But there was another point, looking equally high or marginally higher. I just had to go over and look.
It was impossible to tell, but the unmarked high point was actually the true high point. This point is 361,7m on the map. The other candidates did not exceed 361m. In retrospect, I was very happy about bothering to hike those extra 60 meters.
I went back to the marked point and took a few more pictures.
Then I headed back down, thinking I was done with hiking for the day, and could set course for Stav Hotel.
On my way towards Trondheim, I saw something you normally don’t see on Norwegian roads. A moose standing perfectly still. Normally, they cross the road right in front of you and very often, it ends bad…
I was happy that my encounter with the moose ended happily for both parties.
Trip statistics: 3,6km, 320 vertical meters, 0h:58m
Geivollhalla (144m), Jun 6 2026
Saturday: I checked the map for “bonus tops” just in case there was one that I just couldn’t pass. Geilvollhalla in Steinkjer was such a top. It would be yet another new pf100 top with minimal effort.
Google Maps guided me safely to Geilvollen, where I spent a bit of time trying to find parking that wouldn’t upset anyone. I guess you could call me conflict shy.
Once on the path, the hike was easy enough…
This would not take many minutes…
No path was leading up to the high point, so the question was just when it was wise to leave the path and go off-trail.
It was very strange that no path led to the top…
… because there was actually a little bit of views from the high point.
On my way back, I tried to find shortcuts to get to the car, but in every backyard, there were families enjoying the day on their terraces. Except for the last house, and I lurked my way through their garden.
Then I sat course for Stav Hotel – for my second sleepover in 13 days…
Trip statistics: 2km, 100 vertical meters, 0h:29m
Blåberga (332m), Jun 7 2026
Sunday: After a nice breakfast at Stav Hotel, I decided to do all my hiking around lake Jonsvatnet. I took backroads from Malvik and up to Jonsvatnet and the first top for the day would be Blåberga.
The tractor road I wanted to follow started by a house at Jervtrøa.
I said hello to the local Boer goats and carried on…
At first, the state of the tractor road was … disappointing!
But it got gradually better – for a little while…
When the “tractor road” ended, I was able to follow the vague forest path until I was close to the high point.
Then it was just a matter of finding the least aggravating terrain until I stood on top.
2km to the northwest, I could see Solemsvåttan which I visited in 2018.
On the map, I could see options for a round-trip hike, but I wasn’t overall impressed by the quality of the paths and so I decided to take the same route back down.
Trip statistics: 3,1km, 190 vertical meters, 0h:55m
Jervfjellet (504m), Jun 7 2026
Sunday: My next top would clearly be Jervfjellet – which I believed to be the highest top in Malvik municipality. I was thinking about going from Jervfjellet to Sjåvidthøgda and have a bike waiting at the other side.
But as I didn’t know the terrain and whether this was a good idea or not, I stopped by a house at the foot of the mountain. I explained my business and when the woman in the door “summarized” my introduction with “Jervfjellet? Up there (and pointed)”, I realized that I was at the wrong place for useful information.
I decided to hike the two mountains separately. I drove down Jervskogvegen until I got to the trailhead. I parked alongside the road. I didn’t know there was a large parking area just a few meters down the road.
The first impression of the trail was good!
Then followed a fairly wet meadow. My shoes were no longer dry.
Across the meadow, the wide trail/ tractor road continued. This was confusing. Was this a tractor road? A tractor would not have made it across the meadow…
Then followed sad terrain. I think this was the boggiest path I’ve ever hiked…
Then followed another section of wide trail/ tractor road. I was utterly confused. The only explanation was that this was a skiing route in winter. Or – it was an actual tractor road but only used in winter.
Eventually, I was approaching the upper mountain area.
And then I got the top in view.
But the quality of the path was still bad. I met a couple of other hikers, none of them impressed with the trail quality either.
Eventually, I reached the high point.
Then I went over to a better viewpoint and nodded to another person who had been tenting up here.
I now had a good overview of lake Jonsvatnet and the surrounding tops.
It was already clear that I would be hiking Sjåvidthøgda next, but it was also reasonably clear that I would visit Storåsen before heading back home to Sunnmøre.
There was no point in sticking to the path on my way down. I met several hikers on their way up, all far outside the path.
Trip statistics: 5,4km, 340 vertical meters, 1h:41m
Sjåvidthøgda (502m), Jun 7 2026
Sunday: I looked forward to this hike. The name of the top was promising – “Far-Seeing Hill”. I wondered if it would offer better views than Jervfjellet, but time would show.
I drove up to the Saksvikvollen trailhead. Plenty of parking space there.
I passed an info board and concluded that either, the board should be smaller, or they should have printed on A0 paper…
The path up the forest was excellent.
I expected the path to the top to be excellent all the way, because on Peakbook.org, someone had actually put the whole track in as a route.
But when it was time to fork towards Kutjønna, I didn’t see any path at all. I continued off-trail up the forest and couldn’t understand why someone would post an off-trail track.
I assumed the onward route was easy, but that was not the case.
This actually looked like a challenge!
Then I found the way up and now I realized that the track was posted to indicate that it was actually possible to get up this way.
I really wanted to find this point on my way down, so I did what I typically do in these circumstances, I left signs that would help me identify the route down.
Next, I could look forward to getting to the top and “see far” …
Along the way, I passed forest creatures that triggered my imagination…
Finally, I reached the high point – which was an utter disappointment! I could not see far. I could barely see anything at all!
Was this pure sarcasm or a result of climate change?
I returned the way I came and passed a pretty impressive anthill…
And – I got some views on my way down, but nothing compared to Jervfjellet.
Trip statistics: 2,4km, 200 vertical meters, 0h:47m
Storåsen (292m), Jun 7 2026
Sunday: Storåsen would definitely be my last top. The time was already 1:30pm and I was still in Trondheim. I wouldn’t be home until late evening.
On the map, I could see a tractor road going almost all the way to the top, so I would absolutely be following that road.
The tractor road was OK. Not overgrown.
After a few minutes, Storåsen appeared in front of me.
As the tractor road curved around the top, so did I.
The final section to the top was easy enough.
Ideally, I should have done all the pf100 tops surrounding Jonsvatnet today, but I wanted to get back home and Aunkammen would simply have to wait until another time.
There was nothing memorable about the top. I “checked in” and left immediately.
Now I had a 497km drive ahead of me and I was already tired. I stopped by a gas station and grabbed a bag of chocolate buns. That didn’t help and for the first time ever, I considered stopping for a nap.
The car’s “take a break!” alarm appeared numerous times. I have no idea about how this algorithm works. But the buns must have kicked in, and I turned wide awake. The alarm didn’t sound anymore, and I drove non-stop back home. Via Stryn. I was not in the mood for missing a ferry by a couple of minutes.
Trip statistics: 1,5km, 120 vertical meters, 0h:25m
