Some great scrambles in the Sunnmøre alps
| 13.07.26 | Eggenipa (Eggjenibba) | 1339m | 405m | Gloppen, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 14.07.26 | Røddalshorn | 563m | 103m | Sande, M&R, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 15.07.26 | Melshornet | 809m | 567m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 16.07.26 | Saudehornet | 1303m | 825m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 17.07.26 | Skarphornet | 696m | 167m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 18.07.26 | Stokkehornet | 922m | 46m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 18.07.26 | Blåtinden | 1210m | 640m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 19.07.26 | Tårnet | 1309m | 53m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 19.07.26 | Litle-Eidskyrkja | 1243m | 133m | Volda, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Eggenipa (1339m)
Monday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Røddalshorn (563m), Jul 14 2026
Tuesday: Still hard to get into the normal rhythm after the summer break, but I managed to pull off a half decent working day. After work, I spent two hours mowing the lawn, first brush-cutting it, then mowing it. Almost 4 weeks after the previous cut was a long time. There was a lot of grass.
Afterwards, I found the motivation to hike Røddalshorn (Gurskøy island)
The Hareidlandet mountains were hidden in fog, but the sun was shining here.
The body felt good. Maybe no surprise after all the hiking this summer.
On top, I decided to go off-trail and head over to the Sollia trail.
It was a bit boring to be back in my local mountains. It was mid-summer and there was so much I wanted to do. The Eggenipa hike the day before was really nice and I had a feeling I would spending the rest of my afternoons this week, in the Sunnmøre alps.
Trip statistics: 4,1km, 410 vertical meters, 1h:05m
Melshornet (809m), Jul 15 2026
Wednesday: After work, I decided to hike Melshornet (Ørsta/Volda) from Rystefeltet. Gurskøya was wrapped in fog and as it was a little chilly, I chose the combination of a woollen shirt and shorts. As long as the upper body isn’t cold, all is good.
I should have known better. This was clearly sea fog, not to be found in Ørsta. In fact, it was hot as hell! But OK, it is what it is…
Someone had been up here with a brush cutter and cut grass. I appreciated that!
The hike up to “Pølsa” was incredibly hot and I had to lose my shirt, even if I didn’t have any sunscreen. The exposure on this trip would be moderate, given the total time of the trip.
I had a good pace up to “Pølsa” but now the heat got to me. There was nothing fast about my hike towards Melshornet.
The final ~200 vertical meters to the top was just bloody hard.
It was very nice to reach the top!
I then noticed a distinct line, which had to be an atmospheric layer of haze.
I’ve never seen it quite as distinct before.
I took the route down to Dinglavatnet and then took the Osdalen route back to the trailhead.
Back at my local store, I treated myself with an ice-cream. I maybe have 2-3 during a summer, and they all must be well deserved. This one was!
Trip statistics: 7,4km, 690 vertical meters, 2h:00m
Saudehornet (1303m), Jul 16 2026
Thursday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Skarphornet (696m), Jul 17 2026
Friday: The fog was covering the higher tops, and I wanted to hike a top that wasn’t wrapped in fog. I chose Skarphornet in Volda – a top that I hadn’t visited in a while. I parked by the golf course near lake Rotevatnet and headed out on my bicycle.
In my head, the forest road to Botnasætra wasn’t all that steep and it should be possible to bike all the way up. I was wrong. It was steep all the way, except for a short section on the below picture.
I had been looking forward to a somewhat easy trip up the mountain, but this was the opposite. I allowed myself a short break by Huldresteinkjelda.
I had to push the bike in the steepest parts until I could leave it behind when I got to the forest path. It was nice to be on foot again…
The best I can say about the weather is that it wasn’t raining.
Point 681,5m is a “false summit”. On my first hike here (in 2008), I thought this was the top and got so disappointed when I realized the summit was still “far away”
Finally, I reached the cairn. Which is not the high point either! The cairn is located at 695m, while the high point is 50m to the west and 1m higher.
From the high point, I could see that Koppefjellet was still struggling with the fog. I think I picked a good mountain for this afternoon.
The hike down was OK. The bike trip was even better. I almost crashed into a small flock of sheep, lying in the middle of the road. They did not move a muscle when I passed between them. I guess they’re used to people up here.
Back at Vassbotnen, I wanted to do some more biking and took a round around lake Rotevatnet.
We had a stunning sunset, and I hoped that the next day would be wonderful and allow me to go back to the Sunnmøre alps for more fun.
Trip statistics: 4km on foot, 11,9km on bike, 750 vertical meters, 2h:29m
Stokkehornet (922m), Blåtinden (1210m), Jul 18 2026
Saturday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Tårnet (1309m), Litle-Eidskyrkja (1243m), Jul 19 2026
Sunday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
