A “content-rich” week!
| Date | Peak | Height | PF | Location | WCP/FP | MAP |
| 24.08.26 | Haddalshornet | 611m | 103m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 25.08.26 | Langenestinden | 1206m | 216m | Ørsta, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 26.08.26 | Litleblæja | 1032m | 88m | Vanylven, Norway | – | MAP |
| 26.08.26 | Blæja (Storeblæja) | 1142m | 654m | Vanylven, Norway | – | MAP |
| 27.08.26 | Melshornet | 668m | 560m | Hareid, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 28.08.26 | Hasundhornet | 533m | 93m | Ulstein, Norway | WCP | MAP |
| 29.08.26 | Halsakrona | 364m | 101m | Heim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 29.08.26 | Hennafjellet | 633m | 155m | Heim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 29.08.26 | Våttåsen | 335m | 114m | Trondheim, Norway | – | MAP |
| 29.08.26 | Svartkamberget | 539m | 130m | Stjørdal, Norway | – | MAP |
| 30.08.26 | Tilremshatten | 318m | 262m | Brønnøy, Norway | WCP | MAP |
Haddalshornet (611m), Aug 24 2026
Monday: Anne was in Ålesund this afternoon, so I was on my own for the daily exercise. The weather was OK and I decided to hike Haddalshornet on Gurskøya island.
I was, like always, looking for a round trip and decided to leave my bicycle at Haddal and hike “Nibbevegen” from Aursnes.
I like the “Nibbevegen” route. It’s a fairly wide forest path in the beginning, but then it gets overgrown pretty quickly.
There are figures on the trees and so I wonder if this part of the forest is used by a kindergarten or school.
There’s one thing that denotes this route. After the initial forest hike, Haddalshornet still seems pretty far away…
The distance depends on which route you take on the mountain. I don’t follow the marked route all the way up the ridge. My usual route is more direct and today’s route to the top was 4,3km.
On my way up, I met a girl from Volda, coming down. I never meet anyone on this route, and I don’t think she expected to meet anyone either, and so we had a nice chat about the local mountains and other mountains we had in common.
As already mentioned, the weather was OK, but the light was a bit boring…
… and now fog was moving in.
I could still see the top of Haddalshornet and hoped I could get there before the fog did.
I didn’t…
Oh well. It’s part of the game. I left the summit and sat course for Hammaren and Haddal.
Back at my bicycle, I reckoned the trip back to Aursnes would take around 20 minutes. 5 minutes later, Anne called and told me that she was back from her trip to Ålesund. That was reasonably good timing.
Trip statistics: 6,2km on foot, 5,1km on bike, 765 vertical meters, 2h:36m
Langenestinden (1206m), Aug 25 2026
Tuesday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Litleblæja (1032m), Storeblæja (1142m), Aug 26 2026
Wednesday: This hike is featured on a separate post…
Melshornet (668m), Aug 27 2026
Thursday: After some tough afternoon hikes this week, I decided to take it slow and easy today. I chose to hike Melshornet on Hareidlandet, from Ulset.
The weather had been OK most of the day, except for some surprising rain showers. But the weather looked stabile now and I tried my luck with t-shirt and shorts.
My car was the only one in the parking lot. It was a bit odd that there were no one on the mountain on this nice afternoon…
The hike was truly slow. I listened to a podcast and just let my feet bring me up the mountain.
First, a couple of Iphone panoramas…
Then I put on the 100mm lens and took a 6-frame panorama…
I just love this lens…
Then a guy came jogging up and I was no longer alone on the mountain.
The light on Kongsvollen was special. I feared that it would start pouring down any second…
Then, a few more pictures before I returned the way I came up.
On my way down I decided to make my 3rd trip to Brønnøysund this year, leaving home on Saturday. I expected that mom had some work lined up for me…
Trip statistics: 6,7km, 560 vertical meters, 1h:46m
Hasundhornet (533m), Aug 28 2026
Friday: It was with great sadness that I woke to the news that King Harald V had passed away today. It came as no surprise, though – given the recent hospitalization and headline news stories…
I was at the Palace Square on January 17, 1991, to pay my last respects to King Olav V, and I wish I could have been there today as well. When I see the pictures from Oslo today, it all comes back to me. Thousands of people gathered and total silence. It is a once in a lifetime experience.
Due to a busy working day, I didn’t have time to properly let the news sink in, until it was time for the afternoon trip. I decided to go on a bicycle trip from Haddal to Hasundhornet, just listen to the news channel and all the stories about what the King meant to so many people. He will be deeply missed by many.
He was a beloved leader, person and family man. My thoughts are with his family, and I wish Haakon VIII all the best as Norway’s new King.
I was happy to arrive on top. I chose to bike in shorts, a t-shirt and an ultra-thin jacket. The temperature was OK outside my house, but it was very windy on the mountain – and a bit chilly.
When I turned around and looked north, I could see rain moving in. The headphones had to be tucked away, because now I would put the pedal to the metal to do the 9,3km back to the car as fast as possible.
I wasn’t able to outrun the rain, but it was OK. I was in the outskirts of it, and I didn’t get soaking wet.
This was the last trip in my local region for a little while. Going back to northern Norway tomorrow…
Trip statistics: 18,6km on bike, 530 vertical meters, 1h:27m
Halsakrona (364m), Hennafjellet (633m), Våttåsen (335m), Aug 29 2026
Saturday: These hikes are featured on a separate post…
Svartkamberget (539m), Aug 30 2026
Sunday: This trip is featured on a separate post…
Tilremshatten (318m), Aug 30 2026
Sunday: After the trip to Svartkamberget, I sat course for Brønnøysund. MY plan was to drive E6 and get to Brønnøysund via Tosenfjellet, but I decided to check the Holm – Vennesund ferry routes, just in case the Google Maps ETA somehow matched a ferry.
To my huge surprise, there were two ferries per hour! What? I had to ask ChatGPT if I was hallucinating, but it confirmed that they had finally put in an extra ferry to avoid this crossing being a major clog on FV17. But only in the summer months, and today was the last day!
So, then I sat course for Holm and only had to wait 15 minutes for the next ferry. Perfect!
Mom was still at the hospital in Sandnessjøen, and it seemed clear that she would not get back to Brønnøysund until the next day, at the earliest.
After “checking in”, I decided to do an afternoon hike to Tilremshatten, and I didn’t care if the fog covered the upper mountain.
My starting point would be “Skytebanen” (the shooting range). I had a new pair of pants and shoes, and this was the least wet path.
It had been a really good hiking week, with more than 5000 vertical meters – even before *this* hike. From narrow ridges in the Sunnmøre alps and Vanylven, to wet forest hikes in Trøndelag and now finally – Tilremshatten in Brønnøysund – which I already had hiked 12 times this year…
It felt wrong to “cheat” and settle for the 314m point, where 99,9% of the hikers turn around. And so, I hiked to the 318m high point, 110m north/northeast of point 314m. This meant that my shoes got soaking wet, but it was OK. They would dry up over the night.
It was a bit strange to spend the evening in mom’s place without mom being there. But I had tons of computer work to do and before I knew it, it was bedtime…
Trip statistics: 3,7km, 335 vertical meters, 1h:02m
Blast from the past Hi from CA – walking with my granddaughter and she was asking me about our meeting and hikes – hope all is well –
Hi Roberta. A pleasant blast!
Still doing my thing. Until I fall over, probably.
Granddaughter! Very happy for you! Feels like half a lifetime ago!