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Again, I was in pursuit of another needle (Google map term for mountain junkies) and I decided to pay a visit to Nordmøre. The weather forecast wasn't good, but we weren't expecting a storm. After all, it was mid-July. And possibly, the weather wouldn't be so bad after all. And that would be a bonus! I like to think this way, rather than getting depressed about the weather. I had quite a lazy plan; travel on the first day, Hjelmen (978m) on the second day, Bølia (703m) on the 3rd day, and Strengen (890m) and travel back home on the 4th day. I brought camping gear and knew that I would probably bore myself to death. And there was no four-legged buddy to keep me company, either. And the whole thing turned out just like I had "feared". On the first day, I drove up, visited Hjelmen in the afternoon and Bølia in the evening. On the second day, I visited Syltnebba (667m) and Strengen and returned back to Ålesund. Quite efficient, and with 4 more needles in the bag. Hjelmen was a nice stroll. At first, I thought the trailhead was near Slætta. I stopped by a house to make sure. The woman told me to drive back down to the main road and follow a gravel road from the farm down by the road. So I did, and ended up on a rough road that might not have been constructed with Tigers in mind. But I found my trailhead, and I could collect my first bonus; the weather wasn't bad at all. There might be some fog at the top, but it wasn't raining! I headed up the forest, crossed Almbekken and joined another path that seemed newer and more used. There were signs with local place names "all over" the forest. I liked that, and it certainly shows that someone has great passion for this forest. There were no headlines to broadcast from this hike. After leaving the trailhead 5:25pm, I reached the summit 6:30pm. The vertical gain was 770m. The summit was partly fogged in, but it didn't matter. It wasn't raining, as the forecast said it would. A couple was sitting a bit further away. I walked over to them and had a short, but nice chat.
I left Hjelmen summit 6:40pm and descended my ascent route. I would normally have followed the other trail to see where it led to, but as I had already decided to hike Bølia, I didn't have time for research. I was back at the car 7:22pm and was on my way towards Bøfjorden and Bølia one minute later. Next: Bølia |
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