Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal

Gausnestoppen, Nov 5 2006

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Rising and .. perhaps shining .. early this Sunday morning, HOPING that the weather would allow for a trip to higher ground. The morning weather wasn't bad, but the Haram/Ørskog mountains got fogged in, while I watched them. And then came the rain.

Morning turned into day, and I started looking for a low forest hill on my mountain list. While I personally could have exposed myself to a proper mountain on a day like this, I had no interest in exposing the dog to the wind up in the mountains. After a quick look, I found Gausnestoppen, and decided to go there.

On my way to Sjøholt, I figured that I could hike the entire forest ridge. But the rain was a bit discouraging. Driving to Sjøholt was actually the "hardest part" of the trip, as the road didn't drain the water fast enough. I drove up to Sjøholt camping, took a look at Gausnestoppen, and changed my mind.

I then drove towards Gausneset, found the tractor road to the Gausnes farm, and the dog ("Troll") and I were on our way 13:32PM. The tractor road, although steep, made walking easy. Troll decided after a couple of minutes that it would have been very convenient to be carried to the top. I ignored him and moved on, making sure that he eventually followed. He did.

We followed the tractor road up to Menakken, to get an overview. I had noticed a path up from the Gausnes farm, but decided to follow the tractor road. I couldn't see any path, and decided to go off-trail at the only logical place. Then I found the path, initially wiped out by a small landslide. I carried Troll to the top, which we reached 14:02PM.

I walked a small loop around the high point, trying to get some views between the trees, but concluded that this is not the primary viewpoint in this region. I headed back down, let Troll out of the backpack on the tractor road, and we were down by the car 14:30PM.

Pictures from the Nov 5 2006 hike(s)

Heading up

1. At Sjøholt camping, deciding to drive to Gausneset (184KB) 2. Arriving the Gausnes farm (356KB) 3. Passing a cool cliff face (472KB) 4. Gausnestoppen high point (399KB)

Heading down

5. View towards Liafjellet (223KB) 6. The forest ridge, eastbound (237KB) 7. The path up from the tractor road (321KB) 8. Gausnestoppen seen from Menakken (282KB) 9. Blurry picture of the tractor road (295KB) 10. The start of the tractor road (306KB)

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