Norwegian Mountains, Sogn og Fjordane

Heidane (530m) & Høgegga (414m), Mar 17 2012


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The route, as seen in Google Earth

The route, as seen in Google Earth
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Yet another trip to the Stadlandet/Selje region, and this time with my girlfriend Anne. It was not raining and we had a wonderful drive from Gurskøya (with the roof down!). It was almost as if it was too good to be true, based on the weather so far this year...

 

A nice morning

A nice morning
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Because of Anne's bad shoulder, we had chosen an easy hike from Liset outside Selje. The primary goal was Heidane, with the option of hiking via Høgegga upon return. Thanks to my new local contact in Selje (Sølvi), we learned that Liset would be the best starting point for Heidane. The alternative would have been to hike from Flødevatnet - which I recently visited on my hike to Geitahornet.

 

Høgegga and Heidane seen from Selje

Høgegga and Heidane seen from Selje
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We found the Liset trailhead and headed upwards 11:50pm. We passed stone fences, stone cabins and stone cairns. We also passed a company-seeking sheep that we felt a bit sorry for - alone as he was. And the weather was changing from good to gorgeous. It was time for a small celebration...

 

A good viewpoint above Liset

A good viewpoint above Liset
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At Løkane, it was clear that the path we were on would not take us to Heidane. We left the path and headed east, aiming for Heidane's southeast ridge. Going off-trail on Stadlandet is seldom fun, and today was certainly no exception. But the aggravation decreased proportionally to the elevation gain, and when we reached the top of Heidane (1:17pm), the turfs and bog were all forgotten about...

 

Flying high on Heidane

Flying high on Heidane
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After a nice break on Heidane, we decided to return via Høgegga. We followed a vague path down Heidane's west ridge and a more pronounced path up Høgegga's east ridge. We reached the top of Høgegga 2:04pm.

 

On Høgegga

On Høgegga
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We returned to Liset via the marked path and returned to the trailhead 2:55pm - close to 3 hours after heading out. More sheep appeared and we understood that the lonely one had been physically separated from his herd by accident. He desperately tried to overcome a fence, with no avail. As such, we went to the nearest house and reported the situation. Action was immediately taken...

After the hike, we went down to the shore and enjoyed watching waves before returning home...

 

Watching waves

Watching waves
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On the way home, we stopped by Tusentrinnstrappa below Gorgeneshornet (Kjødspollen). Without really exploring the limitations of the human body, I reached the top in 10m:20s (counting from the first step). Anne came in 1m:40s later. Very good! And if you wonder - yes it's exactly 1000 steps!

 

Tusentrinnstrappa

Tusentrinnstrappa
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Pictures

The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 550D + Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM F 4-5.6

 

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To Liset

1. View from Leikong 2. At Årvika 3. The ferry from Koparneset 4. The ferry from Koparneset 5. The ferry from Koparneset 6. Kvamfjellet 7. Part of the route 8. The beach at Selje 9. Selje 10. Stadlandet

To Heidane

11. Liset trailhead 12. Signpost 13. Fjord view 14. Libbera 15. The marked path 16. On the way upwards 17. Stone landscape 18. Rising above Liset 19. Stone cabin 20. Stone fence 21. Selja island 22. Stone fence 23. Røysetfjorden 24. Posing (I) 25. Posing (II) 26. Going off-trail 27. A boulder field is quite welcome 28. Høgegga 29. Heidane 30. Selja island 31. Anne and Stadlandet 32. A small lake on Heidane 33. Sharp? 34. Airborne again 35. On top of Heidane

Heidane panoramas

36. Wide-angle view from Heidane 37. Zoom view from Heidane

To Høgegga

38. Vanylven view 39. Rivjehornet 40. Sandsøya and Kvamsøya 41. Big sky 42. A touch of winter 43. Dalskar pass 44. Stadlandet tops 45. Skjolden on Barmøya 46. Selja island 47. Flødevatnet 48. Høgegga 49. Flødevatnet 50. To Høgegga 51. Stadlandet view 52. On Høgegga 53. On Høgegga

Wide-angle view from Høgegga

54. Wide-angle view from Høgegga

Descent

55. Heidane 56. Selje 57. Stadlandet cliffs 58. View from below Høgegga 59. A tree needs help... 60. Selje 61. Locals are surfacing

By the shore

62. Impressive cliffs 63. Impressive cliffs 64. Waiting for the big one 65. Still waiting... 66. More cliffs 67. A tiny splash 68. Now we are talking... 69. More locals 70. More locals 71. More locals 72. Deer farm

"Tusentrinnstrappa"

73. The last work-out 74. Effort... 75. It is a LONG stairway... 76. Tired? 77. NOW we are calling it a day!

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