Sør av Nordalsvatn

  • Sør av Nordalsvatn
  • 1248 m
  • Prominence: 123 m
  • Location: North 61.01043, East 006.00885 (GPS)
  • Stølsheimen, Norway.
  • Difficulty: (YDS) class 2
  • Climbed September 6. 2022.

Information:


How to get there:
Drive E-39 north from Bergen to Romarheim. Make a right turn there, the road has signs for Dale and Modalen. Measure from here. Drive 15.1 kilometer to the roadfork with the road going to Dale (through a tunnel) going right. Take the left fork going north to Steinlandsvatnet. At kilometer 38.0, you are at the north end of this lake. Take the road going right, a sign says BKK. Shortly, after a bridge, turn left. Continue to kilometer 46.0, you are just below a large dam, keep left here. The road climbs in several curves. At kilometer 50.6, the road looks a bit rougher, but one may still easily proceed with a normal car. Roughly at kilometer 51.4, the road ends. Park here, the location is N60.99093, E006.04876, elevation about 940 meter.
This trailhead is really far into the mountains, normally this hike would have been quite a bit longer. The activity caused by the hydro electric power plants may be blamed or thanked for this situation (take your pick).

Route description:
A trail marked with red Ts continues up along the river. The trail continues north along the east side of the first Åsabotnvatn, then along the second lake. A bit north of this lake, there is a signed trailfork. (Left Norddalsbu, right Solrenningen). Go left and continue on the trail until it climbs to 1200 meter, only 300 meter from the summit. Proceed in easy terrain south-west to the small summit cairn.
Note: It may be quicker to leave the trail before the second lake and head northwest, passing point 1194. However, this alternative is off-trail and has more elevation gain.
Comments:
The plan was to do a loop hike and visit two summits, this one as well as the summit marked 1208, quite far west of the trailhead. I started at 0910, it was a crisp and nice morning, the weather being close to perfect.
The DNT trail to Norddalsbu was easy to follow. the distance from the trail to the summit short indeed. I was on top at 1045. Good views, I rested 10 minutes enjoying the mountains and the landscape, it seemed that i was the only person in the mountains today. Leaving, I walked in a fairly direct line to the col just below 1100 meter that separates the two mountains. A very nice and natural passage across then ascending south-west was discovered and appreciated. The remaining hike went south-west fairly close to the steeper west side, was nice - easy terrain all the way. I arrived at my second summit at 1225. This comment continues at the description of this summit.

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