I managed to sneak off early yesterday and drove inland to walk up a mountain called Bynuten. There wasn't much information about the walk, but I was assured that it was well marked and impossible to lose my way...again
. The weather forecast wasn't too bad, but it looked ominously cloudy on my way there. The scenery was wonderful, and I looked forward to a good stretch of the legs. I nearly didn't get to walk as the path was covered by a torrent of water and I had to go downstream for a bit to find a way across.
The trails in Norway are marked with red gloss paint - not something you'd expect, but it was very helpful for me. I doubt the same would ever happen in the UK. They had even marked the trees through the wooded bits. When the trail curves around they mark the rocks with a big smile.
The walk took about 4 and a bit hours over 7.7 miles. It was mostly rock hopping and avoiding the boggy bits but the views from the summit made it all worthwhile. I got royally pee'd uponj on my way down but not before I'd taken in all the views. Another quirk of the summit was a small post box that contained a notebook - you could write your name in and a comment....interesting. In 5 hours...I didn't see anyone - wonderful and relaxing....apart from the scrambly bits
It was a great little walk though - here's some pictures..
The view from Oltedal - I'm planning on driving inland from here in a weeks time
the path started off ok where it runs up to a farm - but over the hill it was a rough trail
it followed the shore of a lake for a couple of miles. It reminded me of Loch Lomond a bit - the path I mean - full of boulders and very wet in places
around this lake then up to the left
then Bynuten appeared - you can just see the summit cairn
the way up was to the waterfall at the middle top of picture
which fell from this tarn. Bynuten up to the right
the higher I got the better the views became...obviously
and then I was up - fantastic views and the picture doesn't do them justice
looking back to Oltedal in the valley - where the first picture was taken
the view towards Lysefjord - home of the Pulpit rock and Kjerag
the view down back to the start past the two lakes and over the little hill
the route passed around the back of the tarn and then down over the falls
the boggy rocky lakeside path - bits of it were under the lakes surface as it has been raining so much lately - and we moan about the weather, the Norwegians just shrug their shoulders
nearly back to the start
and the walk down to the car..somewhere