Category: Activites

Today we took the first of hopefully many Inderøy walks which are registered on Trimpoeng and accumulate points. This is a walk I had not done before and an area I had not walked in before. I enjoyed the walk. My walking companions were my husband and my son.

The walk started at Vestvik Church, a small church serving Framverran in Inderøy municipality. The church was built in 1905, is of wooden construction and seats about 275 people. Here there was place for many cars to park. There was one other car there when we arrived and none other than ours when we got back to the car.

This particular walk was all on gravel or paved roads and therefore relatively easy walking. However we climbed a long way up the hill from the church, so it was good exercise. The length of the walk was about 5.5 km. It was a good walk to start the walking season with.

The walk was designed to give information about a local boy, Petter Northug Jr., who grew up on a farm in the area, became a very good skier and won two gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games in 2010.

This walk is recommended. We could walk three abreast much of the way and very few cars on the side roads. There was more traffic on the main road through Framverran (FV 191). Most of the walk was in relatively open terrain, with a few houses or farms. On one farm we saw cattle out grazing. We were lucky with the weather. It was a bit grey but the rain held off until we were almost back at the car. Views were available at various points and we could see over Beitstadfjord towards Steinkjer.

One interesting site along the way was Rognlisveet. It used to be a crofter’s cabin but has been in disuse for almost a hundred years as the last resident died in 1926. It has now been fixed up and can be rented for events. There seems to be an outdoor eating area as well as a new building that will seat up to 40 people.

I have been walking in Inderøy for over 30 years now, but there are many new places to explore. We live in an area of hills, lakes, forest and shoreline, with houses and farms collected in parts of the municipality. In many parts of the municipality there are pathways which everyone is allowed to use. Many of these would be on private ground, but unless they cross cultivated fields, everyone is allowed access to them.

For several years, Inderøy municipality has organized a series of walks which encourage the residents to explore the wilder areas of the municipality and be more familiar with other areas than the one where one lives. In the past they have given out brochures listing the walks. There have been special arrangements so that people get a social time as well. There is always a competition for who does the most walks.

This year there are 38 posts, or places to visit, or walks to take. Because of the pandemic this year, no special arrangements are being held. Registering that one has done the walk is done on an app on a smart phone called Trimpoeng (http://trimpoeng.no/i/inderoytur20) and one registers for one particular competition. Every time one comes near a post one “checks in” and receives points for the walk.

The number of points given for a walk will depend on its difficulty and length. The easiest walks are only 10 points and are usually two to three kilometers in length (round trip from the assigned parking location). The most difficulty walks are up to 12 kilometers in length, often involve climbing up to a mountain top and give 50 points.

For this year’s walks there are 11 that give 10 points, 13 that give 20 points, 7 that give 30 points, 5 that give 40 points and 2 that give 50 points. One can visit posts many times, but you cannot check in until at least 22 hours after the last time you checked in to that particular post.

The list published in the local newspaper has divided the walks into the following areas in the municipality:

• Røra – 4 posts
• Sandvollan – 4 posts
• Kjerknesvågen – 4 posts
• Stokkan/Utøy – 3 posts
• Straumen – 4 posts
• Utøystien – 6 posts
• Framverran – 4 posts
• Mosvik – 9 posts

It is usually the sports club in each area that has responsibility for keeping the trails in good order and marking the trails. Parking places must be available, either on municipal property or by agreement with the local landowner.

The app, Trimpoeng, gives a brief description of how to find the start of the walk and where one can park a car. It also includes a map which will show the user’s location and the location of the post. The app will show how many times one has visited a particular location and has a log over all the times one has checked in.

I am hoping to do quite a few of these walks this year. Blogs may turn up about the most interesting walks.