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.
