I enjoyed today’s walk in the October weather. There was a bit of a wind, the leaves are turning yellow, gold and red and being blown in the wind. It was cloudy, so not so very bright, but no rain either. Today’s walk took about one hour. My two walking companions today were my husband and my son.
The start of the walk is at Vikavatnet where there is ample parking for cars.At the parking area there is also a small open hut for seeking shelter from the wind and the rain. Inside was a grill and outside another grill area.View of Vikavatnet from the picnic area. We then walked to the far end of the lake and up the hill on the other side.Most of the walk is on a gravel surface and wide enough for three people to walk comfortably. This walk is also advertised as suitable for wheelchairs.The road climbs gently up on the north side of the lake. Most of the deciduous trees have started to change colour. The dark green trees will be mostly pine or spruce.The soil here seems to be very poor, as it was mostly moss and lichens and the few trees were pine. Blueberry and similar low plants were turning red.Eventually we were on a slightly narrower path with muddy bits. We were able to check in to the walk on the app at the end of the road, in consideration for wheelchair users. This trail would eventually go down to an uninhabited farm.The goal of the walk, post 27, is this outcrop of rock facing onto Verrasundet, here looking westwards toward Trongsundet. As can be seen in the picture, the morning was overcast but the temperature was about 14 degrees Celsius.Here is where there has been a farm in the past and the trail would continue on down to it. There appear to be some fields that are still in use. I am standing on a steep cliff.Looking eastwards along Verrasundet, towards Follafoss.We are on the wrong side, i.e. the south side of the fjord, the north side of the slope, for agriculture. In the background, one can see the row of farms on the other side of the fjord, There the farms would receive adequate sunshine for agriculture. This is very typical of Norwegian fjords that run east to west.
This walk is suitable for anyone. One could park closer to the gravel road than we did, but there were few cars on the asphalted road along the lake. There were no steep climbs and few muddy areas.
