Størnesøra is a large park area that is used for junior soccer competitions as well as having a lot of picnic tables to encourage people to get out in the nice weather. There are also several paths to encourage people to go for walks. These walks are basically along the seashore and the one we took has no elevation changes.
The symbol at the left of the name on the sign indicates that this area is sponsored by the Sandvollan Sports Club which was founded in 1920. On the right is the municipality’s coat of arms, four flounders. Above the map, the green walking person indicates that the pathways are quite easy. Notice boards like this also have information about the rules to prevent contagion, particularly of Covid-19. In addition the red sign warns of forest fire danger and no open flames are allowed.
Let’s have a closer look at what is indicated on the map.
P = parking. This is where I am standing taking this picture, so there is also a red arrow indicating that this is where you are (“Her står du”).
Solid red lines indicate a pathway suitable for wheelchair users and a dotted red line indicates a gravel or dirt path.
There is also a bathing area (“badeplass”), picnic tables (“benkebord”) and a play area (“lekeplass”). In addition there is a historic site (“severdighet”) which are the remains of old boat houses. We didn’t walk quite that far.
In the bottom right-hand corner there is a caution sign, that you are using this area at your own risk. The phone number for police and ambulance are given, as well as the coordinates of the location (11 degrees 17′ 29″E, 63 degrees, 58′, 26″N).
We are going to follow the path to Ytterøra and continue along the dotted line until we find a boathouse on the shore.
The picnic benches have not been set out yet. The red building has toilets at the back. The bathing area would be behind the clump of trees between the picnic benches and the red buildings.The sports field on the spit of land called Midtøra. I remember bringing my daughter here to play soccer when she was in elementary school. Because of the pandemic, there has been less sports activities planned for young people.Signs are in place so we know which posts are accessible from here. We are going to do post 33, Naustet på Stornesøra, which is an easy walk.First we have to walk around a little bay. It was high tide when we were walking on Sunday, the 9th of May. The area in the background is in the municipality of Steinkjer.The first part of the path was very easy walking.We came to an open area where in good weather, and no pandemic, people would congregate.This is the area called Ytterøra, with a place to grill and benches to sit on. The log benches were getting quite worn, an indication that they have been there for quite a while.If anything goes wrong, there is a sign with the address and what numbers to call – red is for fire, blue is for police and green is for the ambulance.With these planned walks for Inderøy Walks, the correct path to take is marked with red and white striped strips, usually hanging in the trees. Written on them is “Miljøhensyn” which means to look after the environment.Eventually the path led us to the shore and one could choose to continue on a dirt path through the trees or walk along the seashore. We chose to walk along the shore and we came back through the trees.Our goal and check-in point is at the boathouse on the shore.We made it to post 33.There was a newly painted white bench for tired walkers, but that wasn’t us. We returned back to the car.There was an interesting table beside the boathouse and a solar panel on the wall behind it.The path through the woods was pleasant but one had to watch out for the roots.View across the fjord to the municipality of Steinkjer.
This was not a long walk. My son and I are both suffering from pollen allergies, particularly from the birch trees, so our energy levels are low. A walk with no climbs was what suited us today. We used about a half hour on the walk, but we got out of the house, got some fresh air and some exercise. We enjoyed ourselves.
