Ic.19    Section Tiplingelva - Pantalsklumpen 21 km

A dry tarp in the morning and no rain today was nice. Instead I had strong winds most of the day. At first I continued along the fence for a few kilometres. Instead of rocky it was more and more forested but of course no trail. This meant I had slow walking until I reached the point where I had to leave the fence and turn 90° towards the valley. Now I had to cross long wet meadows and bogs to get to the Farm Storvollen. There was partly a track made by a 4wheel drive but often under water. A few fishermen came walking uphill in the opposite direction. At the farm they don't like hikers. The path was blocked and I had to hike a diversion around the farm.

From here it was a gravel road until leaving it again for Lake Daningen. Up to the high point there was a well maintained trail. It leads to the lake where fisher men rent cabins. I met three of them and we talked a bit. Then I turned of the trail to start hiking along Nordlandsruta. This trail has sometimes a visible track but is always well marked. Now I had to look for cairns or markings on trees. Soon I arrived at one of the highlights of today. There is no bridge across Lake Daningen but instead a red plastic boat. I had to pull myself across the water on an overhead rope. This was an interesting experience. The boat clearly is much cheaper to set up and maintain then a pedestrian bridge.

On the other shore I slowly climbed up to Fisklausfjellet. I slowly climbed up to over 1,000 m elevation before starting the long climb down to Grannes. Up near the top the clouds started moving in well below the mountain tops. By the time I found a level and half ways dry spot for the night it was past 9:00 pm again. As it stays bright until such late hours it is hard to determine the time except for listening to my stomach or checking my watch.

Cross country through the birch forest near the fence

Wet meadow and bog Stormyra on way to Farm Storvollen

Start of Nordlandruta at Mountain Vaalkentjahke (1,006m)

Crossing of Lake Daningen in the red boat

Creek I had to cross with fence near Lake Råaktjoenjaevrie

Evening view from camp site at Pantalsklumpen