Start measuring from the 3-way junction on road 60 above (west of) Stranda
centre, where road 60 goes towards Sykkylven, Stranda centre and Hellesylt.
Drive towards Hellesylt and Stryn.
- At 27.0 km continue on road 60 by the Hellesylt exit.
- At 37.9 km turn left where signed for "Røyrhus".
- At 40.3 km pay toll in the unmanned toll booth (NOK 20 per 2014).
- At 43.3 km park on the right hand side of the road approximately 100 metres
before you get to a gate at the end of the road below some cabins.
Start your hike by walking 70 metres towards the end of the road and turn left
onto a path signed for "Skihelledalen", a few metres before the gate. Follow the
path approximately 1.4 km into the valley, turn right (south) and head off-path
up towards Botnenibba's north-west ridge. There's no path along the ridge, and
you might have to use your hands in one or two places, but there are no
technical difficulties. The summit is marked by a proper cairn.
From the summit continue along the ridge and follow the ridge well along the
flatter section. Turn left and head downhill when you're above the small west
extension of lake Skihellevatnet. Pass the lake a little above its north shore
(on the left side of the lake), and ascend towards the pass south-east of
Rasmusfjellet. Gradually turn left from half-way up to the pass and head north
up to Rasmusfjellet. The summit is marked by a cairn built around an old
trigonometric point marker.
From Rasmusfjellet head north-west along Rasmusfjellet's wide north-west ridge.
If you descend down to the valley before you get to the saddle Hattegga (1257m)
you might end up having to descend a section of slab so it's probably better to
continue a little past the pass before you descend. Down in the valley head out
the valley on the right (north-east) side of the river, and you will pick up a
path when you get to the small cabin at Brudaholden. From here continue on the
path back to the trail head.
06. September 2014
We were spending the week-end at Fjellsetra and I decided to set off to Røyrhus
after breakfast. My plan was to hike up to Skihellevatnet, then turn right and
climb Botnenibba, back down to the lake, and then up to Rasmusfjellet. But as I
hiked into the valley I got more and more convinced it would be possible to hike
Botnenibba via its north-west ridge, and decided to have a go. This turned out
very well, and I was able to make a nice round-trip instead of up and down the
east ridge.
The descent from Rasmusfjellet wasn't as straight forward as expected since I
managed to hit a nasty section of wet and mossy slab as I descended into the
valley (a section I didn't see from above), but after some focused moves I got
down OK and partly ran back out to the car to compensate for the lost time while
scrambling.
Photos 06.09.2014
Botnenibba trail head by Røyrhussætra.
Start path towards Botnenibba from below Røyrhussætra.
Up Botnenibba's north-west ridge.
Descending Botnenibba down to Skihellevatnet.
Ascent of Rasmusfjellet from Skihellevatnet.
Start of descent from Rasmusfjellet.
Descent from Rasmusfjellet down to the valley.