Nordtoppen Hike

Today we woke up to another gorgeous, sunny day! We got up and drove back to Alta to hike up Nordtoppen (and side trip to Hjemmelufttoppen since it was on the way). When we got up it was so cold! 2C when we started hiking at 9 so we bundled up…and pretty much instantly had to take off all our layers! The hike to Nordtoppen was the steepest one we have done so far on this trip, not too steep but man it was hot even though it was so cold! I was hiking in my super light long sleeve sun shirt with the sun headband as my hat was way too warm, but I wanted my ears covered or they would get cold. And my scarf of course. But I was so warm my glasses were fogging up! I had to take them off so I could see! And when we took a break on the way up I didn’t put on any layers! It was crazy.

But the hike was gorgeous! It was listed as hard, but besides one very short steep section it wasn’t bad, just a constant uphill. There were also lots of big smooth rocks to walk on, but that’s easy enough. We did see a bunch of Willow Tits flying around and had some gorgeous views!

There was a hut at the top, but we just peaked in as we were way too warm to sit inside. It wasn’t as nice as the other one, but on a cold or windy day it would be nice to warm up! But we sat and enjoyed the views outside and it was lovely. This was also a favorite that we have done! I loved it!

Then on the way down we took the side path to Hjemmelufttoppen which had similar views over the water just farther down in elevation. We sat there for a bit too as it was just so nice out! And then I found a golden jelly fungus on the rocks nearby!

We also passed a few people on the trail. First was one person, then two people, then three people and I was like are we going to pass four people next?! But no, another group of three, but after that was four! But definitely more people than we have seen!Read more