Sollia (Fjordruta)
A hikers' trail goes steep uphill at first, through woods of spruce and birch, up to barren mountain moorland, interspersed with a few evergreens, mountain birches, rocks, in a heather-moss-lichen-coloured setting. The 3-hour-long moderately difficult hike goes along a marked mountain ridge trail, passing small lakes and streams, a few private cabins, and offering views of the fjord far below and the surrounding mountain areas. Sollia is one of several small self-service lodges in the Fjordruta hiking trail, operated by KNT, a part of the hikers’ association of the Kristiansund and Nordmøre area.
The Sollia lodge overlooks the Vinjefjorden from 310 metres (1,020 ft) up the mountain. The small lodge itself, accommodating a maximum of 15-20 hikers, is a restored (finished in 2003) cow/sheep barn of an old mountain dairy farm with its stone walls intact offering an overnight stay in candlelit and fireplace-warming evening atmosphere.
From Sollia, hikers can visit other lodges such as Storfiskhytta to the north and Storlisetra to the south (across the fjord) are nearby.
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Uphill from Vinjeøra -
Almost above the treeline -
Rock, moss, lichen etc. -
View of Vinjefjorden -
Self-service lodge Sollia -
Entrance details -
Lodge common room
References
- ^ "Routes: Trollheimen og Nordmøre med Fjordruta, summer". Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "KNT- tur Sollia- Storfiskhytta- Vinjeøra" (in Norwegian). KNT. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Kristiansund og Nordmøre turistforening" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-17.