Moldeheia

Pentecost....another long weekend, another great opportunity to go hiking and explore some new peaks. After getting up early to decorate the living room with balloons and serpentines, and serving my hubby a great birthday breakfast in bed, we get up and pull all the hiking guides for Molde and the Romsdalen valley out of the book cupboard to find out which peak to ascend. After all, isn't it great to spend your birthday doing the thing you love most...hiking?

Even though we have been living in Molde the last three years, we haven't explored the forests and peaks in the Moldemarka as much as we should, so we decide to hike up Moldeheia (530 metres above sealevel).

We walk to Øverlandsvatnet - the lake right north from our home - and onwards into the Moldedalen valley, before starting the ascend to the peak of Moldeheia. It is an easy hike up to the top, with great views all around.

After hiking for about an hour, we reach the peak and sign our names in the book - which is kept save in a metal mailbox at the top. The book informs us that Moldeheia also isknown as Tusenårsvarden (Millenium Beacon), as the stone beacon on top of Moldeheia was build on top of a capsule containing children's drawings, newspaper articles, descriptions of what life is like and other special items in June of the millenium year.

After enjoying the great view from Moldeheia, we start to descend to Skihytta - a cabin open to all cross country skiers and winter hikers on Sundays between September 1st and May 1st - and then return to Øverlandsvatnet and home for some well deserved chocolate birthday cake!