[27-3 |] Tent trip to a «new» summit and along old trails [27-4]
[27-5 |] Berkåk - Iglfjellet - Soknedal/Støren/Hølonda [27-6]
[27-7] Iglfjellet boldly stands out against the heftier neighboring peaks to the west. [27-8] With patches of snow lying until far into the summertime and a rugged, craggy terrain, it resembles a true alpine mountain and has more to offer than just a good view of the Trollheimen mountains. [27-9] A trip along ancient paths and trails is also part of the experience. [27-10] An alternative to starting at Berkåk is Garli or Halland, while the trip can end at Soknedal or Hovin and Hølanda. [27-11]
[27-12] There are buses and trains to Berkåk. [27-13] From Berkåk station/crossroads, the road is followed past the sports complex and up into Mjuklia, where the forestry vehicle road is followed up to the western side of Vålåberget. [27-14] Continue along the steep mountainside past Bjørneberget to Jønnsjøen. [27-15] From the outlet, follow the stream north and alongside the Ila River northeast to Hovsetra and Hostvatnet (590 m). [27-16] From here to the eastern course of Ljosåa, a stream that can be followed to a small lake a little more than 1 km due east of Iglfjelltoppen. [27-17] The highest point (1218 m) is not especially striking, but has impressive stone markers and a guest book. [27-18] From here, there is a good view in all directions. [27-19] The steep stream bed is followed down due north to the large moorland at Pikåhåmmåren and Fjellvollhøgda. [27-20] From the small ponds here, in an east/northeasterly direction, go along the stream to Gjøssåtjønna and on through the birch forest and old mountain pasture landscape to upper and lower Brekksetra. [27-21] From here, take the modern pasture road down to Solemsetra, Sveumsetra and Aspeggsetra. [27-22] Fine tent sites beside Butjønnan and Holsjøen. [27-23]
[27-24] From the handsome mountain pastures, there are road connections to Soknedal, approximately [27-25] 9 km. [27-26] To get to Støren, follow the road a little more than 3 km to Bordalsetra, where you turn off to Estenstadsetra, and then on the pasture road to Skjervollen, across Skjerlifjellet, past Nerøyvollen and the steep road down to Soknes and Støren. Til [27-27] A fine trip further on toward Hølonda (alternative [27-28] Hovin) from Aspeggsetra may be done along several old pasture trails and paths, or the usual hiking path over Skotterudkjølen. [27-29]
[27-30] The regional and express buses or trains run past Soknedal, Støren and Hovin. [27-31] Local buses to Trondheim go from Hølonda. [27-32]
[27-33 |] Winter: [27-34] The Iglfjell area is also a nice area for skiing trips. [27-35] On a corresponding tent trip during winter, active people may ski the terrain north via Svorksjøen on the second day, over Elsethøgda and Alvåsen, via Lisbetsetra, over Rundhaugen and down to the fjord. [27-36] From Aspeggsetra to the fjord, the distance is about 40 km. [27-37] So good skiing conditions are a must. [27-38] A one-day excursion during late winter over Iglfjellet, with good snow conditions, is described in TT's book "Ut i marka" (and TT-yearbook 1995), from Berkåk over Iglfjellet, via Gynnel Lake to Støren, approximately 40 km (or Soknedal, about 30 km). [27-39]
[27-40] Map: 1:50 000 Rennebu, Hølonda and Støren. [27-41]
[27-42 |] Per Christiansen [27-43]
[27-44 |] Iglfjellet [27-45]
[27-46] Iglfjellet is visible from most directions, including several places in the countryside around Trondheim and, for example, from Heimdal. [27-47] Nevertheless, it is a fairly unfamiliar mountain for many people, at least for people who don't live in the neighboring communities. [27-48] However, permanent ski tracks are made to the summit from Hølonda, Meldal, Soknedal and north from Rennebu, and increased cabin construction, especially on the Meldal side, has led to greater summer traffic - but not as great as it once was; this area of the mountains was exploited intensively for mountain dairy farming by all of the surrounding communities, including from Hovin and Lundamo. [27-49] The search for old meadows and paths, for example, by using old rectangular maps, is an exciting additional activity on trips here. [27-50]
[27-51 |] The road from Soknedal to Hølonda [27-52]
[27-53] Wanderers in earlier times would usually climb up in the terrain before the Ila River began its rapid descent down toward Soknedal. [27-54] Today we can use the straight road in from Halland to Herremsetra and Ilbogen and still be on practically the same course. [27-55] One of the oldest Trøndelag maps, probably drawn by Isaac van Geelkerck in 1651 (the so-called Norway No. [27-56] 14) shows a "road", or rather a route here and farther northward, east of Holsjøen and on to Krogstad/Hølonda Church. [27-57] We are probably on the right track following this course if we go northwest from Ilbogen, via Nybergsetra, past Gynnelvatnet and Vardtjønna, to Brekksetra. [27-58] The route further can be indicated by both the terrain and old paths, as well as the presence of the rare plant Masterwort, best known from the gardens of monasteries, across Estenstadsetra, Solemvollen, (the northern) Brekksetra, Hovinsvollan, over Lauvåsen to Krogstad.