I had been looking forward to this trip and finally I was going to join Lille Hestvatnet (400 m above sea level), which is so beautifully surrounded by the mighty mountains of Senja.
Here you can enjoy top hikes wherever you turn, summer or winter.
We were going to spend the night here and had plenty of clothes and equipment for the night with us.
What is so particularly nice about going on top hikes on Senja is that from the first meter you walk the great view begins, and it only gets better and better with every meter of height you move.
The peaks are not that high here, so you can easily reach several peaks in one day if desired. Or maybe you stay on the first peak to enjoy the spectacular view like we did, because it's really worth enjoying it a little extra.
There are plenty of opportunities to go around the peaks
Store and Lille Hesvatnet, including:
Lille Hesten 679 m
Store Hesten 874 m
Roalden 862 m
Snaufjellet 699 m
Burstind 753 m
Storfjellet 838
Utsikten vi hadde utover Lille Hestvatnet fra Lille Hesten en fin ettermiddag i februar.
På toppen av Lille Hesten med Burstind og Mefjorden i bakgrunnen.
Utsikten fra Snaufjellet (på andre siden av vannet fra Lille Hesten) intet dårligere. Og med solnedgangen i bakgrunnen var det ekstra vakkert.
It was a cold winter's day, but I can promise that will be quickly forgotten on the way up with that view. Everywhere I turned it was so incredibly beautiful that it can hardly be described in words.
In the picture above, you see Store hesten (on the left) and Storfjellet on the same ridge (on the right).
Lille Hestvatnet rett nedenfor fjellene.
På vei opp siste biten mot Lille Hesten. Både stegjern, staver og isøks har vært godt å ha på turen opp på vinterstid.
Et vakkert skue mot siste del opp til toppen av Lille Hesten.
Og er du der på en klar vinterkveld så kan du nyte det vakre nordlyset også. Det var helt magisk og føles egentlig som jeg var i en egen liten verden. Så stille, vilt og vakkert.
If you want to go here on more than one day trip, you can take a tent with you or just lie under the open sky, there are plenty of places to choose from.
Så en stoooor takk til Bent Eilertsen (Senja Lodge) for alle de magiske turene du viser fram.
På bildet over ser du hvor denne herligheten av et sted ligger 😀
Thank you very much for the trip, I'll be back soon!
