[26-3 |] Tent trip in Grytdalen [26-4]
[26-5 |] Weekend in the coastal forest [26-6]
[26-7] Grytdalen is located between Orkanger and Snillfjord. [26-8] Here on a spring weekend, you may stroll around and enjoy the animal and bird life, or hear the call of the red deer stag in the early fall morning. [26-9] you should bring along a tent; there are no lodges or cabins available here. [26-10] A large portion of the area is protected as a nature reserve. [26-11] Here opportunities abound. [26-12] We recommend a trip through the entire area. [26-13] It is recommended to plan the trip for just after the snow has melted or for late summer / fall. [26-14] That way you avoid the period when there are lots of gnats. [26-15]
[26-16] If you come by car, it is possible to park at Songli or at Fjellkjøsvatnet (boom barrier). [26-17] It is also possible to take a bus to Gjølme and enter via Fjellkjøsvatnet. [26-18] A nice trip through the area can be done by taking the bus toward Snillfjord Friday afternoon and ending up at Gjølme in Orkanger. [26-19] Get off at Djupdals-tjønna and follow the path up toward Koksteinen. [26-20] A trip across Koksteinen will give you a nice view down over Grytdalen at the same time. [26-21]
[26-22] It is possible to put up tents anywhere. [26-23] Melandsøya is often used as a tent site and is a good starting point for trips in the valley. [26-24] We recommend this area as a tent campsite for the two nights. [26-25] It is about 5 km here from Songli and Fjellkjøsvatnet. [26-26] We recommend a round trip in the valley on Saturday. [26-27] There are plenty of opportunities. [26-28] You can first hike down along Grytdal River to Åsetra. [26-29] Just below this, you will find the Kjerringspranget waterfall. [26-30] From here, you can follow the path up to Svarttjørna and further on toward Bjørndalen through rolling and interesting terrain, before you again descend to Melandsøya. [26-31] The trails in the area may be difficult to find, so you need to take along and be able to use a map and compass. [26-32]
[26-33] The return trip toward Orkanger is recommended to go over Bjørndalen and north and east for Fjellkjøsvatnet. [26-34] The trip over the hilltop to Orkanger is recommended to go along the path via Våmyra and down to Tunga and Gjølme. [26-35] Here you will probably be following in the footsteps of King Sverre's men in the 1100's. [26-36] It is approximately 14 km to Gjølme. [26-37] From Orkanger, it is easy to go by bus both to Trondheim and other destinations. [26-38]
[26-39 |]Maps: [26-40 |] 1: 50 000 Orkanger and Snillfjord. [26-41]
[26-42 |] Trond Gilde [26-43]
[26-44 |] Grytdalen, nature reserve and Songli [26-45]
[26-46] Grytdalen is a lush valley with moors and mixed forests, surrounded by bare mountains. [26-47] In 1978, one area was protected as a landscape preserve. [26-48] From 1992, the protected area was expanded and regulated as a nature reserve, as part of a coniferous forest conservation project. [26-49] This is a stricter form of protection. [26-50] The purpose of the conservation is to preserve a typical coniferous forest area in this part of Trøndelag. [26-51] In accordance with conservation regulations, all animal and plant life is protected. [26-52] It is forbidden to tamper with dead shrubs and trees, but you are permitted to gather dried loose dried branches to light a campfire during the period when open fires are allowed. [26-53]
[26-54] Earlier, there were several farms in Grytdalen. [26-55] The oldest of these is Bjørndalen, which is located at the old road between Orkanger and Snillfjord, and which is mentioned in Sverre's saga. [26-56] The farm lies high and out in the open between Fjellkjøsvatnet and Grytdalen, and is the only place in the valley where the original buildings are preserved on the sites where they were built. [26-57]
[26-58] the outfields in fertile Grytdalen have been frequently used for both mountain grazing and outfield haying. [26-59] Toward the end of the 1800's, when Christian Thams bought up the properties in the valley in order to use the area for hunting and fishing, it was the end of an era. [26-60] Some of the old hay barns were collected and rebuilt as hunting cabins (Hjortdalsbytta and Svarttjønnhytta). [26-61] Thams built a "hunting mansion" at Songli, where, among others, Kaiser Wilhelm was a guest. [26-62] After the war, the government assumed ownership of the Songli property, including Grytdalen.