Norwegian Mountains, Møre og Romsdal

Melshornet, 807m

Melshornet
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Introduction

Melshornet (Flour horn) is located between the villages of Ørsta and Volda, and the municipality border runs across the summit. This mountain should not be confused with Melshornet on Hareidlandet island.

Melshornet is a popular mountain all year around, and especially in winter. It would be tempting to nominate Melshornet as one of the most popular skiing mountains in western Norway, measured on number of visitors during the skiing season. Many factors point to this; number of citizens in this region, the snow stays long, the tracks are prepared (all the way to the top), the mountain is fairly low, the distance to the top is short and there are no steep parts. In other words, Melshornet is a mountain that fits everyone.

There are several summer paths that lead to Melshornet. This page will describe the normal winter route from Krøvelseidet. The view from this top is very good.

Melshornet (Norge 1:50,000: 807m, Økonomisk Kartverk: 807,08m, UTM 32 V 351240 6896823) has a primary factor of 564m towards the higher parent mountain Koppefjellet (940m). The defining saddle (approx. UTM 32 V 353356 6894389) is found on Krøvelseidet. Ref. Økonomisk Kartverk (5m contours), the saddle is within the range 240-245m, interpolated to 243m.

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Trail descriptions

Notes: Class ratings are in reference to YDS. Click here for more information.

The trails described below are not necessarily the *easiest* trails to this mountain.

Route 1: Krøvelseidet - Melshornet (winter) Difficulty : Class 1 (YDS) Exposure : No Distance : Approx. 3Km Time : Approx. 1,5-2 hours Starting Elev.: Approx. 240m Vertical Gain : Approx. 570m

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Access

(all distances are approx. distances)

From Ålesund, follow highway E39 towards Bergen/Volda to the ferry at Solavågen. Take the ferry over to Festøy, turn right at Festøy and follow E39 towards Ørsta (38,3Km). In the highway RV655/E39 junction in Ørsta, follow RV655 (Sæbø). Follow this road 8,8Km into Åmdalen and turn right towards Volda.

Drive up to Krøvelseidet (3,4-3,6Km) and find parking alongside the road. The skiing route begins by Helgatun (UTM 32 V 352944 6894627) 

The route

The winter route
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The entire route is shown on the picture above. At least in the Easter time, the tracks are normally prepared, and they lead all the way to the top. Actually, the word tracks is misleading. The prepared route is an autostrada.

Melshornet summit is marked by a proper cairn, and two smaller cairns 50m to the south. The southernmost cairns seem to mark the highest point, marginally higher than the point where the main cairn is located.

You have many options for descent. If you descend the prepared route, be considerate towards others, as this is a very popular skiing route.

Pictures and Trip reports:

• Melshornet on skis, Mar 22 2008
• Melshornet seen from other mountains

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