Sollia is a hiking lodge along the Vinjefjorden in the municipality of Heim in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county,

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. It is located about west of the village of

Vinjeøra Vinjeøra is a village in the municipality of Heim, in the Trøndelag county of Norway. The village lies along the European route E39 highway, in particularly at the end of the Vinjefjorden and about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæte ...

. A hikers' trail goes steep uphill at first, through woods of

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and

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 ...

, up to barren mountain

moorland Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...

, interspersed with a few

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

s, mountain birches, rocks, in a heather-moss-

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far below and the surrounding mountain areas
Sollia
is one of several small self-service lodges in the ''Fjordruta''

hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

trail, operated b
KNT
a part of the hikers’ association of the

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

and

Nordmøre Nordmøre (English: North- Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, ...

area. The Sollia lodge overlooks the Vinjefjorden from up the mountain. The small lodge itself, accommodating a maximum of 15-20 hikers, is a restored (finished in 2003) cow/sheep barn of an old mountain dairy farm with its stone walls intact offering an overnight stay in candlelit and fireplace-warming evening atmosphere. From Sollia, hikers can visit other lodges such as ''Storfiskhytta'' to the north and ''Storlisetra'' to the south (across the fjord) are nearby.

Media gallery

Autumn scenery near Vinjeøra.jpg, Uphill from Vinjeøra Stream and barren scenery.jpg, Almost above the treeline rock and lichen.jpg, Rock, moss, lichen etc. Vinjefjorden.jpg, View of Vinjefjorden Sollia2.jpg, Self-service lodge Sollia Sollia entrance.jpg, Entrance details Sollia interior.jpg, Lodge common room

References

External links

*http://www.turistforeningen.no/trail.php?tr_code=tnm47 *http://www.kntur.no/ *http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/article58957.ece {{coord, 63.2079, 8.8719, region:NO_type:landmark, display=title Heim, Norway Hiking trails in Norway