Trekking Sirdal-/Setesdalsheiane, part 2

Part 2 - Sirdalsheiane
Sirdal and Setesdalsheiane may not be as well known as Hardangervidda or other national parks in Norway, but this area offers just as beautiful scenery and beautiful untouched nature.
I crossed these landscapes in July 2018, which was extremely dry throughout southern Norway. Even in the Fjell many wetlands were dry and streams dried out. The water levels of the lakes were deep and I could not drink the water everywhere as usual. There were almost no mosquitoes and in the lakes you could swim, where it is normally quit cold.
While it is mostly flat in Setesdalsheiane, the Sirdal region is more mountainous and has more steep slopes to deal with. I visited both regions in a big loop around the Rosskreppfjorden. A wonderful trip that I can highly recommend.
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[@mohammadyaseenlone104]

Another great video. Greetings from Kashmir

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching - Heini

[@wildlife-tv_Bernd_Attner]

Super! Man bekommt richtig Lust zum Loswandern!

[@heinihefti8969]

Das geht sogar mir so. Seit der Pandemie vermisse ich meine Norwegen-Touren. Danke für deinen Kommentar

[@alandavis9180]

Thanks again Heini. I'm spreading the word about your videos.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Alan, Thanks! 😉 Heini

[@stex365]

Hallo Heini Super Video und tolle Eindrücke! Herzlichen Dank. Liebe Grüsse Marc

[@heinihefti8969]

Hoi Marc, vielen Dank. Mit dem Fertigstellen des Videos ist Norwegen 2018 leider wieder Geschichte. Das heisst auch, dass ich mir bereits wieder Gedanken mache, wo es nächstens hingehen könnte. lg - Heini

[@hubbaabba2411]

Hey amazing Post. Keep Up the great Work

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching and your comment! - Heini

[@WildHikesTV]

Ein schönes Video und insgesamt auch ein interessanter Kanal. Ich freue mich auf mehr und habe mal ein Abo hinterlassen. 👍 LG Sascha

[@heinihefti8969]

Vielen Dank für's Reinschauen - und dein Abo! Gruss Heini

[@ESPIRONOLACTONA666]

Good morning Mrs Hefty.My name is Abel and I am from Spain.Congratulations for your videos and the wonderful and fantastics places that you shows in this .I want to know your backpack mark's.It is very beautiful and very resistent .Glad to meet you and grettings from Spain.Thank you.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi, this is a Norrøna Para Ranger Synkron Pack 120L - thanks for watching - Heini www.norrona.com/nb-NO/produkter/recon/para-ranger-synkron-pack-120l/?color=3003

[@UTEavdelingen-OutdoorsNorway]

Thank you Heini, for an inspiring video. We want to visit Setersdalheiane too one day. With those nice ponds and lakes Tove will definitely bring with her fishing rods. Some parts in the video looks very much like Austheiane, where we have been. Your close shoots of the birds are amazing. Greetings from Tove and Kaja It’s a rainy day in Langesund today.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi sammen, I think you will like this area and it's a beautiful way up there from Langesund. I enjoyed driving myself in my favorite country. That was a new experience and it was not as stressful as on Swiss roads. Btw - that was your good advice to rent a car😄. Rain - this sounds good, especially this summer. I read that in some parts of the country there was already frost? Yesterday we even had the first snow on the mountain (Falknis) across Bad Ragaz. We had also some rain - but it's still to dry. Have a good time in Langesund! Hilsen - Heini

[@UTEavdelingen-OutdoorsNorway]

Heini Hefti That’s right,at Sognefjellshytta it was 5 cm snow on Saturday. ❄️

[@heinihefti8969]

Oh, and that's probably more "normal weather" then this 30 degrees...

[@UTEavdelingen-OutdoorsNorway]

Heini Hefti Yes indeed!

[@CarlosAlberto-pm8nx]

beautiful images. Congratulations. Lindas imagens. Parabéns.

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching and your kind words - Obrigado- Heini

[@1metsalainen]

Upeaa, karun kaunista maisemaa, kiitos!

[@heinihefti8969]

Kiitos, kyllä Skandinavia on kaunis😊thanks for watching - Heini

[@capturingnaturewithsandip]

Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful scenery.

[@retobaumann5604]

Hallo Heini... wir überlegen uns nächstes Jahr für 5 Tage in die skandinavische Wildniss zu ziehen ( das erste Mal da oben - waren schon öfters in Mitteleuropa). Welche Region würdest Du empfehlen und zu welcher Jahreszeit? Gerne würden wir der Zivilisation für 4-5 Tage "entkommen". Den Sarek würden wir aber (noch) nicht ins Auge fassen wollen (da zu "schwer"). Idealerweise mit etwas warmeren Temperaturen und kaum Mücken ;) Freue mich sehr auf Dein Feedback.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hoi Reto, entschuldige meine späte Antwort. Bin zur Zeit nicht mehr so aktiv auf KZbin. Meine erste Tour in Norwegen war die Hardangervidda. Das ist vermutlich ein Klassiker der viele Möglichkeiten offenlässt. Von flach bis gebirgig. Die Wege sind gut markiert dass man auch ohne GPS auskommt. Es gibt da auch kürzere Touren. Wenn du nicht mit dem Zelt gehen willst, empfehle ich dir die Mitgliedschaft beim DNT (deutsch.dnt.no/) wo du einen Schlüssel bekommen kannst, um die Hütten zu öffnen. In der Hardangervidda hat es in den meisten Hütten Leute, z.T. auch einen Hüttenwart. Vor Mitte August würde ich keine Tour ins Auge fassen, da die Brücken dann erst montiert werden und die Bäche sehr viel Wasser führen. Ideal ist August. Die Rondane ist im Herbst mit den schönen Farben traumhaft schön. Ich hatte Pech mit dem Wetter. Mit Mücken musst du sowieso rechnen. Sie gehören zum Fjell. Da wird aus meiner Sicht viel zu grosses Theater gemacht. Bei Wind und in Küstennähe hat es keine. Kaum ist es windstill sind sie da. Ende August bessert es dann etwas. Die Temperaturen variiren sehr und ich hatte auf zwei Touren z.T. bis 30 Grad (über dem Polarkreis). Das ist unüblich und sehr unangenehm. Am besten läuft es sich bei 10 Grad was eher üblich ist. Es kann auch im Sommer schneien. Auf UT.no kannst du die Tour recht gut planen (Kart). Falls du noch weitere Fragen hast, schick mir eine persönliche Nachricht. Die sehe ich schneller - Gruss Heini

[@Jana_will_viel_meer-reisevlogs]

Du fährst aus der Schweiz nach Norwegen, ich fahre aus dem Norden Deutschland in die Schweiz, wenn es mal geht. 😂

[@jis1263]

Tell me please what kind / type of burner you used? Its realy cool!)))

[@heinihefti8969]

Yes, I can highly recommend it. It is very economical and also works very well in wind. You shouldn't cook with it in a tent ...as I do do;-)

[@Bernd-Outdoor]

Prima Kanal, warum habe ich dich noch nicht abonniert? Jetzt aber :D LG Bernd

[@heinihefti8969]

Danke für's Reinschauen - und dein Abo;-) - ja, KZbin ist gross - man entdeckt immer wieder Neues und wird inspiriert. lg - Heini

[@steintanz]

Kaffeepulver in der Buttermilchflasche? Mache ich auch so :o)

[@heinihefti8969]

Ne, das was du gesehen hast ist das Milchpulver in der Buttermilchflasche.🙂 Ich nahm es bisher in Beuteln mit. Die werden mit der Zeit so klebrig dass ich etwas anderes ausprobierte. Hat sich bewährt. Gruss Heini

[@andrewmacaulay1585]

Excellent Heini..hope you are in good health as well..did you have good summer? Any new adventures coming our way to view? Kind regards Andrew MacAulay in New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Andrew, unfortunatly I could'nt go to Norway this year. When the weather is good, I hope to go for a short trip in Switzerland soon. Currently I'm working a lot on my video about a natural reserve in my area. I'm filming there during one year and will upload a video next spring. It's a little different from my current videos (no overnighter - more nature and animals). Unfortunatly I dropped my new camera a few days before. Ich hoffe, die Reparatur wird nicht allzu teuer. Thans for watching and your comment - Heini

[@andrewmacaulay1585]

Look forward to seeing it heini

[@Fortheloveofbirds2020]

Wonderful video, loved watching.

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching and your comment - Heini

[@eltonstourandtrekking]

Great video from a nice part of Norway. How far did you approx walk every day on this hike? Cheers!

[@heinihefti8969]

between 10 to 15 km. It often depends on the terrain...I had days where I walked 22-23 km a day (not this trip). But this is enough with a heavy backpack.

[@nektariospapadakis9943]

hello Mr Heini,i would like to ask you,How many kilos is that backpack and how many hours of walk can you do with it.looks like huge.also is a wonderful landscape.All your videos are wonderful peacefull places.You have nice hobby

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi, thanks for watching my videos. The weight of the backpack depends on the trip. If you have to carry all the food for the entire trip, you get a lot. The heaviest pack I ever had was 23kg. Then the daily trips are 20, at most 25 km. But it also depends a lot on the path and the ground you are walking on.

[@nektariospapadakis9943]

@@heinihefti8969 Appreciate you anwser,Thats a lot of weight to carry,but sure it worth when you do such a nice trip on foot.I wish you stay healthy from covid and looking forward for your next videos.I am also stuck home ,i cant enjoy our mountains here and we already have nice snow.Best wishes stay strong,Nektarios

[@Super.Quasar]

Tremendous video. Many thanks for sharing a place I’ll probably never see.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Gary, Thanks for watching and commenting my video. This is really a beautiful place and I had such beautiful weather. Heini

[@k.miller3660]

Hallo Heini, kannst du mir deine Routenplanung für diese Tour nennen? Wo bist du gestartet, welche Wege (Hütten) bist du gegangen? Ich freue mich über eine kurze Rückmeldung. Besten Dank und alles Gute K. Miller

[@heinihefti8969]

Hallo, wenn du mir deine e-Mailadresse sagst, kann ich dir gerne ein paar Informationen dazu liefern. - Gruss Heini [e-mail]

[@marusomcfly1055]

Hey, welche Karten hast du denn zur Planung verwendet. Möchte selbst gerne bald in Südnorwegen in Setesdalheiane eine Tour machen und bin auf der Suche nach guten Karten. Liebe Grüße, Mari (:

[@heinihefti8969]

Hallo Mari, Entschuldigung für meine späte Antwort. Die Planung mache ich jeweils über ut.no. Die Karten kaufe ich meist vor Ort. Die Karten von Nordeca 1:50,000 finde ich sehr gut. Sie sind Nässe-unempfindlich und unzerreissbar. Du kannst sie via DNT-Shop bestellen. Als Mitglied gibts Rabatt. God tur! Heini

[@marusomcfly1055]

@@heinihefti8969 Besser spät als nie ((: freue mich sehr über deine Antwort mit den Tipps, hab es gerade eben erst in den Benachrichtigungen gesehen! Liebe Grüße

[@andreisoare6978]

Good luck from Romania, UE !!✌️

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks, the same for you 😉 Heini

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Hi Heini! We're back from 3.5 months away in the North Atlantic/Scandinavia and just catching up on You Tube offerings! Loved these two videos of your multi-day trek in Norway. Beautifully filmed with lovely attention to detail and you got pretty good weather too! Cloudberries and porridge for breakfast looked delicious! Well done on another fabulous film and thanks for sharing your journey with us :-)

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Sharron and Martin, thanks for watching and commenting my videos. I sometimes clicked on your channel to verify, if I have missed some video from you. I had a good time in Norway. But I'm worried about the weather if it's so warm and dry even in the north. Here in Switzerland it is also much to warm (today over 25 degrees) and we almost had no rain since Mai. But we can probably not do a lot. Just enjoying the good weather and good time. 3.5 months in the North Atlantic / Scandinavia - that sounds good! And that sounds also like a lot of work looking through tousands of fotos and videos? I'm looking forward to watch your first video about Scandinavia. Which area did you like best? Hilsen - Heini

[@MonikaIris]

Atemberaubend!! Die Landschaft, die Tour, und Dein Film! Gebirge in dieser unendlichen Weite fasziniert mich :-) Vielen Dank für das klasse Video Heini! Wie viele Kilometer bist Du hier gelaufen?

[@heinihefti8969]

Danke😃 - das waren etwa 90km. In Norwegen sagen Km manchmal nicht viel aus. Manchmal braucht man für einen Km 1 Stunde, dann geht es locker auch mal 4 Km pro Stunde. Die längste Tour unternahm ich in der Hardangervidda (130 Km). Die grösste Herausforderung bisher war die Tour im Saltjellet og Svartisen. Gruss Heini

[@bugikraxn]

Hallo Heini, klasse dass sich der 2te Teil nahtlos an den 1ten anfügt und ein sehr stimmiges Ga5nzes ergibt. Hatte die Gegend schon mal auf meinem Radar aber leider noch nie eine Tour gemacht. Sieht vielversprechend und auch nicht überlaufen aus! Moltebær, Ryper, etc. sind sowieso das Tüpfchelchen auf dem i ;-) LG Franz, bugikraxn.

[@heinihefti8969]

Danke Franz, ja die Gegend war wirklich einen Besuch wert. Es freut mich, wenn das sogar "einem Norweger" gefällt. Ich würde gern mal länger bleiben und mir mehr Zeit nehmen für's filmen - nicht immer nur "im Gehen". LG Heini

[@rolandmd73]

Wonderful videos Heini. Can I ask if you walked a specific route or did you plan your own route beforehand? Would love to know where I can find more information on hiking routes in that area. Thank you!

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi, Thanks for watching my video! I always plan my trips in Norway on ut.no/ There you will find information and a map with the marked trails. On the site www.dnt.no/ you will find informations about the cabins and the membership of DNT. When I have finished planning, I always buy a map (paper) which you will also find on the site of DNT (there ist a shop too). God tur! Heini

[@ilramingo8287]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us!! How many liters is your backpack?? Put more information on the places please (maps, distance, ecc. )

[@heinihefti8969]

This one has 120 liters. It looks probably bigger than it is and I have everything inside - also the farmer rest (you can see it in the video how I pack by backpack). The heaviest backpack was at the beginning of 23 kg with food and gear for seven days (Lapland trip). Thanks and greetings to Italy - Heini

[@eltonstourandtrekking]

Thanks again for an excellent production. Cheers

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Elton, thanks again for watching😊. I had a great time and beautiful weather most of the time - probably to good for this area. I hope that global warming will not go on so fast... Heini

[@gpk7683]

Yet another beautiful video of places I would never had screen. Thanks for your effort and videoing skills. I will watch these over again waiting for your next post. ATB. Paul

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks Paul, it takes a lot of time to arrange a 15 minute video. Especially if the quality of sound or picture is not as good as I would have liked ... I lost my microphone half of the way and the wind noise annoyed me ...atb - Heini

[@Boobnaghi]

Nice video, very Inspiring. What kind of backpack are you using? Looks heavy.

[@heinihefti8969]

Hi Bjørn, I use a Norrøna Para Ranger 120 - on this trip without side pockets. The empty backpack is already 3,8 kg (with side pockets). This time I had less then 20 kg. It looks haevier then it was, because I had a farmer rest inside (see part one). I prefer this big backpack. I have enough space and have not to compress everything. Thanks for watching - Heini

[@barrykimber]

Superb... I'll get there myself one day , in the meantime thank u for inspiring me with these films 👍😁

[@heinihefti8969]

Norway is a beautiful country. Hope I can do another trip next year...thanks for watching and your comment. Heini

[@andro.z.9596]

👍👌👍

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks! 😉 Heini

[@RASmenolaktua]

Aku suka, Aku cinta 👍

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching and your words in Indonesian words - Heini

[@moggridge1]

As always, very inspiring. Thank you. A nice Saturday afternoon treat!

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching - nice to entertain you this Saturday. Heini

[@monjezentaito]

After a long walk of several days ... you get to the car and that feeling of joy for having reached the goal and sorrow because you know that the good is over. Heini, I'm glad to know that you have enjoyed and suffered one more year a long week for those lonely lands of Norway. A huge hug, Heini.

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks José😊It's both like you say. Joy of what has been achieved, but also sadness, that it is already over. Thanks for watching! (btw - do you have a Pbase site?) Heini

[@monjezentaito]

No, I don't. Some years ago I had my KZbin channel open with some videos of my adventures, but nobody visited it, so I closed it.

[@heinihefti8969]

Oh, what a pitty - in which country did you do your trips? Spain? This is the page I thought might be yours - www.pbase.com/joseantonio/root

[@thomas_staub_photography]

Tolle Videos von einer wunderschönen Tour... well done! Gruss Thomas

[@heinihefti8969]

Danke Thomas, das war wirklich eine sehr schöne Tour - bei eher untypischem Wetter für Norwegen - Gruss Heini

[@tannenherz]

High Heini, ich hab' auch im ersten Moment an einen Waal gedacht. Freundlichst Fiete

[@heinihefti8969]

Das sah von weitem so aus, und von nah immer noch ein wenig😊 Gruss Heini

[@shaunbades2889]

Great trip Heini,always enjoy your videos.

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for watching and your kind words - Heini