Estimated net time	3-4 hours
Difficulty	No difficulties. A bit wet between lakes Årsetvatnet and Svartevatnet.
Drinking water	No easy access to drinking water except by lake Årsetvatnet.
GSM coverage	Unknown.
Parking	Room for several cars at trail head.
Start height	205 metres
Vertical metres	780 metres for the roundtrip
Trip distance	7.2 km
GPS-file	X
Map
Route photo	The route from Årsetvatnet to Ramstadvarden.

From the ferry at Aursneset drive 2.6 km towards Stranda on road 60. Turn left where it is signed for "Ramstaddal". Continue for 11.9 km, and turn right. Drive through the settlement in Ramstaddalen, continuing for 2.6 km. Here you will meet the gravel road coming down from Fjellsetra, from your right. Turn right here, towards Fjellsetra and continue for 1.1 km. Here you will find trail head, signed "Skotet" on a wooden sign.

Alternatively, if driving road 60 between Velledalen and Strandafjellet, exit road 60 where signed for "Fjellseter" (21.9 km from Aursneset on road 60), and drive 6.0 km along north shore of Nysetervatnet until the road forks. Take the left leg towards Ramstaddalen, and continue for 4.5 km until trail head.

At trail head find parking on either side of the road. Start walking by following the path upwards (north-east) to Årsetvatnet (follow signs for "Skotet"). When you get to Årsetvatnet walk on the left (north) side of the lake. Just after half way along the lake there is a small stream coming down from Svartevatnet; follow this stream on the left hand side up to lake Svartevatnet. You are now on the south-west ridge of Ramstadvarden. Follow the path along this ridge. When on the last hill before Ramstadvarden you should aim for a small gully coming down from the summit. This will take you to the Ramstadvarden summit cairn. It is possible that there is another point of same altitude as where the cairn is located, but this point is only a few tens of metres away from the summit cairn.

The descent is best done the same way as the ascent route.

11. October 2007

Elisabeth and me did this hike together, this Thursday during autumn holidays. We were staying at our cabin, while the boys were in Brattvåg together with my parents-in-law.

When we started from Årsetsætra at 10:55 it was raining and quite windy. The temperature was 7°C. When we got onto the south-west ridge of Ramstadvarden, about 100 metres above Årsetvatnet, the wind was strong and there was fresh snow on the ground; not nice conditions at all.

Elisabeth decided to call it a day about 100 vertical metres from the top. I continued, now trying to run. Doing good speed was difficult since up here it was 20-30 cm of wet snow. At the summit it was storm, and when trying to take photos I was feeling the camera was going to flatten my face.

I rushed back down to where Elisabeth had found shelter, and together we got ourselves back to the car as quickly as possible.

Photos 11.10.2007