Skjerjavasshovden October 2014 (13.10.2014)

Skjerjavasshovden is HP in Vaksdal kommune, as such a favored cathegory.. A trip to this mountain has for some time been a wish, and a few weeks ago I was on my way. But, a forecasted High did not appear, and instead I climbed Lønahorgi 1409 m asl in dense fog, 1200 vertical meters from Bavallen. After an extended weekend, with Skogshorn Saturday 11. and Kyrkjinøse at Filefjell 12.10., another High was forecasted 13. October. As many times before, neither this one appeared either, but now it was due time for Skjerjavasshovden anyway.
It turned out to be of those trips where car drive to the starting point was more time-consuming than the actual mountain trip itself..
Skjerjavasshovden had been googled, and lot of funny stuff was written abot this mountain on the IN, but I was unable to find what I needed; a trip report describing a useful route..

From E16 I drove off at Evanger, driving to Eksingedalen, crossing Nesheimfjellet. A few hundred meters after the small municipality of Trefall there is a gravel road on the left(North). Driving up here I parked my car just above the small lake Beinhellervatnet, crossing the creek with many fine pot holes in the rock close to the creek. Heading straight west I reached the col Heimsta Belaskardet. Descending about hundred vertikal meters I reached a small lake(964 m a.s.l) connected to Lonevågen, a bay of Skjerjavatnet proper. At the present water level of the lake Skjerjavatnet it was possible to wade between Lonevågen and the small 964 lake. From here I headed to the NE Ridge of Skjerjavasshovden. To the east this is quite steep, but over some steep, grassy ledges it was quite easy to get to the NE Ridge. The NE Ridge was then followed to the SSW in easy, rocky terrain. In dense fog the upper 100 vertikal meters, I walked straight onto the big, nice cairn. Inside the cairn an empty glass of jam was hidden with a(wet, partly disintegrating..) summit list. According to this, Skjerjavasshovden is quite infrequently visited; 2 other persons had written their names on the list for the 2 last months. Returned the same way, blessed by an abundance of sweet delicious blueberries...Despite the blueberry "frenzy", total time spent was some 3 1/2 hours.