Vassbruntinden

From Finnsnes drive towards Finnfjordbotn and north along the east side of Rossfjordvatnet. At Tårnelv a side road (toll barrier, 50 NOK by Vipps in 2020) leads to a large, well-organised car park by Tårnvatnet (about 110 m). The path skirts the abandoned farm at Rognli and climbs steeply for about 400 m through old fields and birch forest, marked with blue paint, to the treeline at about 500 m. A gentler section follows the 500 m contour towards a stream gully, then an easier 300 m climb, marked with red paint and cairns, leads to the point where the ground flattens out at about 800 m. From there the path winds up the west side of the north-west ridge over easy mountain terrain before a small swing out to the summit. The cairn holds a register box, and the Kartverket survey bolt is on a large slab about 6 m away. The east side drops sheer to Målselvfjorden; there is no need to go near the edge. A second red-marked path runs a little further east and joins the ascent path lower down, so a partial loop is possible on the descent. In July the north-west snowfield can be used to descend quickly to about 800 m. Allow about 3 hours up and 5 hours round trip with breaks; fast walkers have done it in about 1½ hours up.