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Hostel accommodation in the Aalesund and Runde area, Fjord-Norway
Runde Hostel (Runde Vandrerhjem)
| Address & contact | Hostel info |
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| 6096 Runde, More and Romsdal | Capacity: room 14 / bed 36 |
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Season: 2008; 1. May - 30. Sept |
| E-mail: runde@hihostels.no |
Runde Hostel (Runde Vandrerhjem) is locateed on the Island of Runde. Runde is the southernmost of the big Norwegian bird islands. With its 160 inhabitants the island belongs to the bridge- and fishery municipality Heroy. Runde has an exceptional variety of species - in fact all our sea-birds nesting in colonies represented. Most numerous is probably the tourist’s great favourite: the puffin -difficult to count where it hides its nest in screens and holes in the ground. However there are thousands of pairs, perhaps hundreds of thousands. The kittiwake makes up the second giant colony with about 50.000 pairs. Buzzing and screaming they leave their unmistakable mark on the bird cliff. Biggest of all the inhabitants of the bird cliff is the beautiful gannet, blending white with orange lines across the head. The colony at Rundebranden is the biggest and oldest in Norway, one of only about 40 gannet colonies in the world.
Three samples of an overwhelming bird life. However, there is more: The only common guillemot colony in South Norway, the country's oldest and largest fulmar colony, the biggest collection of skua, the largest but one shag colony in the country, razorbill, black guillemot, eider duck and shell duck. Eagles, falcons and hawks visit the island for hunting purposes, whereas the raven lives on abundance of eggs and young birds. The deer graze in steep hillsides and green fields, in the sea there are seals and sea hogs - and fish to the great delight of many more than the "feathered".
Location:
This is how to reach the Runde Hostel (Runde vandrerhjem): E139/E39 from Dombås/Åndalsnes towards Ålesund. Take Rv 60 from Spjelkavik to Sulesund. Ferry to Hareid. From Hareid drive road No 61 to Myrvåg. From here you follow road No 654 toward Fosnavåg. At Nerøy you turn right and follow the road to Runde.
From the south: E39 until Norfjordeid. Then take Rv 15 to Maurstad. Continue by Rv 61 to Koparnes. Ferry to Årvik. Rv 61 to Myrvåg. Turn left and drive on road 654 towards Fosnavåg. At Nerøy, turn right and follow the road to Runde. Alternatively go from Nordfjoreid to Folkestad. Ferry Folkestad – Volda. Short after Volda follow the sign to Ulsteinvik and drive through the newly opened underwater tunnel. Follow the road signs to Runde.
Local tourist information: www.runde.no