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The east of Sandoy: Knúkur, Fjallið, Skorarnar, Varðabrúgvin, Tindur, Pætursfjall, Skálhøvdi and Heiðafjall
The tour begins at norðara Húsarvatn lake, a 8 hours hike and is moderate
Island Sandoy
Difficulty Moderate hike
Length 16 km
Pref. Wind North, North-west

The average hiking speed is 2 km per hour. This tour will take about 8 hours.

Start your hike by walking between Norðara Hálsavatn and Heimara Hálsavatn. Turn left and hike up to the mast on top of Knúkur. From here, you can follow the mountain crest all the way to Skálhøvdi. You can also start the tour at Skálhøvdi.

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Knúkur:             369 m high mountain north of Sandarhaga in Sandi, between Bakkafjórðing and
                           Norðastafjórðing
Fjallið:               362 m high mountain on the border between Bakkafjórðing and Norðastafjórðing in Sandi
Skorarnar:        452 m high mountain east of Sand and on the border to Skálavíkar
Varðabrúgvin:  460 m high plateau on Røðini on Gulansbog between Sand and Skálavík
Tindur:              479 m high peak in Skálavík and the highest place on Sandoynni
Pætursfjall:      447 m high mountain in Skálavík
Skálhøvdi:        203 m high mountain on forberg south of Skálavík
Heiðafjall:        433 m high mountain between Skálavík and Húsavík

Owners
Knúkur:             Ottar Hentze 211870, Brandur Sandoy 230400
Fjallið:               Ottar Hentze 211870, Brandur Sandoy 230400
Skorarnar:        Karlot Petersen 244634
Varðabrúgvin:  Vilmund Sørensen 288695, Andru Elias Olsen 286557, Ólavur Winther 724449,
                          Jákup M. Debes 216645, J. Birgir Mohr 210770, Heri Sverrason 220202,
                          Heri Sverrason 220202, Høgni Dam 261019 Eyðfinn Dam 243684
Tindur:              Eynar Martin Kjærbo 224431, Hans Martin Lydersen 259296, Katrin Petersen 221953,
                          Karlot Petersen 254634
Pætursfjall:      Eyna Martin Kjærbo 224431
Skálhøvdi:        Tróndur Trondesen 221593, Mikkjal Trondesen 214336, Leifur Trondesen 223515
Heiðafjall:         -

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