The point had actually been to walk the entire Amarmino in it’s full length of a whopping 30 km. The perfect little pseudo starter-thruhike for small kids. The trailhead reachable by metro, starting right next to DR Byen metro station, in the perfect contrast between modern urban capital and the last little remaining miniature wilderness…

It was only me and junior – our oldest kid – going. We got a ride to the station after a visit to a family member, so we were both already socially spent before even boarding the train. Having a whimpering child and a stressed out mum is a pretty rough premise for a start…