Lofoten islands

Group gathering at tent camping in the center of Oslo. You can arrive at any time. As participants arrive, the instructor checks equipment and redistributes food.

Train to the airport, and flight from Oslo to Bodo (08:55 - 10:25). The flight costs at least $100 one way. In Bodo we walk a little, have lunch and take the Bodo-Svolver ferry 15:00-21:00. Overnight at a campsite in Svolvær.

We begin to explore the island of Austvågøya (Eustvågøya) - the largest of the Lofoten Islands. We take the bus and go north to the beginning of the route near the village of Straumnes. From there we go south. First we move along the crest of the Matmora ridge (788 m), then we descend to Nordpollen Bay and move along the coast to the Sandsletta campsite.

We continue to go south along the island of Estvogö among numerous swamps and lakes. The largest of them are Isvatnet, Botnvatnet, Starvatnet. If we feel too strong, we can hike to the top of Rundfjellet (803 m). As a result, we find ourselves again in the town of Svolver, where we started yesterday morning. We buy more food for the next 3 days and go to set up camp in a free forest outside the city or in an expensive campsite (your choice).

Огибаем хребет Kongstindan по берегу озера Stor-Kongsvatnet. Переваливаем через хребет Smatindan и Mingmaurtindan (перевал около 270 м) и спускаемся к фьорду Oldenfjorden. Ночлег на берегу пролива Gimsoy у деревни Kleppstadt.

At the exit from Kleppstadt, we catch a car or bus to pass the small island of Gimsoya and get to the beginning of the route on the island of Vestvågøya (Vestvågøya, the second largest among Lofoten). Then a long walk to the lake hut Store Krenggårsvatnet. A backup option in case of bad weather is a bus from Kleppstadt to Bostad and then a short walk to the Store lake hut.

Today is finally an easy day. We go down to the town of Leknes and replenish supplies in the store. We take the bus and through the tunnel we get to the neighboring island of Flakstadøya (Flakstadøya). We disembark in the village of Napp, move slightly away from the “population” and set up tents on the shore of the strait separating the Lofoten Islands.

We go south along the coast. On the left we have the Nappstraumen Strait, on the right we have the Ørnheia plateau. Then we turn sharply to the West, cross the small Kamman ridge (180 m) and find ourselves at Flakstadpollen Bay. There is another pass ahead (Sommartuva, a spur of the Fisken massif) and we are again on the southern coast of the island of Flakstadøya. We spend the night in tents near the village of Nusfjord. Flakstadøya island, Nusfjord

Today we will not have noticeable changes in altitude, but the mileage is expected to be decent. We go around the perimeter of the southern tip of the island of Flakstadøya. Theoretically, a radial route to the dominant peak of the cape - Tonsåsheia (769 m) is possible. We “climb” to the North along the shore of Skjelfjorden to look into the store in the village of Ramberg. If you have any strength left, we go to the radial to the observation deck on the Nubben hill above Ramberg. Overnight at a campsite or in a wild field, your choice.

We cross the Torsfjorden Strait on foot... Of course, we walk along the bridge, and not along the bottom of the sea :) The most beautiful of Lofoten is waiting for us - the island of Moskenesøya (Moskenesøya). First, we climb Mount Ryten (536 m) to get a bird's eye view of the famous Kvalvika beach (snow-white sand and harsh rocks). Then we go down to Kvalvika beach ourselves and take pictures on the shore. To go further you will have to crawl along the rocks a little, but then the road will be relatively simple. We stop for the night near the village of Selfjord on the shore of the fjord of the same name.

Let's get up as early as possible. Today at 15:00 we have to catch the boat from Kjerkfjorden to Forsfjorden. And to do this you need to cross the Markan ridge, look at another white Horseid beach and go down to Kjerkfjord. All this will take 5-6 hours.

The boat will take us to the other side of Forsfjorden (about 30 minutes on the way). The adventure does not end there - we need to climb a decent hill (426 m) above Lake Tennesvatnet, where we will spend the night.

In case of good weather, we get up early and walk lightly to Mount Hermanndalstinden (1029 m), this is the highest point of the island of Moskenesøy. We return to the tents, break up camp and go around Lake Tennesvatnet. We pass the shelter - the Munkebu hut and, on occasion, we make another radial hike to Mount Munken (797 m). Then we go down to the fishing village of Sørvågen (Sørvågen), and, if necessary, buy more food. Overnight in tents on the northern shore of Lake Ågvatnet.

We leave our luggage in the stones at the western end of Lake Ågvatnet and walk lightly towards Stokkvika Bay. To do this, we will need to cross Gjerdtindan (430 m) twice, so we will think about it again :) In the evening we pick up our backpacks and go down to the village of A-i-Lofoten. If you wish, you can go spend the night at a campsite.

Early in the morning, with our things, we take the bus to the village of Reine. There we drop our luggage and go to the radial station for Reinebringen. This is Lofoten's most famous viewpoint - the real highlight of a trip to Norway. Most likely, you first thought about hiking in Lofoten after seeing one of the photos from Reinbringen. After lunch we take the Moskenes bus (15 minutes) to take one of the evening ferries to Bodø (14:30-18:00 or 20:30 - 0:30). We spend the night at Bodo camping.

Early in the morning we take the flight Bodo - Oslo (06:40 - 08:10). The hike in Lofoten is complete. You can fly home or stay a couple more days in Oslo. The instructor departs on the Oslo-Riga-Kyiv flight 14:30-20:05