From Selfjord to Kjerkfjorden

Difficulty 4

Moskenesøya

5 to 7 hrs

9.2 km

800 m

426 m

Vest-Lofoten - 1:50 000

Until June on the summit

Type of hike :

Crossing

Trail visibility :

Moyenne

Departure/Arrival :

Starting from Reine you have to take the small boat that provides a shuttle service between Reine and the various villages at the end of the fjord. When you arrive in Selfjorden You will need to arrange to be picked up because there are no buses and it's a long way back to Fredvang'

GPS point(s) :

Start Kjerkfjord: N67 59.613 E13 00.844 Horseidvika beach: N68 01.463 E12 59.223 First pass: lN68 00.497 E13 01.419 Second pass: N68 00.719 E13 02.251 Finish in Selfjord: N68 02.172 E13 04.868

Description

Leaving Reine you take the little boat that acts as a shuttle between Reine and the various villages at the end of the fjord. Once the boat drops you off at Kjerkfjord, which is at the end of the fjord but feels like the ends of the earth, you can start one of the wildest hikes in the islands.

More information about this hike...

You can read the detailed description of this hike (as well as 59 other hike descriptions), enjoy hundreds of photos, maps and practical information on the paper guidebook Hiking the LOFOTEN ISLANDS.
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Accessibility

Accessible to dogs

Slideshow

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