Lofoten · Norway
Gimsøystraumen rest area
Norwegian Scenic Route rest area beside the bridge between Austvågøy and Gimsøy, toilets open all year; a reliable stop on the way to flat, open Gimsøy, which Visit Lofoten praises for its 360° sky.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Gimsøystraumen rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and south along the sound; Gimsøy's flat land to the north-east..
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 37 km by road from the middle of Lofoten (estimate), roughly 43 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area / community-centre car park.
- Coordinates
- 68.2604, 14.2705 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The E10 between Haugen and Gimsøybrua is avalanche-exposed: check vegvesen.no/trafikk after heavy snow.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.