Lofoten · Norway
Storsandnes beach · Flakstadøya
White-sand beach on the quiet north side of Flakstadøya off the Myrland road; part of the 'easy-to-access roadside beaches of Flakstadøy' that Visit Lofoten recommends, with an open northern sky.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and north-east over the sea between Flakstadøya and Vestvågøy..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 10 km by road from the middle of Lofoten (estimate), roughly 12 min by car.
- Parking
- Small car park on Myrlandsveien.
- Coordinates
- 68.1554, 13.4131 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The Fv7594 here 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.