Lyngenfjord · Norway
Nordnes rest area · E6 Kåfjord
Rest area with toilets on the E6 along the dry inner Lyngenfjord (Skibotn gets ~300 mm a year): an official place to pull in with the fjord and the Lyngen Alps to the north-west.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over the Lyngenfjord towards the Lyngen Alps..
- 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 14 km by road from the middle of Lyngenfjord (estimate), roughly 16 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area for about 5 cars and 2 lorries, with toilets.
- Coordinates
- 69.5376, 20.3771 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The E6 here is rockfall-exposed: do not stop under the slope.
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.