Lyngenfjord · Norway

Reisadalen · valley road

Broad river valley south of Storslett leading into Reisa National Park; inland, so often clearer than the coast.

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“Reisa valley, (summer 2002) - panoramio” by Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: Open along the valley floor; mountains east and west.
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 54 km by road from the middle of Lyngenfjord (estimate), roughly 1 h 02 by car.
Coordinates: 69.6752, 21.2627 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

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.