North Cape · Norway
Kåfjordelva rest area · E69
Rest area for about ten cars on the E69 by the Kåfjordelva bridge on Magerøya: a dark stop on the way between the North Cape tunnel and Honningsvåg.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Along the Kåfjord valley and fjord..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 20 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 23 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area for about 10 cars and 2 lorries.
- Coordinates
- 70.8623, 25.7237 · 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.