Senja · Norway
Mefjordvær breakwater
Norwegian Scenic Route stop at the end of the road in Mefjordvær, 'well placed between the open sea and high mountains': walk out on the breakwater for an open northern sea horizon; toilets open all year.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over the open sea from the breakwater; high mountains behind..
- 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 48 km by road from the middle of Senja (estimate), roughly 56 min by car.
- Parking
- Small tourist-route car park for 4 cars and 4 larger vehicles.
- Bus or train
- Nearest stop: Mefjordvær (bus shelter at the tourist-route building).
- Coordinates
- 69.5208, 17.4391 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Avalanches have closed the Fv862 and Fv7868 on the way: check vegvesen.no/trafikk before driving.
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.