Hiking to Turtnbakka

DifficultyDifficult
LocationMoskenesøya
Duration5 to 6 hrs
Distance8.99 km
Climb851 m
Maximum altitude670 m
Map - 1:50 000Vest-Lofoten
Snow riskUntil may on the top
  • Type of hike : Loop
  • Visibility of the route : No trail!
  • Start/Finish : By boat from Å, head towards the southernmost point of Moskenesøya to the little bay located to the north of Svadodden where you will see a large landing-stage.
  • GPS Point : Start/finish: N67 51.173 E12 54.095
    Pass : N67 51.243 E12 52.081
    Summit of Gjerdtinden: N67 51.804 E12 52.210
    Summit of Turtnbakka: N67 51.306 E12 51.104
    Summit of Stortinden: N67 50.944 E12 52.162
Turtnbakka
Description


Ånstad is a 19th century former fishing village that was finally deserted in the 1940s when the inhabitants moved to larger villages such as Sørvågen. Today there remains only the landing-stage of the old port and a few foundations of houses scattered over the heathland.

 

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