Hiking to Ballstadheia

DifficultyMedium
LocationVestvågøya
Duration4 to 5 hrs
Distance7.5 km
Climb650 m
Maximum altitude456 m
Map - 1:50 000Vestvågøy
Snow riskUntil June at the top
  • Type of hike : Loop
  • Visibility of the route : Medium
  • Start/Finish : Kraemmervika veien (behind the Havets Helter restaurant)
  • GPS Point : Start/finish: N68 03.939 E13 32.045
    Start from Graenvika: N68 03.792 E13 29.729
    Nonstinden top: N68 04.316 E13 30.323
  • Note : Not recommended if snowy or iced
Close of the top of Ballstadheia - Lofoten
Description


This pleasant hike around the back of the village of Ballstadlandet takes you around the Vestfjord along a narrow coastal path before reaching a cape and then climbing back along a steep path up to the plateau of Ballstadheia.

 

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