Einangen to Mortsund

DifficultyMedium
LocationVestvågøya
Duration3 hrs
Distance4.8 km
Climb630 m
Maximum altitude513 m
Map - 1:50 000Vest-Lofoten
Snow riskUntil May at the summit
  • Type of hike : Crossing
  • Visibility of the route : Good to medium
  • Start/Finish : The trip can either start in Mortsund or at the Einangen pass, and you can park your car where the track starts in both ends. There is a clear path all the way, with only few difficult parts where you will have to sue your hands. The view is, as it always is in Lofoten, magnificent
  • GPS Point : Start (Einangen pass) :N68 06.704 E13 40.314
    Finish (Mortsund) : N68 05.052 E13 38.202
    Summit of Ramntinden : N68 06.196 E13 40.504
    Summit of Breidtinden : N68 05.938 E13 40.789
    Summit of Middagstinden : N68 05.423 E13 39.582
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Description

Track proposed by Halfdan Holm

When you walk in Lofoten you often walk just straight up to the peak, and straight down again. Personally I love walking on ridges, and this is one of the few places in Lofoten where you can do exactly that.

 

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