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West Lofoten Crossing
​Rago National Park

Austerdalsvatnet below Munkan peak in Lofoten norway
With a good weather window I was able to pull off a five day walk across west Lofoten with the idea of climbing the most scenic mountains all in one route. While only 40 miles in distance, there was a cumulative 19,000ft of elevation change
Veinestind summit camp in Lofoten Norway
This route is meant for good weather as climbing peaks in Lofoten on cloudy days would be less than ideal. For a bad weather outlook the Long Crossing of Lofoten could be a better choice
Village of Reine from Veinestind summit hike in Lofoten Norway
I started the walk in the late afternoon and camped on the summit of Veinestind which overlooks the fjords and the town of Reine
Midnight sun from Veinestind summit in Lofoten Norway in June
The clouds moved in from the ocean and weaved through the mountains as the sun went around the horizon. The low point of the sun seemed to be around 130am in mid-June
Climbing Hermannsdalstinden peak in Lofoten Norway
I could not sleep much with the sun on the tent and got an early start to climb Hermannsdalstinden, the tallest mountain in the area
View from the summit of Hermannsdalstinden in Lofoten Norway
From the summit I could see the entire route including the beach at the town of Ramberg. Although there was still snow on many of the climbs in June, Storskiva was the only summit that was blocked from climbing
Waterfall coming down into Forsfjorden
Waterfall on the route around Forsfjorden to Vindstad
Helvetestinden peak hike in Lofoten Islands Norway
There is no path down Helvetestinden to Kjerkfjorden. The steepness of the route looks intimidating, but it was more time-consuming than difficult. The other option would be to arrange a ferry around
Village at the north of Kjerkfjorden
Small village at the north end of Kjerkfjorden
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Overview of the route:
Day one: Djupfjorden parking lot to Veinestind summit camp (half day)

Day two: Veinestind - Munkebu huts - Hermannsdalstinden - Storskiva summit camp attempt blocked by snow- Bunes beach camp

Day three: Helvetestinden - Horseid - Smeden camp near Breiflogtinden

Day four: Breiflogtinden - Peak 492 - Nonstinden- Tverrfjellet - Kvalvika - Ryten camp
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Day five: Ryten to E10 highway bus stop near Ramberg (half day)
High camp near Breiflogtinden in Lofoten Norway
High camp near Breiflogtindin, this one rivaled Veinestind for most scenic of the trip
Horseid beach from above in Lofoten Norway
Overlooking Horseid beach in the early morning hours
Breiflogtinden from the pass across from Horseid beach in Lofoten
The fourth day covered the most distance and included a short road walk on the way to Kvalvika. The feet were able to rest from the up and down of the first three days
Kvalvika beach hike in Lofoten Norway
The highlight on the final day was Kvalvika beach. This beach can be reached by car and gets more visitors compared to the other beaches on the walk
Kvalvika beach camping in Lofoten Norway
Cody Duncan has several ebooks on Lofoten, I found the West Lofoten one to be helpful in planning this walk. I also used a topo map, purchased from a gas station in Reine
Ryten peak hike in Lofoten above Kvalvika beach
Kvalvika from the Ryten summit, from here it was a few miles road walk to a bus stop near Ramberg

Reinebringen

Reinebringen hike in Lofoten Norway
View full of Reine, Norway on the Reinebringen hike

Rago National Park

Rago National Park hike in Norway with view of Litlverivassfossen
Litlverivassfossen
Planks to help with the mud on the hike in Rago NP
Rago park hike in Norway
One of many suspension bridges on the hike
Storskogvasshytta hut in Rago Norway
The green forest of Rago National park
The elevated section of the hike


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