Lyngenfjord Attractions

At Odden, from which there is a good view of the glaciers at the northern end of the west side of the Lyngenfjord, the road turns southeast and runs along the west side of the 20km/12.5mi-long Kåfjord, hemmed in between steep-sided hills, to Kåfjordbotn at the head of the fjord.

There are two good climbs from Lyngseidet, each taking four hours - Goalsevarre (1,289m/4,229ft) and Rørnestind (1,250m/4,101ft). A road runs south along the west side of the fjord to Furuflaten, with the Pollfjell (1,280m/4,200ft) rising above it on the north. From there it is a four-five hours' climb up Njallasvarre (1,530m/5,020ft), from which there is a magnificent view to the west of the glaciers on Jiekkevarre (1,833m/6,014ft), one of the highest mountains in northern Norway, first climbed by Geoffrey Hastings in 1898. From here the road continues to Oteren, on the main road to Tromsø.

Past Kåfjordbotn the E 6 turns northwest and runs along the east side of the fjord to Olderdal. From here it is possible either to follow the beautiful road along the east side of the Lyngenfjord towards Rotsund, with magnificent views, or to take the ferry to Lyngseidet on the west side of the fjord.

The E78 descends, with a view of the fjord ahead, to Oteren, at the south end of the Storfjord, the southern arm of the Lyngenfjord, with the jagged ridge of the Mannfjell (1,533m/5,030ft) to the southeast. E 78, here coinciding with E 8, then continues close to the east side of the Storfjord.