Lyngenfjord Attractions
The Lyngenfjord is reached by leaving Tromsø on E 78, which runs southeast to Nordkjosbotn, and then turning east up the valley of the Nordkjoselv, through birch forests and between hills, to Øvergård.
After passing a side road on the right into the beautiful Signaldal (the valley of the Storfjordelv) the main road crosses the Skibotnelv and comes to a road junction at Olderbakken. E 6 continues north, hugging the eastern shore of the Lyngenfjord. From Skibotn there is a fine view of the west side of the fjord, with the glaciated peak of Jeggevarre beyond the Pollfjell.
After passing a side road on the right into the beautiful Signaldal (the valley of the Storfjordelv) the main road crosses the Skibotnelv and comes to a road junction at Olderbakken. E 6 continues north, hugging the eastern shore of the Lyngenfjord. From Skibotn there is a fine view of the west side of the fjord, with the glaciated peak of Jeggevarre beyond the Pollfjell.
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Saanatunturi
(Kilpisjärvi / Saanatunturi)
Saanatunturi stands at 1,024m, and can be reached by a two hour hike. From the top there are uninterrupted views to the surrounding mountains and forest.
Kåfjord - West Side
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.
Lyngseidet
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.
Olderdal
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.
Storfjord
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.
