Narvik · Norway
Øse rest area · E6 Gratangen
Rest area for six cars on the E6 north of Bjerkvik, on the route to Senja and Tromsø: dark and out of any town glow.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Over the Gratangen fjord area..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 27 km by road from Narvik (estimate), roughly 31 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area for about 6 cars.
- Coordinates
- 68.6185, 17.6436 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.