Narvik · Norway
1909-svingen rest area · E6 Bjørkodden
Main rest area for about eight cars on the E6 between Narvik and Bjerkvik, beside the fjord: a quick, legal stop out of the town lights that Visit Narvik's 'short distance to darker areas' advice points to.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for 1909-svingen rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West and north-west over the Herjangsfjord/Ofotfjord..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 12 km by road from Narvik (estimate), roughly 13 min by car.
- Parking
- Main rest area for about 8 cars and 1 lorry.
- Coordinates
- 68.5104, 17.5452 · 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.