Tana · Norway
Tanahorn trailhead · Berlevåg
Gravel car park at the start of the trail to Tanahorn, a Sámi sacrificial mountain, on the Barents Sea coast near Berlevåg. Stay at the car park; the view north is open sea.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over the open Barents Sea..
- 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 98 km by road from the middle of Tana (estimate), roughly 1 h 53 by car.
- Parking
- Car park; gravel surface.
- Coordinates
- 70.8600, 28.9159 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Do not hike to Tanahorn at night in winter. Check the Kongsfjordfjellet convoy status before driving (vegvesen.no/trafikk).
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.