Vesterålen · Norway
Bleikstranda
Long white beach below the village of Bleik on Andøya’s ocean side, one of the classic aurora foregrounds on the Andøya Scenic Route.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over the ocean.
- 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 80 km by road from the middle of Vesterålen (estimate), roughly 1 h 32 by car.
- Coordinates
- 69.2750, 15.9600 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Slides have closed the Fv7702: check vegvesen.no/trafikk after snowfall.
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 visitnorway.com.