Beach trips in Bodø and Salten

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Bodø and the rest of the Salten region in Nordland are located next to the coastline, with a great selection of beaches in various sections that you can visit on sunny summer days. These guides will show you how to get to them, with the help of maps, pictures and a video. You will have no problem finding your way to them, even if you are a stranger to the region. For the beach trips that require some hiking to get to them, you will also find everything you need for that part. The routes that requires hiking also got a GPX track that you can download and use on your phone

Ospvika beach on Kjerringøy

This trip goes to Ospvika Beach which lies almost at the end of the road on Kjerringøy. To get here you have to take the ferry from Festvåg to Misten

Korsviksanden beach on Kjerringøy

This trip goes to Korsviksanden beach which is located on Kjerringøy 34 km outside Bodø city. To get here you take the ferry from Festvåg to Misten

Beach trip to Mjelle in Bodø

This beach trip goes to Mjelle, which lies a 30 minute drive from the city center of Bodø. There is a 15 minute walk from the parking lot to the beach

Ausvika beach in Bodø

Ausvika beach is located just 15 minutes away from the city center. From Bodø you drive towards Festvåg on the northern side of the city to get there

Storvika beach in Gildeskål

This trip goes to Storvika beach in Gildeskål municipality. This is a long wide beach with a nice and sandy bottom that goes far out into the ocean

Langsand beach on Sandhornøya

This trip goes to the beautiful Langsand beach on Sandhornøya in Gildeskål. This is a huge beach that is located just across the road from the parking lot

Beach trip to Auvika in Bodø

This little hike starts on the road towards Mjelle, from here you take the forest path down to the ocean and follow the shore until you reach Auvika

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Heggmokulpen deep pool in Bodø

This is a short forest hike that starts at the parking lot far up by the road Vatnveien in Bodø, with the endpoint being a deep pool called Heggmokulpen

Hiking to Høgnakken on Straumøya

This 3.16 kilometer long forest hike goes up to a small ridge called Høgnakken, which lies on Straumøya on the other side of the fjord from Bodø

Forest hike on Knaplundsøya

This hike starts by the church at Saltstraumen and follows a road into the forest on Knaplundsøya. The endpoint of the hike is a nice vantage point

Biking along Straumvatnet in Sørfold

This bike route starts at Straumen in Sørfold municipality and follows the road Straumvassveien along Straumvatnet lake to the inner part of the lake

Hiking around Vågøyvatnet in Bodø

This hike starts at the parking lot at Maskinisten, just outside the city center. From here the hike goes around Vågøyvatnet before heading back to start

Car trip to Ramskjell in Beiarn

This trip goes by car to beautiful Ramskjell in Beiarn municipality. Here you park up at Ramskjellvatnet lake and explore the beautiful area on your own

Kayaking between Hjertøyene in Bodø

This kayak trip starts at Kvalvika, just outside the Bodø city center, and goes between the islands of Hjertøyene. This route is around 10 km long

Biking the old road towards Misvær

This bike trip follows the old road towards Misvær along the seashore of Misværfjorden. This trip is 6.51 kilometers and takes about 30 min each way

Svartskogen forest in Bodø

This is a quite long hike that starts at the parking lot by Maskinisten just outside Bodø city center and goes in a circle through a Svartskogen forest