Kayaking around Børvatnet lake

This kayak trip goes around the lake Børvatnet in Bodø municipality. Børvatnet lies between the mountain range of Børvasstindene and Børnupen mountain, so here you will get a gorgeous scenery all the way around the lake. This is a quite long trip that ends up at around 10 kilometers, which took about 4 hours with a calm speed, a couple of breaks to stretch the back, and some photo sessions along the way. If you just kayak for the exercise you should be able to this trip a lot faster. To get to the parking lot by the lake you have to drive up a dirt road in the forest that's a bit bumpy, but for most cars, this should not be a problem

This kayak trip goes around the lake Børvatnet in Bodø municipality. Børvatnet lies between the mountain range of Børvasstindene and Børnupen mountain, so here you will get a gorgeous scenery all the way around the lake. This is a quite long trip that ends up at around 10 km, which took 4 hours with a calm speed, a couple of breaks to stretch the back, and some photo sessions along the way. If you just kayak for the exercise you should be able to this trip a lot faster. To get to the parking lot by the lake you have to drive up a dirt road in the forest that’s a bit bumpy, but for most cars, this should not be a problem

Børvatnet lake in Bodø
CATEGORY: KAYAK ROUTES
LOCATION: BODØ
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Kayaking around Børvatnet lake
Parking lot by Børvatnet lake

This is what the parking lot by Børvatnet lake looks like. From here there is a short way down to the shore, where you start your kayak trip

Kayaking around Børvatnet lake

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Kayaking around Børvatnet lake
Kayaking around Børvatnet lake
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