Biking along Straumvatnet

This bike trip starts at Straumen in Sørfold municipality and follows Straumvassveien road along Straumvatnet lake to the end of the road. The endpoint of this bike trip is the old power station at the inner part of the lake, where you get a nice view of the lake as well as the mountains surrounding it. This route is around 7.69 kilometers from the start point to the endpoint, which takes about 35 minutes with calm biking speed. There is a lot of nice nature to enjoy and maybe take pictures of, so this trip might just as well turn out a bit longer. The benches at the endpoint makes a nice spot to have a picnic, before biking back to the start point

This bike trip starts at Straumen in Sørfold municipality and follows the road Straumvassveien along Straumvatnet lake to the end of the road. The endpoint of this bike trip is the old power station at the inner part of the lake, where you get a nice view of the lake as well as the mountains surrounding it. This route is around 7.69 kilometers from the start point to the endpoint, which takes about 35 minutes with calm biking speed. There is a lot of nice nature to enjoy and maybe take pictures of, so this trip might just as well turn out a bit longer. The benches at the endpoint makes a nice spot to have a picnic before biking back

Straumvatnet lake in Sørfold
CATEGORY: BIKE ROUTES
LOCATION: SØRFOLD
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Biking along Straumvatnet in Sørfold
Start point for the bike trip along Straumvatnet

This is where the bike trip along Straumvatnet lake in Sørfold starts. Follow the dirt road and you eventually end up at the old power station

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Biking along Straumvatnet in Sørfold

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