Why this ride
150 km from Vågaholmen to Inndyr, about 3 h 41 of riding. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Norwegian Scenic Route Helgelandskysten: Jektvik to Godoysund near Bodo
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 150 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 41
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Jektvik → Glomfjord
The ride follows Jektvik → Glomfjord for 69 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 69 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Jektvik
The Jektvik to Kilboghamn crossing is part of the Helgeland coastal route, Fv17, and the boat carries cars and bikes over a sound that marks, at its centre, the line of 66 degrees 33 minutes north, so a motorcycle can cross into the Arctic on a ferry deck with a coffee in hand. Beyond the water, the mountains of Meløy and the great Svartisen glacier lie waiting.
Read the complete Jektvik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jektvik is where the day begins. Next is Glomfjord.
2. Glomfjord
Glomfjord sits at the end of a short fjord arm in Nordland, on the Helgeland coast just south of the Arctic Circle, and it is a company town in the way that only Norway can manage: a place built around hydropower, in a landscape that looks as if it were designed for a postcard. The power station was built in the early twentieth century to use the water from the mountains, and an industrial plant followed, so a village of about twelve hundred people stands where the steep slopes meet the water.
Read the complete Glomfjord write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Glomfjord comes up about 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Godoysund near Bodo.
3. Godoysund near Bodo
Whichever way you read it, the setting is the same: low islands, skerries, fjord arms and snow-streaked mountains standing right up from the sea.
Read the complete Godoysund near Bodo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 150 km.
Leg by leg
Jektvik to Glomfjord
Jektvik → Glomfjord is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Glomfjord to Godoysund near Bodo
Glomfjord → Godoysund near Bodo is 81 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.