Why this ride
From Sandnessjøen it runs 293 km to Glomfjord; allow about 8 h 31 of riding. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Norwegian Scenic Route Helgelandskysten: Sandnessjoen to Glomfjord
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 293 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 31
- 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
This part of the ride is 69 km of Jektvik → Glomfjord.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 69 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Sandnessjøen
Seven mountains stand in a row along the coast of Alsten island, and the people of Sandnessjøen call them the Seven Sisters. They are jagged, steep and dark, rising straight out of the sea to over a thousand metres, and a Norwegian legend gives each one a name and a story involving trolls and a pursuing suitor. With around five thousand six hundred people, it is the biggest place on this stretch of the coast.
Read the complete Sandnessjoen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sandnessjøen is where the day begins. Next is Jektvik.
2. 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 comes up about 224 km into the recorded legs. Next is Glomfjord.
3. 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
The route ends here after 293 km.
Leg by leg
Sandnessjøen to Jektvik
Sandnessjøen → Jektvik is 224 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Jektvik to Glomfjord
Jektvik → Glomfjord is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.