TRAVEL GUIDE 2010 GUIDE TRAVEL ENGLISH • Ferry timetables • Maps • Bicycling • Accommodations • Sights The worldworld’s s mmostmo Journeybeautifulbeauti RHB 2010 uk.indd 1 17-12-09 11:33:36 834 Bodø 80 Travel planner Fauske 74 km Rognan 177 km 812 10 min Page 151 FORØY Bodø ÅGSKARDET 28 km 60 min JEKTVIK Page 150 KILBOGHAMN Steinkjer 91 km 37 km 25 min 12 Mo i Rana NESNA 37 km Page 148 LEVANG Sandnessjøen 49 km 60 min 71 km 78 Page 148 TJØTTA Mosjøen 20 min FORVIK 17 km Page 147 HORN ANDDALSVÅG Brønnøysund 64 km Brenna 20 min 90 km 76 Page 146 VENNESUND HOLM 20 min 110 km Page 144 HOFLES LUND 776 139 km 53 km 769 14 km 775 Namsos 760 Grong 20 km 715 Flatanger 77 km Fosen 720 Steinkjer 755 2 RHB 2010 uk.indd 2 17-12-09 11:33:38 INDEX Welcome to.. 4 Leka municipality 56 Nesna municipality 103 Steinkjer municipality 15 Bindal municipality 61 Lurøy municipality 106 Namdalseid municipality 22 Sømna municipality 64 Træna municipality 110 Flatanger municipality 25 Brønnøy municipality 69 Rødøy municipality 112 Namsos municipality 28 Vega municipality 78 Meløymunicipality 116 Fosnes municipality 38 Vevelstad municipality 81 Gildeskål municipality 125 Overhalla municipality 42 Alstahaug municipality 83 Bodø municipality 128 Høylandet municipality 45 Herøy municipality 92 Cycling 138 Nærøy municipality 47 Dønna municipality 96 Ferry time tables 142 Vikna municipality 50 Leirfjord municipality 99 Maps 153 SYMBOLS Zr Food Zw Electricity Zj Solarium Zh Cabin Zu Bike rental F Breakfast incl. ZC Camping Zf Boat rental Self catering Tent Beach Zc Zb ZD Petrol station Sanitary facilities HC friendly Zv Zi ZI Tourist information ZH Room/apartment Z_ Playroom/act.area Z Gass (refilling) ZF Fishing Zn Fully licenced ZZ TV TV room ZV Car repair Zm Beer and wine ZS Tourist attraction Z Sauna Z Water refilling Z. Swimmingpool Zy Horse center Ze Kiosk/food Zg Gym Z Disharge station Wireless Internett Credit card terminal Z Hiking PUBLISHED BY Reisehåndboka is prohibited by Kystriksveien Reiseliv as in cooperation with Foreningen Kystriksveien. Circulation: 130 000 copies (norwegian,english and german). Print: Polinor as. Layout: Kystriksveien tionseliv as.Photo: Olav Breen, Kystriksveien Reiseliv or others where stated. Cover photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life. Kystriksveien Reiseliv as carries no responsibility for any error in this brochure. Kystriksveien Reiseliv as, P.b.91, N-7701 Steinkjer. Tel. +47 74 40 17 17 Fax. +47 74 17 17 10 [email protected] www.rv17.no 3 RHB 2010 uk.indd 3 17-12-09 11:33:40 Welcome to Kystriksveien (The Coastal Route) – one of the world’s most beautiful tourist routes. The journey begins in Steinkjer, in the heart of Trøndelag, and ends in Bodø. Nordland calls itself the world’s most beautiful coastline. If you drive along Kystriksveien you will understand why. The 650 km stretch contains some may be changed after printing and of the loveliest scenery on the up until the summer. If you travel on Norwegian coastline. Some places a tight schedule it would be wise to and attractions may already be check the routes on www.rv17.no known to you, such as Svartisen before you leave. glacier, Saltstraumen, the Seven Sisters mountain range and PHOTO: KYSTRIKSVEIEN REISELIV AS Torghatten mountain. Why not visit the Petter Dass museum outside Sandnessjøen. You should also visit the coastal cultural centre Norveg in Rørvik. Both are modern museums with beautiful and exciting architecture. FERRY TRIPS All of 6 ferries bind Rv17 together. THE KYSTRIKSVEIEN BY BICYCLE! Tips about ferry trips and the actual The Kystriksveien is well suited to ferry routes can be found from page cycling. On pages 138 to 141 you can 142. Please note that some routes fi nd more information about this. 4 RHB 2010 uk.indd 4 17-12-09 11:33:40 PHOTO: TARE STEIRO PHOTO: TARE TRAVEL TIPS If you start your trip in the south, you are • Allow good time for your journey. well advised to visit the Kystriksveien • The norm is a minimum of 3-4 days. Info-Centre in Steinkjer. Spend your • Plan your trip. time experiencing things and not just •´Please use The Coastal Road, a searching for accommodation. Try and travel guide to Kystriksveien, in book your accommodation in advance PHOTO: ERLEND HAARBERG via www.rv17.no. MAKE A DETOUR TO AN ISLAND There are many to choose from and many are easily accessible by ferry. Olav Duun’s kingdom at Jøa, Leka with its very special geology, world heritage sites at Vega. Dønna and Herøy with connecting bridge make a round trip possible from Sandnessjøen. addition to this travel guide. Lovund with the puffi ns. Træna, Rødøy, • Visit the local tourist offi ces. Here you Sørarnøy and many others. All have will plenty of assistance and good tips their own characteristics and special from those who know the local area well. history. 5 RHB 2010 uk.indd 5 17-12-09 11:33:42 momentous experience. Whether you’re behind the wheel, having a rest or walking the hills, the discover- ies you make along Kystriksveien will impress you. Birds you have only seen on TV, weather you could never have imagined and a landscape that changes dramati- cally. The salty experience of fi shing on the open sea, the tranquillity of kayak- ing in the archipelago, the rewards of a patient wait on an eagle safari on steep mountainsides. Whatever your choice, each experience will make you feel alive. Kystriksveien is a great starting point for memorable natural discoveries. Along the way you will fi nd many organised events for both adventures and recreation. PHOTO: ERLEND HAARBERG PHOTO: ERLEND HAARBERG kayaking. sea fishing. 6 RHB 2010 uk.indd 6 17-12-09 11:33:43 PHOTO: OLAV BREEN PHOTO: OLAV PHOTO: TERJE BREEN PHOTO: OLAV RAKKE / NORDIC LIFE hiking. biking. 7 RHB 2010 uk.indd 7 17-12-09 11:33:46 imagination highway. Is that really a hole in the mountain? Is the Svartisen (Black Ice) glacier really black? When did you last see a sea parrot? A lion – far out at sea? These are just some of the curious and funny questions you are likely to get from the backseat of the car on a family holiday on Kystriksveien. Strange landscapes and mountain formations are associated with mythology, fairytales and exotic animals and the descriptions are fi tting. Kystriksveien takes you along beaches, over (and through) mountains, under glaciers and across bridges from Steinkjer in the south to Bodø in the north. No wonder it inspires the imagination... PHOTO: ASLE LINDMAN PHOTO: OLAV BREEN PHOTO: OLAV rest stop. arkitechture. 8 RHB 2010 uk.indd 8 17-12-09 11:33:50 PHOTO: KYSTRIKSVEIEN REISELIV AS PHOTO: KYSTRIKSVEIEN REISELIV AS PHOTO: TERJE RAKKE / NORDIC LIFE Artscape. reflection. 9 RHB 2010 uk.indd 9 17-12-09 11:33:52 PHOTO: OLAV BREEN PHOTO: OLAV PHOTO: NATHAN HOOVER PHOTO: NATHAN PHOTO: KYSTRIKSVEIEN REISELIV AS 10 RHB 2010 uk.indd 10 17-12-09 11:33:55 Suddenly, a new landscape! Kystriksveien has been described as the world’s most beautiful car journey. The 650-kilometre stretch of road between Bodø and Steinkjer is an unmissable experience. The book ‘Suddenly – a new landscape!’ presents the most beautiful aspects of the Coastal Highway in pictures. A wonderful memory for visitors who have made the journey and want to share their experience. ISBN978-82-997811-0-7 PHOTO: OLAV BREEN PHOTO: OLAV PHOTO: KYSTRIKSVEIEN REISELIV AS 11 RHB 2010 uk.indd 11 17-12-09 11:33:58 Fly to exciting destinations along Kystriksveien Fly as much as you like! With Widerøe’s «Norge round» ticket you can fly as much as you like in Norway for only NOK 3.975,- or in Nordland (see map) (incl. Trondheim and Tromsø) for only NOK 2.775. Te Norge Round ticket is valid for 14 days in the period: 21.6 - 27.8.2010. Read more on: www.wideroe.no 12 RHB 2010 uk.indd 12 17-12-09 11:34:09 The outdoors online! Godtur.no Trio Media, Foto: Nils Erik Bjørholdt/Innovasjon Norge offers you: • Suggested trips and tips from most parts of Norway • Trips can be downloaded to GPS File • Share your trips with other travellers • Fishing information for 37.000 lakes • Bathing places in most parts of Norway • Unique map solutions In Norwegian only 13 RHB 2010 uk.indd 13 17-12-09 11:34:11 PHOTO: TERJE RAKKE / NORDIC LIFE 16 RHB 2010 uk.indd 14 17-12-09 11:34:12 20 868 1564km2 Steinkjer Public service, agriculture and industry Steinkjer Steinkjer is the southernmost municipality along Kystriksveien. Steinkjer is situated along E6 and travel time to Trondheim is two hours by train or bus. To reach highway Rv17, turn off highway E6 towards Namsos just 6 km north of Steinkjer. Steinkjer is the administrative centre and main town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag. STEINKJER CHURCH on road Rv763. More rock carvings, Steinkjer got a new church in 1965. from two different eras, are found in The decorative style is untraditional. Bardal on road Fv285 direction Sør- Particularly notable are the wall Beitstad. In the vicinity of downtown decorations and stained-glass paint- lies the Helge Field including large ings by the artist Jacob Weidemann, burial mounds and ancient memo- born in Steinkjer. The originals are rial monuments. exhibited in the town hall. NATURAL AND CULTURAL ADVEN- EGGE MUSEUM TURES Egge was a centre of power in the For the physically active we recom- Viking era, and the local chiefs mend canoeing and cave explora- were strong opponents of St.