Helgeland Route 11 Vega - Herøy - Dønna - Sandnessjøen

A cycling route starting in Gladstad, Nordland Fylke, Norway.

Overview

About this route

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From Vega you take the expressboat to Herøy and bikes so on to Dønna (The expressboat goes directly to Herøy, not as the map shows, over to Tjøtta. The total distance is 142 km, not 165 km). On this route, you can experience the idyllic country roads, white sandy beaches, birdlife, mausoleum, magnificent churches and the mountains The Seven Sisters. From Bjørn on Dønna you take the ferry over to Sandnessjøen. Return to Brønnøysund runs along the National Cycle Route 1 from Sandnessjøen via Tjøtta, Vevelstad and Horn.

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Duration
195.1 km
Distance
277 m
Ascent
285 m
Descent
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Robert Borge
Robert Borge

created this 10 years ago

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 61.1 km

    Alstahaug Kirke – middelalderkirke fra år 1200, ca. 20 km sør for Sandnessjøen ca. 20 km fra Tjøtta.

  2. Point of interest after 62.3 km

    De Syv Søstre – merket tursti, Alstahaug

  3. Point of interest after 77.8 km

    Herøy Sport og Fritid Silvalen, ca. 1,5 km fra fergekai Herøy, tlf. +47 75 05 99 97

  4. Point of interest after 103 km

    Dønnamannen – merket tursti, 858 moh. Dønna

  5. Point of interest after 141.1 km

    Valhaugen og Fallosen på Glein – ca. 20 km fra fergeleiet Bjørn

  6. Point of interest after 166.8 km

    Høvdingsete – opplev vikinghistorie, delta i tevlinger og se salgsutstillinger, smak vikingmat, ca. 1 km sør for Sandnessjøen.

  7. Point of interest after 173.7 km

    Dagligvare: Joker Karusellberget Bjørn, tlf. +47 75 05 37 00

  8. Point of interest after 183.4 km

    Dagligvare: Coop Dønna Solfjellsjøen ca. 10 km fra fergeleiet på Bjørn, tlf. +47 75 05 48 53

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