Bicycle roundtour in Vesterålen, 8 days

How to travel to Sortland:
- Flight to Bodø and Hurtigruten to Sortland, departure at 15:00. Arrive in Sortland at 02:45.
- Flight to Bodø, continue with Widerøe flight to Stokmarknes. Airport bus from Stokmarknes to Sortland.
- Flight to Narvik / Harstad and airport bus to Sortland.

The tour goes through slightly hilly terrain, partly along the fjord and partly inland. Along the way, you cycle through the town of Myre, which is the administrative center in Øksnes municipality. The last 10 kilometres of today's stage are on a narrow dirt road that follows a strip of land between the ocean and the steep mountainsides.

We recommend a hike along Dronningruta (The Queen's Route) between Nyksund and Stø. The route is named after Queen Sonja of Norway who fell in love with the trail and the landscapes when she was here in 1994. The route was voted Norway's most beautiful hike in 2012.

This is a long and partly demanding stage. Most of the day, you cycle in slightly hilly terrain, except for a long climb towards the Ryggedal tunnel and a slight climb through the 1600 meter-long-tunnel. Fortunately, you are rewarded with an equally long downhill on the other side.

To shorten today's stage, we recommend going by boat from Myre to Skjellfjord. Unfortunately, the boat has slightly unfavorable departure times and it will not take you past the tunnel. The bike tour from Skjellfjord to Kråkberget is 21 km.

Short and easy day trip, but we recommend a detour to Nykvåg on Langøya island, 12 km each way. If you continue all the way to Hovden, the detour will be 17 km each way.

We recommend a bike tour, via Vinje, 30 km. In Vinje there is a small center and a village museum. At the far end of the headland outside the museum is one of the region's finest sculptures - the 4.3 meters high 'The Man from the Sea'.

Other Activities:
- Combine bicycle and hiking in what is now called 'hiker's paradise'
- Rent a SUP board
- Boat trip
- Guided hikes
- Moose, sea eagle or midnight sun safari

In Stokmarknes you can visit the new Hurtigruten Museum.

If you want a longer bike ride today, we recommend a ride around Hadseløya or a longer route between Stokmarknes and Sortland. 
The shortest route from Stokmarknes to Sortland mostly follows a pedestrian and cycle path along the main road. Sections without pedestrian and cycle paths have some traffic.

Return the rental bikes in Sortland.

After breakfast your bike tour ends, we are happy to book extra nights for you. 

How to travel from Sortland:
- Hurtigruten from Sortland at 13:00. Arrive in Bodø at 02.30. Fight from Bodø.
- Airport bus from Sortland to Stokmarknes. Widerøe flight to Bodø and new flight from there.
- Airport bus to Harstad/Narvik airport and flights from there.
- Bus to Svolvær and continue on our bicycle tour in Lofoten