Å to Reine Coastal Road
Category 412 km
Distance
340 m
Elevation Gain
2.8%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
The southernmost section of the E10 between Å — the village at the literal end of the road, named after the last letter of the Norwegian alphabet — and Reine is the most visually concentrated cycling road in Lofoten. The road weaves between the Norwegian Sea on one side and vertical rock faces on the other, passing through short tunnels (each with a rideable bypass where available) and connecting the string of fishing villages that make this stretch of the archipelago famous. Å itself has a Norwegian Fishing Village Museum and is the most remote inhabited village reachable by road. The rolling gradient accumulates 340m across multiple short climbs and descents — not a traditional climbing route, but a sustained physical engagement over 12km of genuinely dramatic coastal terrain that has no equivalent in European road cycling.
Pro Tip
Ride this section as the final day of a full E10 traverse from Fiskebøl in the north to Å in the south — 170km with approximately 2,200m of cumulative rolling climbing over two or three days, staying in rorbu cabins along the route. The Moskstraumen tidal maelstrom, visible from the Å headland on clear days, is the natural ride terminus. The return ferry from Moskenes (adjacent to Å) to Bodø should be booked weeks in advance for July travel.
Part of
Cycling in Lofoten Islands