
Day 12 North Cape Tour Alta Skarsvag

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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 13-03-2021
You drive longer distances in Norway without encountering a gas station or restaurant, keep this in mind before you drive. Make sure your tank is full and bring food and drinks. Bring a few bottles of water or Camel bag and fill it up when you stop to refuel. A number of breaks are scheduled along the way for refueling, eating and drinking.
You have the choice to stay overnight at campsites or in hotels. Hotel prices in Norway are not particularly high and breakfast is usually included. Camping is free almost everywhere, except on private property or where camping is prohibited, indicated by prohibition signs. If you don't want to camp, there are often cabins for rent on the campsites. For a trip through Norway it is always advisable to bring a tent and other camping gear.
I rate this route with 5 **** stars because of the roads and beautiful views. It is a drive of about 150 miles and there are no sights to visit along the way, but our highlight is the North Cape!
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Verdict
Duration
9h 5m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
239.00 km
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The road to the North Cape
This day we drive a lot without long stops because there are not many sights along the way. At COOP supermarket (RP3) we do the necessary shopping for the road so that we have enough food and drink with us, because there are not many options along the way to buy something.
We drive north on the E6, this 2-lane provincial road is of very good quality and along the route you can enjoy beautiful views. There are many parking spaces along the route, with the larger ones also having sanitary facilities. The route has nice, well-organized bends, unfortunately there are also many long boring straights, but the beautiful panoramas make up for a lot.
In Skaidi (RP11) it is possible to refuel, shop and have a drink. In Olderfjord lunch is planned at restaurant “Russenes Kro” (RP12). In the past, the North Cape was only accessible by ferry, but since 1999 a number of tunnels have been opened, making it easy to travel to the North Cape.
The first tunnel we take is the Skarvbergtunnel (RP14), this is a 2920 meter long single tube tunnel along the Porsangerfjord. The tunnel passes through a 300-meter-high ridge, about 18 kilometers north of the junction between the E6 and E69. The tunnel is toll-free.
The next tunnel is the North Cape Tunnel (Norwegian: Nordkapptunnelen). Stop and park at RP15 to take a photo at the entrance of one of the longest and the most northerly of Norway's submarine road tunnels. The tunnel takes us under the Magerøysundet strait between the Norwegian mainland and the large island of Magerøya. The tunnel was built between 1993 and 1999, together with the Honningsvåg tunnel. The tunnels were built to connect mainland Norway with the town of Honningsvåg and the North Cape tourist attraction. The tunnel was officially opened on June 15, 1999 by King Harald V of Norway. The tunnel is 6,875 km long and reaches a depth of 212 meters below sea level.
10 kilometers away we arrive at RP16 at the Honningsvåg tunnel (Honningsvågtunnelen). This is a 4,443 meter long tunnel and this tunnel goes through a large mountain called "Honningsvågfjellet" west of the town of Honningsvåg. The 9 meter wide tunnel has 2 lanes (one in each direction). It is the most northerly public road tunnel in the world.
Via the beautiful winding E69 we drive on to the North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp; Northern Sami: Davvenjárga), at RP17 we can still buy souvenirs made by the local population.
RP18 is the goal of this 12-day Roundtrip; the North Cape, this is a cape on the north coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is located in the municipality of Nordkapp in the county of Troms og Finnmark, Norway.
The European motorway E69 has its northern terminus at the North Cape, making it the most northerly point in Europe accessible by car and making the E69 the most northerly public road in Europe. The plateau is a popular tourist attraction. The cape includes a 307-meter-high cliff with a large flat plateau on it, where visitors can see the midnight sun and views of the Barents Sea to the north, weather permitting. North Cape Hall, a visitor center, was built on the plateau in 1988. It includes a cafe, restaurant, post office, souvenir shop, small museum and video library.
At the end of the day we drive to Skarsvåg (RP19) where we can spend the night at one of the campsites.

North Cape

RP12 Porsangerfjord
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