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Tagged: Arctic East, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Varanger, Vardø
Varanger peninsula looks like a true paradise for cycling (in the midnight sun), so I’m gonna pay the reindeers at the beach a visit in Mid June.
Coming from the direction of Olderfjord, cycling along the coastline, I’m planning to go to Berlevåg, take Hurtigruten or Havila to Vardø and cycle to Hamningberg, Vadsø, Varangerbotn etc.
“The Arctic East 700” route goes to Båtsfjord instead of Berlevåg. Now I’m curious if I would miss anything going to Berlevåg. The road to Berlevåg goes along the coastline and looks stunning on Street View while the road to Båtsfjord only reaches the coast at the end (and is about 30 kilometers shorter).
I think both locations are great options. If I was going there again, I would do the same as you and ride or take a boat to Berlevåg. We discussed stopping there the first time but were short on time and decided to do Båtsfjord instead.
Thanks for your input! I already suspected that Berlevåg was too far away for your “weekend trip” last summer 🙂
And the Hurtigruten/ Havila timetable is most convenient for the trip from Vardø (17:00 h) to Båtsfjord (18:00 h) than Berlevåg (22.25 h) or even the other way: Berlevåg 22:00 h, Båtsfjord 00:30 h, Vardø 03:30 h. But the times might be not that important during the midnight sun season 😉
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