The boys weren’t kidding. The place is amazing. Seriously, all of us could move here.
We hopped on our bikes in Å, a small fishing village in Lofoten, which is a part of Moskenes municipality. We were going to spend the night in Reine, which is only a little under ten kilometres away from Å, so we were there in just a blink of an eye.
You may have seen pictures of the place, it’s a famous one while visiting Lofoten, but it’s nothing compared to what it’s like in real life. The fishing boats and huts, the mountains surrounding the village – it truly is from a Norwegian fairytale.
After settling down to our adorable little cabin, we decided to leave our bikes to charge in the sun and hike up a mountain called Reinebringen by foot this time. The climb is so steep that you’d need one exceptional bike to get up there (read: you can’t, please don’t try). Reinebringen’s top is at 448 metres and there’s a brand new stone path leading up to it. The path consists of 1560 stone steps, which were built by the Nepali Sherpas, so the looks and the quality of the staircase are truly excellent. Our timing couldn’t have been more perfect since the opening of the path was at July, just a month before our visit.
The climb probably burned three days worth of calories but one definitely forgot about the muscle aches when looking at the view. There’s no way we can describe it in words so it’s better just to show you why we were so astonished by the view.
While watching the sunset on the top of the mountain, the temperature started slowly dropping and we decided to head back down. The village was beautiful, a warm light glowing from people’s homes at the brink of night. We went to sleep with the hope of getting back up Reinebringen in our dreams.
In the morning we were super pleased to notice that our e-bikes had been fully charged in the evening and morning sun. Though we could’ve stayed in Reine forever, it was time to move on to the next location. We quickly visited the village center to buy some groceries and to try out local fish and veggie burgers. After lunch we cycled through the cutest islands and bridges of Reine towards new adventures in Lofoten Islands. The only goal was to see the islands and explore new places, and we surely found something worth sharing – but more on that on the next post.
Lastly, for the most daring of you we have a time lapse of us getting down the 1560 stone steps. Come on and join us on the path of burning thighs and calves!
– Emmi & Joel with Max
Our green e-bike trip 