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Places near Leknes by type
All 265 places by distance →One day from Leknes
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:57 pm
68 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Leknes
- Skottindenviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Æsholman Naturreservatnature spot · 2 hrs
- Himmeltindanviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lofotr Viking Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Vestvågøyariver spot · 1 hrs
- Back in Leknes
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Leknes?
Storeidvatnet Naturreservat (nature spot, about 3 km), Himmeltindan (viewpoint, about 10 km), Skottinden (viewpoint, about 11 km), Vestvågøya (river spot, about 13 km), Æsholman Naturreservat (nature spot, about 14 km), Lofotr Viking Museum (museum, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Leknes?
239 places on Spotwander: 81 hill stations & viewpoints, 72 beaches & coast, 16 rivers, islands & mangroves, 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 14 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Leknes?
Borgatoppen, about 2 km by road; Storeidvatnet Fugletårn (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Leknes?
Fyglsjøen, about 1 km by road; Vågspollen (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Leknes?
Start in Leknes, visit Skottinden, then Æsholman Naturreservat, then Himmeltindan, then Lofotr Viking Museum, then Vestvågøya, and drive back — about 68 km by road in all.



























