Highlight • Natural Monument
Saltstraumen Maelstrom
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Saltstraumen marine verneområde
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steffend
August 16, 2019
Cycling
The tide can be found on the internet at barentswatch.no/en/saltstraumen
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Udo
April 9, 2025
Cycling
Incredible forces of nature
Four times a day, this massive volume of water forces its way through the 150-meter-wide strait in Saltstraumen. This creates enormous whirlpools that dance between the fjords. We're talking about 400 million cubic meters of seawater, moving at an average speed of 13 kilometers per hour – when the current is at its strongest, it's much faster!
Four times a day, this massive volume of water forces its way through the 150-meter-wide strait in Saltstraumen. This creates enormous whirlpools that dance between the fjords. We're talking about 400 million cubic meters of seawater, moving at an average speed of 13 kilometers per hour – when the current is at its strongest, it's much faster!
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Best routes near Saltstraumen Maelstrom
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165
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94.9km
06:00
1,060m
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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.
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Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces.
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Elevation 90 m
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