Nusfjord is a small fishing village on Flakstadøya that lies a bit more remote on the Lofoten. According to Wikipedia it is one of the oldest and best preserved fishing villages in Norway, and people have fished here since the middle of the 19th century. Several lakes lie behind the village. We were there on 7 September 2021, on a day with slightly better weather than the days before, but with a lot of fog on the mountains.
First we explore the harbour and the red rorbuer and get cinnamon specialities from the tiny bakery, which we eat with a view of the rorbuer. Then we go on a short hike that starts at the car park in Nusfjord. We pass two lakes and see some beautiful waterfalls and even a little snow. Our post gives neither the walking time nor the distance.
The two lakes can be matched with the description by Nusfjord Arctic Resort. It describes a path from the village to Mellomvatnet, which it calls Mellavatnet, and Nervatnet lies along the way. The map and track follow this path from the car park to the end of the track above the northeast shore of Mellomvatnet and back the same way. Whether we turned round there or went on, our post does not say.
According to the resort you drive from Leknes on the E10 towards Å for about 22 kilometres, turn left at the sign for Nusfjord and then drive another 6 kilometres into the village. According to the resort there is no public transport to Nusfjord. You park in the designated public car parks, one of them close to the resort reception. OpenStreetMap records the car park along the path as free. The resort lists public toilets in the old ice house below the reception, as well as a café, a restaurant and a shop.
According to Nusfjord Arctic Resort you follow the road from the reception straight west, towards the tall mountains. After about 200 metres it bends slightly north, with the public car park on the right. At the end of the road you pass the last house on the left, then follow a dirt path into the woods. Nervatnet lies to the left of the path. After another 500 metres you reach the east shore of Mellomvatnet with a fire pit and picnic spots. You can carry on over a bridge, otherwise you return the same way.
On our track it is about 540 metres from the car park to Mellomvatnet, and the path climbs about 30 metres. Nusfjord Arctic Resort counts from the reception and gives 0.7 kilometres and 32 metres of ascent. It grades the path as easy. We did not find an official grade. The resort gives May to October as the best time.
We brought back one photo of the waterfalls and the snow: A stream tumbles over rocky steps, behind it small waterfalls and a snowfield run down the slope.
If you want to fish: According to Nusfjord Arctic Resort there are several fishing lakes within walking distance of the village, Nervatnet and Mellomvatnet among them. A fishing licence costs 50 kroner for 24 hours and 200 kroner for a week.
Back at the car, two French women approach us and ask whether we can give them a lift for a stretch. One of them has hurt herself, and so they can no longer drive. As it turns out, the two of them are staying at the same accommodation as us. We drop them off and then drive on to Sakrisøy and Reine.
This is not the hike from Nusfjord to Nesland. According to ut.no that one is 5.6 kilometres there and back and graded medium.
