The weather finally cooperated, at least for the morning, so I switched the itinerary to do the Reinebringen hike. The view from the deck of Eliassen Rorbuer was unbelievably photogenic.
I realized a red cabin was right underneath the mountain across from the lake! The mountain ranges on the back were snowcapped overnight.
Snowcapped mountains were so beautiful.
We drove up the road again to park at the parking lot next to the bridge and walked over for photos.
The iconic view was super beautiful with the snowcapped mountain and blue sky in the background.
We stopped by a grocery store to get breakfast, they had some bakery items….although not as fresh, and limited selection.
After our first parking ticket, I researched where to park for the Reinebringen hike. The legal and free parking lot is at “Steffenakken” after the tunnel. A lot of RVs parked there which limited the number of parking spaces. Luckily, we got there before 9 AM and got a parking space. After we parked the car, we walked back to the trailhead. There wasn’t a pedestrian walkway so we walked on the edge on the other side of the guardrail.
It was a 20 minutes walk to the trailhead but at least the scenery was beautiful.
The trailhead was clearly marked, the start of the 2000 steps!!!
A little waterfall 😀
After the waterfall, it was almost a nonstop staircase up…..we took mini-breaks every 50 steps or so. We came across a guy coming back, he warned us that the last section was icy and slippery so take extra caution! We thanked him for the warning!
The view of the main road and a lot more people came and caught up….we weren’t regular hikers so we took it easy and slow XD
The staircase seemed endless, whenever I thought a few more steps to go, a lot more revealed AWWW!
The sun came out in full force, it got warm and melted some of the ice on the steps.
We finally reached the top…wait it wasn’t the top but the end of the stairs. The view from there was already picturesque! Around a dozen people there and due to limited space, we took turns taking photos.
The islands of the Lofoten Islands are right underneath us, it was one of the most amazing views ever!
We waited for our turn again to have a photo of us two but a lot more people arrived and they did not wait for their turn so ruined the view. We asked a guy with a DSLR camera to help us take a photo, he zoomed in to cut off the person next to us.
The last section to the summit had no staircase and it was muddy as the snow was melting. I made it to 2/3 of the way and gave up because I was afraid that I couldn’t get down afterward.
I gave the camera to Jason and he continued to the summit.
I waited at a flat area and saw the hidden lake!
Jason came down and said it wasn’t worth the extra climb, it was only a higher angle but the views were similar. A guy was setting up his drone so we asked him to help us take a photo.
Getting down on the slippery mud was scary; I got down really low on the ground and took little steps. We made it down to the start of the stairs, phew! The way down was easy but we took it slow as well taking mini-breaks every 100 steps or so and switching legs so we wouldn’t be super sore the next day. I still remember the soreness of the 1000 steps down from the Capri, Italy hike!
After we got down, it was still a 20-minute walk back to the parking lot, and we made it back at about 12:30 PM. We drove to Anita’s Seafood to have a yummy lunch. The restaurant was packed!!! We ordered the fish burger, and it tasted so good. I wished I had ordered the fish soup as well; that was unforgettable.
After lunch, we walked across the road to the other side of Anita’s Seafood to get this view. Woah people were kayaking, it must be super cold!
Continued with our way back to enjoy the views of Lofoten.
Jason parked at the big parking lot next to the main road so I can walk to the Reine bridge for more photos at this side of the bridge.
The fall colors looked beautiful!
Once we got back to the hotel, the clouds fully rolled in and started to rain. We stayed in our cabin to rest and headed out for dinner at Underhuset. I made a reservation the night after our hotel’s restaurant was fully booked the night before. Underhuset is a Mexican restaurant known for its tacos. Their service was really slow and the tacos were super dry!!! They don’t even have guacamole in it!
Jason ordered the slow-cooked ribs and it was salty.
We were lucky that the weather cooperated for one morning so we could do the Reinebringen hike. The views up there were amazing, one of the best in the Lofoten Islands. Although it was physically challenging with 2000 steps, it was totally worth it!
