Auglend, Vandringshavn and Brønnesodden

Farthest south on Eigerøy lies the idyllic Auglend with its Vandringshavn (Vanderers harbour). From there, the path leads out onto Brønnesodden, the farthest point into the North Sea.

In 1995, Auglend was named Norway's Outdoor Area of the Year. The old Auglend farm with its harbour is a great cultural-historical area. Auglend was a typical combination farm, i.e. a farm that combined farming and fishing. Vandringshavn is an idyllic little natural harbour with a boathouse and jetty and plenty of opportunities to enjoy takeaway food or go crab fishing with the kids.

The path out to majestic Brønnesodden passes through the characteristic lunar landscape in Magma Geopark dominated by the rock anorthosite - the same rock that makes up the bright areas of the moon.

On the way out to Brønnesodden, you pass Løvebukten - named after the war frigate "Den Norske Løve" which was wrecked in the area in 1666. Brønnesodden juts straight out into the North Sea like a narrow tongue. In few places can you experience sea and light in the same way. Mountains and rock formations form a fantastic playground for both adults and children. Here you can climb and jump. The fishing opportunities are good when the weather is good and on a good weather day, nothing compares to a dip here right by the sea.

Geology and nature

The bare, round rocks consist of the rock type anorthosite. This is a coarse-grained grey rock consisting almost entirely of a single mineral (called plagioclase feldspar). The valleys are fertile because they were filled with moraine and sediments from the glacier at the end of the last ice age.

Culture and history

This recreation area is located on the island of Eigerøy and offers fantastic opportunities for walks along the coast, paddling, fishing, swimming and barbecuing. You can find traces of fishing activity here that go back several hundred years. Traces of settlements from several thousand years ago have also been discovered in Grønebukta.