BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Inspired by Cam Honan’s 2018 adventure, I’ll soon set out for the Long Crossing – a 160 km (99 mi) hiking route through the spectacular heart of the island chain.
It’s not all that popular yet. In fact, AllTrails doesn’t have it. And it has every trail everywhere.
I’d already visited Lofoten on another trip, doing most of the popular day hikes.
The Long Crossing will be next level. 😀

Total Elevation Gain: 9,193 m (30,161 ft)
Like Cam, I’ll be following recommendations set out in the Rando-Lofoten guidebook by Souyris & Brede:
Hiking the Lofoten islands

Wish me luck. Things tend to #fail in Arctic Norway — usually due to weather.