Feel like travelling from boathouse to lighthouse along the coast? The idea behind the Coastal Route is to create a network of overnight stops along the coast of the Oslo Fjord for travellers on foot or by rowboat or sailboat. The idea comes from the "oar change" of earlier times. In those days, nobody travelled simply for pleasure; travellers had business to transact.
And if the journey covered long distances, the traveller had to change rowers as well as boats.
At the turn of the last century there was usually an inn where travellers could rest or wait for better weather.
The Coastal Route lets you experience the coastal islands in an eco-friendly way with rowboats and simple lodging. Through the Coastal Route we wish to educate travellers about our coastal cultural heritage and provide them with information about nature and outdoor recreation. We also wish to promote the sensible use of public properties that no longer serve their original purpose, such as lighthouses and former military sites.
The Coastal Route is open to the public. According to the Outdoor Recreation Act, anyone may travel along the route. Journeys are at the traveller?s own risk. There are coastal routes in many places in Norway. In the Oslo Fjord there is
a coastal route in the inner fjord and two in Vestfold. These will eventually be linked together.
THE BUER ISLAND- forest and rocks side by side:
The idyllic island, Buerøya has both beach, grass, rocks and forest and is located right outside Sandefjord Town center. The cabin is an old kiosk that used to belong to the camping ground that was located on the island. Total 8 beds.