From Tromsø it's a 25 min drive. After crossing
the bridge to Kvaløya, drive south about 6 km to a food store
called Eide handel, take right in the crossing and
drive carefully
straight ahead through Kaldfjord (lots of kids playing close to the road!)
to Ersfjorden.
In Ersfjorden take a right in the T-crossing in front of the school, and
continue to the roads end. It can be difficult to find a place to park,
but do not park in the turnway and avoid the road itself. A few 100 meters
before the end of the road you often can park where there is a driveway
to the harbor.
Follow the private road westwards on the northern side of
Ersfjorden until some signs tell you to avoid
crossing peoples private properties, instead, follow the beach (public land
although there are some buildings along it).
After about a kilometer, turn right at a heap of stones (can be hard to see),
and take the path which follows a small ridge to the base of a large boulder
field. Walk carefully through the boulder scree where the path is faint but
marked by cairns. You'll reach the first climbing in about 35 min.
You find walls facing all directions, mostly south though,
and there is sun from early morning to until about 18 to 20 in the evening.
The area dries fast after rain, and on some walls you can climb even
during rain.
A 50 m rope, 12 quickdraws, and a standard trad rack if you want
test the trad routes.
You can usually find water in a small stream just below the boulder
scree, but it sometimes dries up in the late summer.
There is very good bouldering on Korteidet (close the crossing just before you enter Ersfjorden), and in the lower section of the boulder field.
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