Island paddling on Nisser

You’ll paddle in beautiful surroundings surrounded by islands with rocky and sandy beaches, under small bridges and through narrow straits. Feel free to take a swim along the way and enjoy the food and drink you’ve brought along.

The route is defined as normal

Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding sections.

Tid
5:00 timer

Length
7.2 km

Popularity
7.5 av 10

Assessed by the number of clicks on this page in the last two weeks compared to all Hubriding routes.

The tour goes around the islands at the north end of Lake Nisser.
Here it is possible to take detours and paddle between the islands to discover new gems.
This is a great day trip and remember to paddle along the shore.
Be especially careful if you choose to paddle out towards the fjord, which is capricious.

The tour goes to the north end of Nisser where the island landscape is at its most beautiful.
Nisser is part of the Arendal watercourse.
The name comes from the Old Norse “Niðsær” which means “the lower lake”.
The upper lake is Vråvatn, which is connected to Nisser via the locks in Vrådal (Små- and Storstraum).
The tour starts at Straand Sommerland, which has kayak rental and good parking facilities at Straand Hotel.
Get started on the trip from the paddling pier and we recommend a stop at Småstraum lock when you paddle past.
Feel free to visit Vrådal Golf Course, which has its own jetty, and the clubhouse serves both food and drink.
Enjoy great paddling out over the island landscape and take a breather among beautiful rocks or find your own little sandy beach.
We recommend Sindreholmen, where you’ll find southern sand and a fire pit and bench for those who wish. Finish your trip where you started, at Straand Sommerland, where you can enjoy both food and drink or just relax on the beach after a great trip.
There’s also plenty for the kids to do, with a playground and trampolines both on water and on land. Have a good trip! Remember to paddle along the shore and be especially careful if you choose to paddle further out towards the Storfjord, which can be capricious.

Support

How can I navigate the route?

This primarily depends on whether you have a GPS installed, navigate by App on your mobile phone or prefer paper printing.
Here we describe the most common workflows:

GPS via computer

Download the GPX file for the route of your choice to your computer
Import the file to your route planning tool (e.g. Garmin’s Basecamp or Tom Tom’s MyDrive)
Export the route to your GPS in the usual way
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a good trip!

GPS via mobile phone

Download the GPX file for the route of your choice to your mobile phone
Send/open the file in the app that belongs to your GPS model (e.g. Garmin’s Drive or Tom Tom’s MyDrive)
Send the route to your GPS (follow instructions that come with your GPS and App)
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a good trip!

App via Ride with GPS

Many of the routes on Hubriding use the app Ride with GPS app for route planning and navigation of the routes.
You can download a free version or pay for extended use.
Click on the Send to Device link on the map on this page, when the app has started and you see the current route, press Navigate and then just follow the route.

Paper printout

Click on the link in the map on the page and the map will open in a new window
Print the map, with or without description
Have a good trip!