A round walk that takes you along a spectacular sandy beach to a fabulous picnic area and back. You can go further and take in more, but for an evening stroll with or without a dog, I am hard pushed to think of one better than this.
While I love many local beaches, Hvittensand in Larvik is probably the most spectacular one I have been to yet. Situated where the river Lågen reaches the Larviksfjord part of the sea, the abundant clean white sand and sand bank are subject to the tides and currents typical of this kind of estuary and are in a constant state of flux.
Park in the car park off Kampeløkka, turn back to Halsegata and follow the coastal path sign that indicates you are only 300m away from the beach. The view from this well maintained path and wooden walkway is unparalleled. A short hop across the water is the Color Line ferry terminal where Superspeed takes off for Denmark, but nature still dominates and with a setting sun I would like to guarantee your first view of the beach will take your breath away. I can imagine during the day and when the kiters are out (it´s apparently great for that) it can get quite busy, but when we were there yesterday Spot and I had it all to ourselves.
Cross the beach almost as far as you can go then exit top right, as it were, picking up the DNT-marked coastal path again. This will take you through trees and along the coast until it drops down again to the small, rocky Ormetoa bay and ultimately the stunning picnic area of Sukkersletta with its windswept trees, strategically placed sculptural lumps of local Larvikite granite, benches and viewpoints. Here you can bathe, picnic or simply just admire the views out to sea and across to the town of Stavern.
While Spot and I were there we got treated to an amazing murmuration show by some starlings – who knows what we will see next time!
At the entrance to Sukkersletta, (if anyone knows how the name came about, do let me know), there is also a small parking area, otherwise you can make your way back to the carpark I started from, along first Solaveien and either Oterøyveien or Aarstens vei to get back.
I didn´t clock the distance but the whole round can´t be more than a couple of kms. I´ll measure next time! I hope you like this place as much as I do. See https://instagram.com/wanderlustneverfades/ for more images and a reel.
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