Troms? is the largest city in Northern Norway.
Troms? is the gateway to Arctic!
But even though it?s the gateway to Arctic, autumn is still autumn. Autumn might start earlier than in southern countries like the end of August/the beginning of September: Then every single leave turns its colour from greenish to reddish. Gras and bushes turn yellowish. There are many rainy days, but still enough sunny days for outdoor activities. Now and then the wind takes some leaves on a journey – the trees gets balder. Kval?ya, the whale island next to Troms?, turns into a enchanting autumn atmosphere. Do you love autumn? Then you should experience autumn in Troms?.
Besides watching Northern Lights at night, autumn in Troms? is a good time for some hiking as well.
Let?s change the view! Let?s enjoy Kval?ya from the top of the mountain!
What to do in Troms? in autumn?
We?ve got three enjoyable hikes for you.?Breath-taking views and some exercises are guaranteed.
1. Store Bl?mann
Store Bl?mann is the highest mountain on the whale island.
Facts:
How to get there:
It’s about 30 minutes by car from Troms? city. Follow the signs to the direction Kval?ya. You will pass the airport and cross the bridge. Then keep left and follow the signs to Eidskjosen. At Eidskjosen is a supermarket, there you need to turn right in the direction Tromvik. Keep going, enjoy the beautiful environment :). After a little Store Bl?mann will appear in front of you. Keep going until you passed a little village. Then a parking comes up.
What can you expect?
At the very beginning a little path is visible. Now and then you might loose the path. Anyway watch out for read marks or rock milestones and you’ll be fine. The first part is quite easy. Then the grass ground changes into stones. If you looses the marked path, don’t worry. Look for a comfortable?way, but don’t risk anything. There might be dangerous parts, that’s why we recommend to do that hike with somebody who knows the way. We didn’t make it to the very top because we got lost and felt uncomfortable. But anyway it’s a really enjoyable hike with stunning views to every direction. We recommend to take warm clothes, because as soon as you make a break, you might get cold. Good shoes are necessary, the path changes from muddy to rocks. In my opinion it takes up to six hours to hike up until the peak.
2.?Litje Bl?mannen
Lilie Bl?mann is the little sister of Store Bl?mann. Not as high as the big sister, but with amazing views for sure.
Facts:
How to get there:
It’s about 25 minutes by car from Troms? city. Follow the signs to the direction Kval?ya. You will pass the airport and cross the bridge. Then keep left and follow the signs to Eidskjosen. At Eidskjosen is a supermarket, there you keep following the street straight. About 10 minutes later you will see a parking slot. That’s the place you can park and start the hike.
What can you expect?
First of all it can be a muddy, wet ground. Follow the electrical lines. The first part won’t have any marks, but the area is in a good condition, so you won’t have any problems with dangerous parts. Once you’ve got to the stone part and you passed a little house, you might see some red marks or rock milestones. As higher you are as colder it can be, so take warm clothes with you. In every part of the hike you’ll have amazing views to every side. Once we even found some old snow from last season, it seems like. With some breaks it took us about four hours for both ways.
Tipp: In winter Litje Bl?mannen is a popular skiing area. Hike up and find you way down on skis or on snowboard.
3. Bruna
Easy hike with lots of things to discover: little forest, fjords, lake, a never ending horizon.
Facts:
Length: about 3 km
Height: 544?meters
Duration: ? 2 hours?(both ways)
How to get there:
It’s about 40 minutes by car from Troms? city. Follow the signs to the direction Kval?ya. You will pass the airport and cross the bridge. Then keep left and follow the signs to Eidskjosen. At Eidskjosen is a supermarket, there you need to turn right in the direction Tromvik. Keep going for about 20 minutes. Don’t forget to enjoy the beautiful environment :). After a little?while?you will get to a huge lake and at the end of the lake you’ll see a parking slot. That’s the place you can park and start the hike.
What can you expect?
It’s a really comfortable and easy going hike. A little path that is marked will show you how to get up to the top. First you will walk in a little forest with a little river and a house. Especially in autumn the forest shines in its most beautiful colours. As higher you get as more views you’ll have. Fjords everywhere! On the top you can watch the lake from above that you passed before by car.
Tipp: This little hike is fascinating with midnight sun lights!
After or likely before the hike you shouldn’t miss the lovely bay of Gr?tfjord: white sand beach surrounded by huge fjords! In winter people like to surf waves there.
For more hikes we want to recommend you another great post from Nerd Nomads – “7 easy hikes with spectacular views”. The post from Maria & Espen was very useful to get ideas what to do and how to get there. They talk about hikes you never could have imagine to hike up there and at the same time, stunning views are guaranteed. Check it out!
We tried:
(2.) Fl?ya: Best hike to get an imagination how big the Troms? island is in real!
(4.) Nattm?lsfjellet: Lovely little hike, with well marked path. At the end you’ll have the best view on Ersfjord where the whales perform in winter!
(6.) Hilles?ytoppen: You love white sand beaches? That hike will let your heart beat higher. All the beauty from above and you don’t have to walk a lot.
If there has have been more time, we would have walked up every mountain!
