Nature discovery
Research 17 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Tromso, grouped across 3 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Tromso. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Tromso. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Tromso, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 17 places.
Tromsøya is a island reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tromsøya, about 2 km (1 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Bjoertvedt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Storsteinen is a mountain reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Storsteinen, about 2 km (1 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Peter Fiskerstrand / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fløyfjellet is a mountain reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fløyfjellet, about 3 km (2 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Leonhard Lenz / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Fløya is a mountain reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fløya, about 4 km (2 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Leonhard Lenz / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Storskarsfjellet is a mountain reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Storskarsfjellet, about 4 km (3 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Leonhard Lenz / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Håkøya is a island reachable from Tromsø Municipality as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Håkøya, about 6 km (4 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Olaf Meister / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tromsdalstinden is peak at the south end of Tromsdalen valley, immediately southeast of Tromso across the strait. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tromsdalstinden, about 9 km (5 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Harald Groven / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kvaloya is Large island (737 km2) directly west of Tromso with mountains, fjords, lakes and coastal terrain. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kvaloya, about 16 km (10 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Ssu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kaldfjorden is a fjord reachable from Tromso as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kaldfjorden, about 17 km (11 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Store Blamann is mountain, the highest on Kvaloya island, nearby northwest of Tromso. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Store Blamann, about 17 km (11 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Balsfjorden is nearby fjord branching south from the Tromsoysundet strait just south of Tromso. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Balsfjorden, about 19 km (12 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: kallerna / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ersfjorden is a fjord reachable from Tromso as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ersfjorden, about 20 km (12 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Mfiskum - Marius Fiskum - www.fiskum.org / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Straumsfjorden is a fjord reachable from Tromso as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Straumsfjorden, about 22 km (14 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Bjoertvedt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ullsfjorden is a fjord reachable from Tromso as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ullsfjorden, about 30 km (19 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Malangen is nearby fjord running southeast between Senja and Kvaloya islands, southwest of Tromso. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Malangen, about 33 km (21 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Chmee2 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ringvassoya is Large island (663 km2) with the peak Soltindan (), directly north of Kvaloya and Tromso. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ringvassoya, about 37 km (23 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Wolfmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lyngen Alps is Alpine mountain range with glaciers and peaks over , including Jiehkkevarri (), east of Tromso. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lyngen Alps, about 39 km (24 mi) from Tromso
Image credit: Image: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0