Aure
Municipality · Møre og Romsdal
About Aure
Jørgenvågsalen on Tustna, a mini-Besseggen ridge above the sea, the Jutulholet cave on Skardsøya, and the Fjordruta trail through the islands.
What to do and where to stay in Aure
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Jørgenvågsalen and JurtindenHike
A marked 11 km round from Gullsteinsdalen past Nonshaugvatnet and up the ridge to Jurtinden (867 m), with views to Smøla, Kristiansund and Hustadvika.
Gullsteinvollen car park, Gullsteinsdalen, Tustna · 4–12 h (11 km, 879 m up) · summer–autumn
2InnerbergsalenHike
At about 908 m the highest point in Aure, on Stabblandet; a steep red-marked climb of about 850 m to a big cairn with views over Aure, Halsa, Kristiansund and Smøla.
Stabblandet · 4–5 h (6.2 km return, about 850 m up) · spring–autumn
3Benken på SkardsøyaViewpoint
A 45-minute walk from a small car park on Skardsøya up to a bench and shelter at 156 m looking over Trondheimsleia, a local sunset spot.
Skardsøya, off Lesundvegen · 1.5 h return · all year
4JutulholetLocal oddity
A large, deep rock cave on Skardsøya, about 30 minutes on a marked path from Finnset; legend says a troll who lived here tried to destroy Aure church.
Finnset, Skardsøya · 1–1.5 h · spring–autumn
5Melland fortHistory & culture
A German coastal fort from 1943–45 on Skardsøya with gun positions, bunkers and barracks remains, signs in three languages and a cultural trail past the war remains.
Finsetvegen 229, Skardsøya · 1–2 h · all year
6Kråksundet sjøbruksmuseumHistory & culture
A fisheries museum in an 1844 net shed at Kråksundet, where Jappe Ippes got royal approval in 1691 to start the first 'modern' clipfish production in Norway.
Golma, Kråksundet, Tustna · 45–60 min · summer
7Aure ChurchHistory & culture
A white wooden cross church from 1924 with about 800 seats, among Norway's largest wooden churches, built after lightning burned the old one in 1923.
Aure village centre · 20–30 min · All year; check opening hours before you go
8Trollstua by BjønnavatnetNature
An easy 2.6 km forest-road and boardwalk walk from near Tømmervåg to the lake Bjønnavatnet and the DNT cabin Trollstua.
Hals road from Tømmervåg, Tustna · 1.5 h return (2.6 km each way, 67 m up) · all year
9Imarbu on the FjordrutaHike
The only Nordmøre trekking cabin by the sea, at Imarsundet on the marked Fjordruta trail; a short path leads down from a toll-road car park.
Imarsundet (ut.no: on Ertvågsøya) · 30 min–a day · all year (winter access uncertain)
10Gullstein ChurchHistory & culture
A long-plan wooden church from 1869, designed by the architect Christian Christie, serving as Tustna's parish church at Gullstein.
Halsnesvegen 6, Gullstein, Tustna · 15–20 min · All year; check opening hours before you go