Dyrøy
Municipality · Troms
About Dyrøy
Fakstinden rising above Dyrøysundet, fisher-farmer life at the open-air rural museum, and a hike out to the old Finnlandsnes coastal fort.
What to do and where to stay in Dyrøy
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Hagenes coastal fort walkHike
An easy 2.9 km return walk on an old tractor road at the far end of Dyrøya to two wartime gun positions and two bunkers, with a fire pit and picnic tables.
Hagenes, from the turning area at Mikkelbostad, end of road on Dyrøya · 2 h (2.9 km return) · June–September
2DyrøygommenHike
A forest road and partly marked path past Mikkelbostadvannet climb about 370 m to a 490 m top on Dyrøya; Visit Senja suggests it for the midnight sun.
Dyrøya, start at a forest-road turn-off on the road towards Vinje · 2–3 h (about 5 km return) · June–September
3Finnlandsholmen picnic isletNature
A small islet by Dyrøybrua, 300 m from the road on a paved path or along the shore, with a lean-to shelter, firewood shed and fire pans.
Finnlandsholmen, left of the road just before Dyrøybrua · 30–60 min · June–September
4Kastnes Museum and culture trailHistory & culture
Midt-Troms Museum's farm yard at Kastnes with farm buildings and a well-known local hunter's cabin, plus a culture trail past Viking-age graves.
Faksfjordveien 145, Kastnes, Brøstadbotn · 45–60 min · trail all-year; buildings open on special days in summer and for booked groups
5Dyrøy Church at HolmHistory & culture
A white wooden long church from 1880 with 450 seats, the third on Dyrøya and the municipality's largest wooden building, beside a 1777 church site and the old council house.
Dyrøyveien 860, Holm, Dyrøya · 20–30 min · all-year (exterior)
6Berg road and 'Søsken på Guds jord' film settingLocal oddity
An old tractor road runs 2.8 km to Berg between cliffs and sea, where Laila Mikkelsen filmed Arvid Hanssen's Søsken på Guds jord (1983) and summer concerts use the slope.
Berg, Dyrøya · 2 h (2.8 km each way) · June–September
7Arvid Hanssen House (Nordavindshagen)History & culture
A 2006 building in Brøstadbotn holding the library and the documentation centre for poet Arvid Hanssen (d. 1998); its slanted wall recalls a boat in one of his poems.
Tverrveien 1, Brøstadbotn, next to Brøstad Church · 30–45 min · unknown
8HundstrandfossenHike
A 2.8 km forest-road walk from Brøstadveien follows the Hundstrandelva below Hundstrandfjellet to a waterfall, with an early view over Dyrøysundet and the bridge.
Hundstrand, Brøstadveien east of Brøstadbotn · 3 h (about 5 km return) · June–September
9Fossmokongen, the old pineLocal oddity
An easy 2.6 km return walk up Fossmoveien and a forest road from the sports ground leads to Fossmokongen, the 'Fossmo king', an old pine standing where the road forks.
Fossmo, near Brøstadbotn · 2 h (2.6 km return) · May–October
10Brøstad ChurchHistory & culture
A white wooden long church from 1937 with a tall tower over the entrance and about 180 seats, in the municipal centre Brøstadbotn.
Brøstadbotn, next to the Arvid Hanssen house · 15 min · all-year (exterior)
Special places to stay
glass-roofed huts and yoga retreat (adults only)
Two mostly-glass huts by the shore and in the trees, plus rooms and a villa, at a small seaside yoga place with hot tub, sauna and wood-fired barrel bath.
Leikny and Tom Edvardsen · Brøstadveien 343, Brøstadbotn
rorbu cabins and camping
Five modern rorbu cabins and camper pitches on the fjord at Finnlandsneset, with five 20-foot boats for hire, beside the Dyrøysundet strait.
Camp Solbergfjord · Finnlandsveien 305, Brøstadbotn