Salangen
Municipality · Troms
About Salangen
Guided walks into the Sagelva caves to an underground waterfall, the Kistefossen falls, and Salangselva, Troms' best river for sea char.
What to do and where to stay in Salangen
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Sagelva cavesNature
Caves carved by the Sagelva river; a spacious one is reached by two wooden ladders right from the road, and guided trips go deeper to an underground waterfall.
Along Sagelva, inland from Laberget · 20 min (roadside cave) to 3 h (guided) · snow-free season for the roadside cave; guided tours by pre-order
2Salangsverket ironworks ruinsHistory & culture
Concrete ruins of a crusher, concentrator and power station from an iron-ore works that ran only 1907–1912, with a signposted path around the slope by the fjord.
Langneset, Medby, north side of Salangen fjord, about 7 km from Sjøvegan · 45 min · May–October (snow-free)
3Kistefossen waterfall and salmon ladderNature
An 11 m waterfall on Salangselva with a salmon ladder begun in the 1920s and a mill where farmers had grain ground from 1938 to 1965.
Salangselva, on the Bardu–Salangen border · 20–30 min · May–October; fish run in summer
4Salangselva riverActivity
A 53 km river from Salangsdalen to the fjord at Sjøvegan, with salmon and sea trout and the largest sea char fishery of any river in Troms.
From Øvrevatnet and Nervatnet down to Sjøvegan · half a day · Summer fishing season
5Salangen ChurchHistory & culture
A 1981 church by Harald Hille above Sjøvegan, built after the old church burned in 1978; the priest saved its 1842 altarpiece from the fire.
East of central Sjøvegan, overlooking Sagfjorden · 15 min · all-year (outside)
6Garsnes Brygge restaurantFood & drink
A restaurant that doubles as reception at a marina and campsite on Sagfjorden, with fixed hours in summer and events in winter.
Garsnes, Sagfjorden, near Sjøvegan · 1 h · fixed hours in summer only; winter events (park4night description)
7Sagvatnet cabin and lakesHike
A marked trail of just over 8 km leads from Baklia over the mountain to Salangen's only open cabin, at about 600 m by Vestre Sagvatn, a lake known for large char.
Sagvassbotn, start at Baklia · 2–4 h one way (about 8 km) · summer hiking; very good skiing in winter
8Sommarsetvann hiking trailHike
A marked trail from Sommarset climbs steeply through forest to Sommarsetvatnet, a mountain lake at about 520 m high above Sagfjorden.
Sommarset, on Fv152 about 3.2 km from the Laberg junction towards Lavangsnes · about 3.5 h return (4.2 km) · June–October
9Old mine road to StorhaugenHike
From the Salangsverket ruins an old access road climbs to the Storhaugen mines, where the ore for the 1907–12 ironworks was dug and sent down by aerial ropeway.
Starts at Salangsverket, north side of Sagfjorden, about 7 km from Sjøvegan · 2–3 h return · June–October
10Elvenes Chapel and old army arsenalLocal oddity
A white wooden chapel from 1959 at Elvenes by Salangselva, next to wooden storehouses of an army arsenal built around 1917–20 and sold to the municipality in 2005.
Elvenes, about 10 km east of Sjøvegan on Fv851 · 15–20 min · all-year (outside)
Special places to stay
modern rorbu-style cabins at a marina
Sea cabins built in 2013 on the Sagfjord shore with a pier, marina, boat rental and a jacuzzi to rent.
Garsnes Brygge · Garsnes, Sagfjorden, Salangen