Stord
Municipality · Vestland
About Stord
Hike Kattnakken for views from Folgefonna to Bømlo, ride the mine train into the old Litlabø mine and hop over to the little island of Huglo.
What to do and where to stay in Stord
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1KattnakkenHike
Marked hike from the Heio car park to the 724 m top, looking east over Langenuen and Huglo to the Hardangerfjord and Folgefonna and west to Bømlo and Fitjar.
Heio car park, about 3 km past Lundseter, east Stord · 2–4 h return (about 300–420 m climb) · May–October best; possible all year in good conditions
2Sunnhordlandstunet (Sunnhordland Museum)History & culture
Open-air museum in Leirvik whose oldest house, Aadlandstova, dates from around 1400, with a 1500s smoke kitchen and an exhibition on the herring fishery.
Vidstenparken, Museumsbakken 16, Leirvik · 1–1.5 h · All year Tue–Fri 11–15; summer 2026 (19 June–19 August) Tue–Sun 11–16 with daily guided tours
3Gruvemuseet på Litlabø (Litlabø mining museum)Local oddity
Pyrite mine worked from 1865 to 1968, about 750 m deep with 80 km of tunnels, where guided tours go into the mine on the old mine train.
Gruva 11, Litlabø, south Stord · 1.5–2 h · Summer (about 1 July–9 August) Wed–Sun 10:15–16:45, train tours 10:45, 13:00, 15:00; otherwise groups by arrangement; trails all year
4Hystadmarkjo nature reserveNature
Easy gravel path along Langenuen through what is described as northern Europe's largest black alder forest, past old burial cairns on Russaklubben.
Between Sævarhagsvikjo marina and Storhaug, within walking distance of Leirvik · About 1 h (4 km return) · All year
5Apalvikjo beachSwim
Shallow sandy beach in the Hystadmarkjo reserve with benches, toilet and barbecue area, where you can wade out to Tyttebærholmen at low tide.
Hystadmarkjo, along Langenuen · 1–2 h · Swimming June–August
6Nature and culture trail on HugloHike
5 km signed loop on the ferry island of Huglo past old copper and pyrite mines, a lime kiln, a 3,500-year-old hunters' site and Tveitavatnet lake.
Sørhuglo (Tveit), Huglo island · About 2 h (5 km) plus ferry · All year
7Utsletteslottet on UtslettefjelletViewpoint
Short, steep walk of about 1.2 km from Nysæter sports ground in Sagvåg up to a day-trip cabin on Utslettefjellet with views over fjord and mountains.
Utslettefjellet, above Sagvåg, southwest Stord · About 1 h · All year
8Stovegolvet (703 m) loop from LundseterHike
Demanding marked loop to a 703 m top as flat and wide as a living-room floor, with old radio-mast remains and chains on the steepest bits.
Power station car park at Lundseter, east Stord · 3–4 h (about 7.5 km loop) · Snow-free months (steep, chains)
9Stord kyrkje and Agdestein's war memorialHistory & culture
Plastered brick church from 1857 by the water near Leirvik, on the site of a medieval stone church, with Torleiv Agdestein's 1950 bronze war memorial outside.
Hystadvegen 3, a walk from central Leirvik · 15–30 min · All year (outside; inside at services or by arrangement)
10Eventyrskogen in Landåsen (fairytale forest)Local oddity
Easy gravel loop past Landåsvatnet into a stretch of forest where figures from Norwegian folk tales, witches included, stand along the track.
Landåsen, between Leirvik and Sagvåg · About 1 h (loop) · All year