Sula
Municipality · Møre og Romsdal
About Sula
Langevåg's old Devold wool factory, now outlet and museum, a short passenger boat from Ålesund, and Vardane's views to the Sunnmøre Alps.
What to do and where to stay in Sula
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Devold MuseumHistory & culture
A free museum in the old Langevåg wool mill telling the story of Devold, whose history starts in 1853 and whose factories had about 850 workers in the 1950s.
Devoldfabrikken, Geilneset 18, Langevåg · 45–60 min · all year
2Devoldfabrikken outlet and workshopsLocal oddity
The old factory now holds outlet shops for Devold, Bergans and Swix alongside working craft studios, among them a blacksmith's forge and a pottery.
Geilneset 18, Langevåg · 1–3 h · all year
3Vardane traverse over SulafjelletHike
A demanding 11.9 km crossing from Mauseidvågen past Rollonhytta to Vardane (776 m), Sula's highest point, and down via Vonhytta to Langevåg.
Eikrem/Mauseidvågen to Langevåg stadium · about 5 h (11.9 km, 724 m ascent) · May–October
4RollonhyttaHike
A cabin about an hour's walk up the forest road from the Eikrem parking, roughly halfway to Vardane, for a shorter outing on Sulafjellet.
Sulafjellet, above Mauseidvågen · 2 h return · May–October (forest road walkable most of the year)
5Kantina café at DevoldfabrikkenFood & drink
The café in the old Devold mill, with a menu for adults and children, beside an indoor play area – a lunch stop on a Langevåg day.
Devoldfabrikken, Geilneset 18, Langevåg · 45 min · all year
6Vonhytta from LangevågHike
A marked path from Vasset sports park climbs from about 200 m past fairytale wood carvings and Gamlestølen to Vonhytta (510 m), with a short detour to Blåfjell.
Vasset, Langevåg · 2–3 h return · all year (cabin open Sundays)
7Mausavatnet lake loopNature
An easy gravel loop of about 4 km round Mausavatnet from Eikrem, with two bathing spots with benches and toilets on a lake with a wooded shore.
Eikrem, near Mauseidvåg · 1–1.5 h (3.8–4.7 km) · all year
8SvanshornetHike
A 552 m top on Sula reached on forest paths past the Fiskarstrand cabins, with a view across to Ålesund and its cruise traffic and to the Sunnmøre Alps.
Sulafjellet, above Fiskarstranda · 4–5 h (about 13–15 km round trip) · May–October
9Indre Sula ChurchHistory & culture
A grey wooden cross-shaped church from 1984 by architect Aksel Fronth, seating about 290, the second parish church on the island.
Mauseidvåg, Sula · 15–30 min · all year (services; open by arrangement)
10Express boat Ålesund–LangevågSight
A public fast boat crosses from Ålesund's bus-terminal quay to Langevåg in 7–8 minutes, passing islets and skerries – the easy car-free way to Sula.
Ålesund fast-boat quay to Langevåg quay · 15 min each way · all year