Mount Aksla

Mount Aksla, in Ålesund

Mount Aksla is the emblematic belvedere of Ålesund, which offers one of the finest panoramas of Norway over the town, the fjords and the islands. The Ålesund audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this must-do climb, rewarded with a spectacular view.

The panoramic belvedere over the fjords

Are you ready for a small sporting challenge? Here is Mount Aksla, whose climb offers one of the most spectacular viewpoints of all Norway. The hill culminates at only about one hundred and ninety metres of altitude, but its unique position, in the heart of the archipelago of Ålesund, makes it an exceptional belvedere. To reach the summit and the panoramic platform of Fjellstua, you generally take a long staircase that climbs through the park of the town, a climb that is earned but which is well worth it. Once at the summit, the panorama is breathtaking: you take in at a single glance the town of Ålesund deployed over its islands, with its roofs and its Art Nouveau façades, the maze of canals and bridges, the surrounding fjords, the snowy summits of the Sunnmøre Alps and, in the distance, the immensity of the ocean dotted with islands. It is the ideal place to grasp all the beauty of the site. A must-see belvedere, Mount Aksla is a major stop of the discovery of Ålesund.

What to see

Here you enjoy, after the climb by the great staircase that climbs through the park up to the Fjellstua platform, a spectacular panorama over Ålesund deployed over its islands, its Art Nouveau façades, the maze of canals and bridges, the fjords, the snowy Sunnmøre Alps and the ocean dotted with islands. Mount Aksla offers one of the finest panoramas of Norway. It is a major stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Mount Aksla and the Fjellstua platform lie above the centre of Ålesund, reachable on foot by a long staircase that climbs through the park, or by road. It is an open-air viewpoint, freely accessible. The view is particularly beautiful on a clear day. Good shoes are recommended for the climb.

What can you see from Mount Aksla in Ålesund?

A spectacular panorama over Ålesund deployed over its islands, its Art Nouveau façades, the canals and the bridges, the surrounding fjords, the snowy summits of the Sunnmøre Alps and the ocean dotted with islands; you reach it by a great staircase leading to the Fjellstua platform.

Where is Mount Aksla of Ålesund?

Above the centre of Ålesund, in Norway.