Fonnes: Trails, heathland and cultural history

Fonnes brings together several options for day trips: trails lead through heathland and pasture, freshwater fishing is available at Purkebolvatnet and Ervikvatnet, and Nordre Fonnesvåg tells the story of a historic trading post. When planning, the range of trails is particularly interesting: from an approximately 1 km universally accessible path to circular routes with different layouts and lengths.

Discover Vardetangen on foot

The approximately 1 km Vardetangen trail starts at the car park by Torvneset. It follows a gravel path and is universally accessible; pushchairs and wheelchairs are also said to be suitable. If these features are important when planning your outing, this is a clearly described trail option. The distance of approximately 1 km applies to this trail from Torvneset.

The trail between Vardetangen and Årvika also has a light gravel surface, but is only partially universally accessible. There is a day-trip cabin and a shelter along this trail. You can consider this route as a separate option alongside the Vardetangen trail from Torvneset when planning your outing.

A marked circular route leads from the express boat landing via Vardetangen to Årvika. It is approximately 5 km long. If you would like to include a marked route in your day’s plans, this circular trail can serve as a guide. Vardetangen also has nine-hole disc golf, which can be played for free—an activity in its own right alongside the trails.

Circular routes and different trail layouts

A longer circular route via Fonnes back to Torvneset is approximately 4 km long. There is also the Lervåg–Fonnes circular route. The route descriptions and distances provided are useful guides when choosing between these options: the route via Fonnes to Torvneset is listed as approximately 4 km, while no length is given for the Lervåg–Fonnes circular route.

An unmarked connection runs through Søre Fonnesvågen and crosses pasture as well as inner and outer land. This trail can take you to Fonnesstraumen. The lack of markings distinguishes this connection from the marked circular route via Vardetangen and Årvika. When choosing a trail, you can therefore consider whether a marked circular route or an unmarked route through this landscape better suits your outing.

A road and a trail lead from the landing in Fonnes through the heathland to Vardetangen. This access route is another useful point of reference when planning an outing. Together with the starting point at the car park by Torvneset and the circular routes described, there are several named trail options, without confusing their lengths or markings.

Freshwater fishing and cultural history

Purkebolvatnet on Fonnes and Ervikvatnet on Fonnes are freshwater rod-fishing spots. If you enjoy fishing, you can note these two lakes as specific destinations for an outing. They complement the trails and disc golf courses with another way to spend time outdoors.

A historic trading post stood in Nordre Fonnesvåg. It included a warehouse, a bakery, an inn, a shop and a sardine factory. This combination gives a sense of the former trading post’s scale: alongside storage and sales, it also included a bakery, hospitality and processing. Nordre Fonnesvåg is considered to have medium to high cultural-historical value. If you would like to include local history in your stay as well as trails and nature, this is a distinct cultural point of interest.

When choosing a holiday apartment or holiday home, these different interests can help guide you: would you like to focus your outings on trails, plan some freshwater fishing, or also visit the historic trading post? Fonnes offers a range of specific points of interest, from named circular routes to cultural history. You can also discover Austrheim, another place at the same level.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Austrheim.