The West End: Ila and King Sverre's Castle
From Skansen and Ila up to the folk museum and the view from the Sion castle ruin.
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The west side of the city, from the fjord up onto the hill. You start at Skansen, the remains of a 17th-century earthwork, and walk past Ilen Church and Ilaparken. Then it is a steep climb to the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, an open-air museum with more than 60 old buildings and a medieval stave church. The walk ends at Sion, where King Sverre built his castle in 1182–83, with a view over the city. The museum has a student price.
The stops
- 1
Skansen
The remains of the 17th-century earthwork lie by Skansenbrua, the railway bridge from 1918 that can be raised.
- 2
Ilen kirke
A Gothic Revival stone church from 1889, designed by Eugène Sissenère.
- 3
Ilaparken
The green park in Ila, where the walk starts to climb towards Sverresborg.
- 4
Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum
An open-air museum with more than 60 old buildings from Trøndelag and the Haltdalen stave church. Student price.
- 5
Sion, King Sverre's castle
King Sverre built his castle here in 1182–83. The ruins sit on the hilltop with a view over the city.
About the trip
- Where
- Trondheim
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 12 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- History, Views, Family
Practical
- Start
- Skansen. The Skansen bus stop, or the train to Skansen station.
- Finish
- Sion by the folk museum. Bus 18 back to the centre from the Trøndelag Folkemuseum stop.
- Toilets
- Paid toilets at Skansen and in Ilaparken. In the folk museum for visitors.
- Accessibility
- A long, steep hill up from Ila, about 160 metres of climbing. Gravel and slopes in the museum.