Gangsås (in earlier times called Gansås) is a part of Harstad city in the county of Troms, Norway – situated southeast of the city center. It is bounded by Stangnes to the east, Åsby and Kanebogen to the south and the fjord Vågsfjorden to the northwest.[1]
The main neighbourhoods on Gangsås are Vollen, inhabited in 1975, and Øvre Gangsås (Upper Gangsås), established in the 1980s. At the western foot of the hill is Mercur; some people live there, but the area is mostly industrialized, not least by Statoil.
The latter part of the name Gangsås – ås – means hill. From the top of the hill, Gangsåstoppen, which is uninhabited and approximately 180 meters above sea level, one has the best view of the city (towards west) and the surrounding areas, including the hills Middagsfjellet and Hinnstein. To the east one sees Rolla and the mainland, to the south Tjeldsundet and to the north Grytøya and Senja.
A marked path leeds to Gangsåstoppen, which is visited by 30–40 people every day in average, from the car park at the end of the road Toppenveien. The trip takes about 20 minutes, and there is a mail box at the top where one will be required to sign the guest book.