- Location: Oppland, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal
- Website: dovrefjellradet.no
- Foundation date: May 3, 2002.
- Area: 1693 square meters. km
Dovrefjell Sunndalsfjella - National Park in Norway , created by the Royal Decree in 2002. It includes a mountain range, covering 1693 square meters. km, together with the adjacent valleys and nature reserves with a total area of 4370 square meters. km. Dovrefjell National Park Sunndalsfjella adjoins the Dovrefjell National Park, which was established in 1974.
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The park was created to protect and preserve the untouched mountainous region. The goal is to ensure the inviolability of the ecosystem for the conservation of populations of wild deer, wolverines, foxes, golden eagles and ravens, especially in the Snechette area.
The first measures to preserve nature in this area of Norway were taken as far back as 1911, when the local flora was endangered. Many collectors rushed here in search of rare mountain plants in the limestone areas of Dovrefjel. It was necessary to save the vegetation.
What is interesting for a tourist?
Attractions Dovrefjell Sunndalsfjella:
- Mountains . In the center of the park stands Snehette - the highest mountain ridge. She has several peaks. The easiest to climb is Stortoppen, and Summit is much steeper. From both peaks there is a breathtaking panoramic view. Snekhette steep, with vertical rocky slopes and a glacier. This is the easternmost active glacier in Norway .
- Rare animals. In Doprefjel you can find a rare population of wild mountain deer. The reserve provides them with excellent summer pastures, and in winter there is something to profit in the arid regions in the east. There are also wolverines, Arctic foxes, mountain foxes and a rarity - musk ox. Many cars slow down to see an unusual animal. In addition, there are good conditions for fishing and hunting for small game (a license is required for this). You can rent a boat on some mountain lakes .
- Ornithofauna. Walking along the hiking trails, you can see many different birds: eagles, falcons, eagles.
- A unique plant world. The wild beautiful landscape in the west of the National Park is gradually shifting towards calmer forms further to the east. Remains of untouched nature are preserved in Dovrefjell Sunndalsfjella.
How to get there?
From Oslo to Trondheim there is a railway. Kongsvoll station is located near the information center of Dovrefjell Park.
The E6 road is the best way to drive through the region by car. A motor ship runs along the coast of Norway and stops in Trondheim and Rørvik.