Things to do in Central Norway, Central Norway: The Best Mountains

Blegja in Askvoll is often called the queen of the mountains in Sunnfjord. Blegja rises 1304 meters above sea level and is the highest mountain in FjordKysten. The hike is challenging and the natureexperience is great. From the top you can enjoy the view of Fjord Norways steep mountains from above. You will see the amazing Fjord Norway nature consisting of fjords, mountains, glaciers, islands and the sea as far as the eye can reach. From Blegja you can see all the way to Jostedalsbreen and the 7 mountains surrounding Bergen 100 km in distance. A spectacular experience! This hike is for experienced hikers only. Parts of the trail is very steep and it is necessarry to climb the last bit towards the top. One shoul bring a map and compass. The trail is not sign marked all the way to the top. A guide is reccomended. How to get there? You can easily travel to Askvoll by ekspress boat from Bergen or Selje. For timetables By car from Bergen: Follow E39 from Bergen towards Forde. From Forde follow road 57 towards Askvoll. Follow road 609 north to Rorvika. Turdescription: Start: Rorvika Duration: 4-5 hrs to the top, 3-4 hrs descend. Altitude: 20-1304 above sea level. Length: 10 km. Rorvika - Hengenipa - Nipevatnet - Blegja There are several trais going to Blegja, however the trail going from road 609 in Rorvika is the shortest and mostly used trail. There is a parking lot by the informationboard by the road. About 100 meters before you get to the parking lot the trail starts. There is a gate by a tractor road where the trail starts, you will also fins a sing mark for Blegja. Follow the tractor road up to a small fenced field. Keep to the right by the river.On the left side of the river you will see the trail. Follow this until you get to Hengenipa (506 meters above sea level). Enjoy the view over the Fordefjord. The trail continues to a privat cabin called Nipebu. This is where the visible trail stops. From now on the route is in the direction of Rorviksnipa in a little visible trail. When you reach the foot of the top, make a rgith turn and follow the foot until you get to the lake «Nipevatnet». Some parts of the trail is marked with stones. From this point you can see the top of Blegja. Continue on the left side of the lake, and further up the side of the mountain. Then cross a stone scree in the direction between the egde of Rorviknipa and the Bljgja platou. Easy climbing the last meters towards the top. Abut 150 meters ahead you will find the cairn. Enjoy the most spectalcular view overlooking Alden, Jostedalsbreen and the seven mountains sourronding Bergen. Descend the same route.

The Forollhogna mountains Forollhogna National Park is the kingdom of the great reindeer bucks! Forollhogna is often associated with impressive antlers and large reindeer. The reindeer bucks here are larger than no other place in Norway. That says something about how rich and viable this mountain region is for all other life. In the open and virtually unspoilt landscape, on the border between Hedmark and Sor-Trondelag counties, you'll find a rich variety of plants and animals. In the neighbouring valleys traditional mountain farming is thriving. Mountain villages and living summer farms in Forollhogna In the spring time farmers move their families and animals up to the mountain farms for ecologic production of milk and meat. They are surrounded by a breathtaking landscape. When visiting them, you may enjoy the healthy silence or take part in the work. These farms are many centuries old and are still in use, giving you fine opportunities to see traditional farming up close. At some of them, tasty traditional fare will heighten your enjoyment wild trout, sour cream porridge, curd and molske, or perhaps an exciting meal prepared from the season's choice ingredients. Activities all seasons At some of the mountain farms you may stay overnight and possible combine this with others activities like hiking, wildlife spotting, biking, photo safaris, horse riding, fishing or just pure relaxation! In wintertime activities like skiing in the outback, husky safaris, reindeer and horse sleigh rides, snowshoeing and history-telling will give you the perfect adventure holiday. When visiting Forollhogna we also recommend visiting the world heritage mining town Roros. How to get there? Train from Oslo, Hamar, Trondheim no Roros Airport, www.rfly.no By car from (aprox. in time): Oslo - 4-4,5 hours Trondheim – 1,5-2,5 hours You don't need a 4x4 vehicle to visit. All open roads are well suited for normal cars. Some mountain roads are closed during winter, due to rich snow conditions! Visitors info There is no fees to enter the National Park and the surroundings. Only fee is local taxes for driving on private mountain roads (aprox. 30-50 NOK). There is also a national park centre in Kvikne (Tynset).

Slag is a by-product of copper smelting. Slegghaugan stand as large mountains that are a testament to the huge amount of activity that has taken place over 333 years. If you climb to the top of Slegghaugan, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Mining-Town. Very close to Slegghaugan is Sleggveien, also referred to as Pippi Street. An episode of Pippi Long Stocking was filmed here.