Rondane National Park
Rondane is a national park in Norway, established in 1982 in the Rondane Mountains on an area of 963 km2. There are 10 mountains in the park with a height of more than 2 km, the highest of them is Rondeslotte (2,178 meters). The park is home to the largest herd of reindeer in Norway.
In Rondan, there is a mountainous landscape with smooth contours, indicating that there was once glaciation. At the moment, there is little precipitation in the park and glaciers cannot grow. The forests consist mainly of birches, heather and lichens. Deep-water lakes like Rondwatne are found in the plains.
The Norwegian Tourist Association has set up tourist cabins in the park and marked walking routes. Park guests can walk and set up tents throughout the park. The most popular Rondane route is the 42 km long trail from Enden to Folldala, passing between the mountains of the Rondane massif. This area is located in the Ilmarksrik Hedmark region and almost no human hand has reached it. Practically all mashruts begin in Strembu.
In the most picturesque places there are observation decks where it is allowed to park a car, take a walk, and take pictures. One of these sites is located in Sochlbergplassen, with stunning views of Lake Atnsuen and the Rondane Mountains, such as Harald Solberg sketched in the painting "Winter Night in the Mountains." Walking along the Rondane National Hiking Trail, it's easy to reach the Rondane Mountains. The Atna River flows near this trail, where you can fish, but first you need to get a license from local shops or travel companies.
Visitors will find something to do all year round: in summer you can go boating, cycling, fishing, in winter you can go sledding with dogs or skiing.
There are many cliffs in the mountainous areas of the park. Many mountains form steep walls. There are many lakes in the lowlands. There are glaciers in the western part, and the central part boasts high mountains. The main pride of the park is a huge herd of wild deer, numbering 2-4 thousand individuals. The park management is certainly watching their migration in order to change the direction of tourist routes as far away from the herd as possible. For the convenience of deer, the park area was enlarged in 2003. All conditions are created for deer in Rondane Park, even their favorite delicacy lichens, yagel, Heather and Hardy herbs are found in huge quantities. In addition to the huge herds of wild deer in the park, you can meet roe deer, moose, musk oxen, wolverines, bears, wolves. Of the birds, the white partridge is most often seen.
