Hardangervidda National Park

Treeless moorland plateau with vast wild reindeer herds in southern Norway

Hardangervidda is Europe's largest peneplain, a treeless plateau of moorland, pools and lakes that lies entirely above the tree line. Rocky and wet in the west, flatter and more heavily vegetated in the east, it holds the southernmost stock of several arctic animals and plants.

1HardangerjøkulenThe glacier whose top is the highest point on the plateau, at 1,863 m, just north of the park boundary.

2HårteigenA prominent 1,690 m peak, visible across much of the plateau.

Things to do

On footHike the DNT network of paths and huts between Haukeliseter and Finse
On footFollow the ancient Nordmannsslepa trail between Eidfjord and Veggli
HeritageVisit the Hardangervidda Natursenter in Øvre Eidfjord or the Nasjonalparksenter at Skinnarbu
On the waterFish or canoe on the plateau's lakes in summer

Norway · Buskerud, Vestland, and Telemark counties Est. 1981 Size 3,422 km² Highest 1,721 m Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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Nordmannsslepa
Ancient trail linking Eidfjord and Veggli with Hol and Uvdal.

Where it is

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