Jotunheimen National Park
Glacier-carved gabbro peaks, lakes and huts in central southern Norway
More than 250 peaks rise above 1,900 metres in Jotunheimen ("Home of the Giants"), including Northern Europe's three highest, Galdhøpiggen, Glittertind and Store Skagastølstind. Glaciers have carved the hard gabbro massifs into numerous valleys, and the park is practically roadless.
Things to do
- On footWalk the narrow Besseggen Ridge, where Ibsen's Peer Gynt is said to have ridden a wild reindeer
- Try thisStay in the DNT huts, the first of which was built on the shores of Lake Tyin in 1869
- Try thisFish for trout in the lakes and rivers
- On the waterTake the boat or drive to Eidsbugarden on Lake Bygdin, the mountain tourist centre with its hotel from 1909
Norway · Innlandet, Vestland Est. 1980 Size 1,151 km² Highest 2,469 m Protected area category: IUCN II
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Besseggen Ridge
Narrow ridge between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet.