Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park
Glaciers, alpine plateaux and birch valleys straddling the Arctic Circle in Nordland
Svartisen, Scandinavia's second-largest glacier at roughly 370 square kilometres, fills the southwestern corner of a park that runs from the Nordfjorden coast to open tundra. Calcareous bedrock gives Saltfjellet a particularly diverse flora, and Sámi reindeer husbandry continues within the boundaries.
Things to do
- On footJoin a guided glacier hike on Svartisen
- On footTrek for several days across the Saltfjellet plateau
- In the snowSki the backcountry, using trails and unmarked routes, as there are no roads in the park
- Try thisStay in a DNT hut near the park and set out from Lønsdal, Mo i Rana or Glomfjord
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Nordfjorden coast
The western edge of the park, where the coast-to-tundra gradient begins.