Early in the morning, Ellen Engh knocks
on the door. Ellen is our guide for the day
and will take us along the 41 kilometres on
Road 27 between Folldal and Sollia – the
Rondane Tourist Route. Brown road signs
indicating interesting sights show the way.
We start with a stop at Folldal Mines
where we find a museum and get the
chance to go inside the mountain and learn
more about the former importance of the
mining industry in this area. The view from
here is stunning. On the other side of the
valley, the mountain range rises up. We
can see a few farms with sloping fields and
woodlands.
The Rondane Tourist Route
is one of
18 selected routes in Norway where the
landscape offers remarkable scenery.
– We aim to make the areas along the
route as accessible as possible, says Ellen
Engh. The areas where you can stop for
a break are well-equipped with specially
adapted lookout points, toilets and small
basic cafés. The purpose of the tourist
routes is to make the Norwegian outdoors
more accessible. There is room for plenty
of adventures here.
Rondane is the oldest national park in
Norway and was founded in 1962. It was
later extended in 2003 and now covers an
area of 963 square kilometres. There are
ten mountain peaks with altitudes of over
2,000 metres. The highest is Rondeslottet
with an altitude of 2,178 metres.
Soon we make a slight turn-off and head
towards Dørålseter. We pay a small toll
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