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Central Norway
HIGHEST ELEV: GALDHØPIGGEN 2469M
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Why Go?
National parks and dramatic mountain massifs at seemingly every turn, charming villages,
stavechurches,fascinatingwildlifeandarguablyNorway'sbesthikingandwhite-waterraft-
ing - with so much going for it, Central Norway more than matches the fjords.
Here on the roof of Norway, trails snake their way past glaciers, waterfalls and snow-
bound peaks. Jotunheimen National Park is king of Norway's protected areas and one of
Europe's premier hiking destinations, and is bisected by one of Norway's most beautiful
drives.ButRondane,Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella andthedesolately beautiful Hardangervidda
are also superb national parks. Within the parks' boundaries you may find wild reindeer,
elk and the decidedly prehistoric musk ox. At the gateway to the parks, Unesco World Her-
itage-listed Røros, a centuries-old mining town of timber houses and turf-roofed cottages,
and Lom with its gorgeous location and extremely beautiful stave church, are two of inland
Norway's most attractive villages.
