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Experience mountains and wilderness

Experience mountains and wilderness

The Norwegian mountain wilderness is easily accessible. Go skiing, hiking or biking, or join a musk ox safari.

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Experience mountains and wilderness

The Norwegian mountain wilderness is easily accessible. Go skiing, hiking or biking, or join a musk ox safari.

Experience mountains and wilderness

Source: Visitnorway

Mountains and wilderness

Autumn in Oppland, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/IN

Mountain guide

Here is a guide to all the main mountain regions in Norway. Galdhøpiggen is the tallest mountain at 2,469 metres. Find out more.

Mountain guide

View from Snøhetta in Dovrefjell, Norway - Photo: Anders Gjengedal/Innovation Norway

Mountain wilderness

Norway is mainly made of mountains and wilderness. You will find Northern Europe’s highest mountains, with craggy summits and rounded rock formations.

Mountain wilderness

Jotunheimen, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life AS/Innovation Norway

Safety in the Norwegian mountains

Bring the right equipment and clothing, and get tips on first aid.

Safety in the Norwegian mountains

Svalbard - Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Innovation Norway

Prepare yourself for the wilderness

Changing weather makes it important to take precautions and bring the right gear.

Prepare yourself for the wilderness

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Nature attractions in the mountains

Autumn in Rondane, Norway - Photo: Anders Gjengedal/Innovation Norway

National parks in Norway

The national parks safeguard the rich diversity of Norway's natural heritage, for nature's sake, for our own and for future generations.

National parks in Norway

Guided glacier walking on Folgefonna, Norway's third largest glacier - Photo: Marte Kopperud/Innovation Norway

Glaciers in Norway

Norway still shows traces of the Ice Age, when the entire country was covered by ice. Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in Norway.

Glaciers in Norway

What to do in the mountain wilderness

Alpine skiing in Hemsedal, Norway - Photo: Nils Erik Bjørnholt/Hemsedal Booking

Skiing in Norway

More fun, more snow, more choice. The Norwegian ski season typically lasts for six months and usually offers good snow conditions throughout.

Skiing in Norway

Fishing trip in Hovden, Norway - Photo: Gaby Bohle/Innovation Norway

An introduction to freshwater fishing in Norway

Fishing in Norway’s lakes, rivers and streams for wild trout, grayling, pike, powan and Arctic char is inexpensive and largely under-exploited.

An introduction to freshwater fishing in Norway

Musk ox safari at Dovrefjell, Norway - Photo: Dombås Turistkontor

Dovre Dovre

Musk ox safaris in Norway

Dovrefjell National Park is the only place in Norway, and one of the few places on earth, where you can see the mighty musk oxen.

Musk ox safaris in Norway

Climbing in Presten in Austvågøy, the Lofoten Islands in Norway - Photo: Kristin Folsland Olsen/visitnorway.com

Climbing in Norway

From vertiginous rock faces and frozen waterfalls to climbing parks and indoor centres, Norway has much to offer climbers of all levels.

Climbing in Norway

At the top of Reinebringen in Lofoten, Norway - Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Innovation Norway

Ten recommended climbing places in Norway

Dag E. Haugen, editor of the Norwegian climbing magazine Klatring, gives you his top ten favourite places to climb.

Ten recommended climbing places in Norway

Hunting in Finnmark, Norway - Photo: Finnmark Tourist Board

Hunting in Norway

Norway has an abundant fauna and a rich animal life. The opportunities for hunting are many.

Hunting in Norway

Ice climbing in Rondane, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic life/Innovation Norway

Ice climbing in Norway

Climbing up a frozen waterfall in Rjukan is an exceptional experience.

Ice climbing in Norway

Snowkiting in Norway

Reach speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour on Hardangervidda.

Snowkiting in Norway

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