Activities

Faksfall camping

NATURE AND CULTURE JOINING FORCES

The village of Dovre and its vicinity offers great opportunities for those who appreciate activites outdoors. Try your luck at fishing in the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, only a five minute walk from Faksfall camping. Discover our spectacular summits by foot or ski, or enjoy Norway's beautful fjords by car. With Faksfall camping as your basecamp, you have countless possibilities! Below we present a few of these possibilities, feel free to ask us anything! We would love to help you find the perfect activity for you and your traveling companions.

Try your skiing or snowboarding skills at the resort that has fostered world champions, such as Tora Berger (biathlon), Lars Berger (biathlon and cross country skiing), Marcus Kleveland (snowboard), Johanne Killi (snowboard).

Join spectacular guided safaris for musk ox, birds or moose in the mountains of Dovrefjell.

Our pride summit, beautiful Snøhetta (2286 m.a.s.), is Norway's highest mountain outside the Jotunheimen range. You can reach the top by foot or ski all year through.

The National Tourist Road of Trollstigen-Geiranger offers numerous highlights, and the eleven hairpin bends of Trollstigen as well as the view from Ørnesvingen down to the Geirangerfjord may set your pulse racing. Lush valleys, sheltered strawberry-growing areas, precipitous mountains and vantage points guaranteed to make you dizzy offer some of Norway’s most scenic views.

The Rauma Line is a 114.2-km. (71.0 mi.) long railway between the village of Dombås and the town of Åndalsnes. Among the line's features is the Kylling Bridge and views of the mountainous valley - wich includes The Troll Wall, the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) from its base to the summit of its highest point.

Enjoy a visit to the beautiful valley Grimsdalen in the mountain massif of Rondane, where traditional summer mountain farming has been practised for hundreds of years - and still is in modern forms today. Grimsdalen is a perfect base for hiking trips of all levels of difficulty, fishing, cycling, horseback riding etc.

Viewpoint Snøhetta is an architectural viewing pavilion at Tverrfjellet, a 20-minute walk from Hjerkinn, Dovrefjell. The building was designed by Snøhetta architects and opened in 2011, and gives spectacular views to the Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park.

Love to hike? Welcome to paradise! Faksfall camping and Dovre is located in the middle of The National Park region, surrounded by Norway's highest mountains massifs; Jotunheimen, Rondane and Dovrefjell.

A number of Norway's sites on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, is within driving range of Faksfall camping and Dovre. Such as the Geirangerfjord and Røros Mining Town. Or what about a road trip to the historic towns of Ålesund og Trondheim?