Forollhogna National Park, Travel Information Basics, Hedmark & Trondelag County, Scandinavia, Norway, Europe

You don't need a 4x4 vehicle to visit. All open roads are well suited for normal cars. Some mountain roads are closed during winter, due to rich snow conditions!

Maps

Forollhogna National Park

Visitors info
There is no fees to enter the National Park and the surroundings. Only fee is local taxes for driving on private mountain roads (aprox. 30-50 NOK).

Official Tourist Information - at Røros World Heritage Village
Phone: +47-72 41 00 00 Fax:+47-72 41 02 08

About the Forollhogna mountains

Forollhogna is often associated with impressive antlers and large reindeer. The reindeer bucks here are larger than no other place in Norway. That says something about how rich and viable this mountain region is for all other life. In the open and virtually unspoilt landscape, on the border between Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag counties, you'll find a rich variety of plants and animals. In the neighbouring valleys traditional mountain farming is thriving.

For more information about the themes in Forollhogna National Park - see Directorate for Nature Management (source), where you can find an description of outdoor recreation possibillities, landscape formations, plant life, bird life, animal life, history of the mountain.

Forollhogna National Park - the mountain plateau between Trøndelag and Østlandet regions, botanical summary

On December 21 st, 2001, Forollhogna National Park was established, as the 19. national park in Norway. The total conservation area, 1513.7 km2, comprises a Iow-middle alpine mountain plateau in the surroundings of Mount Forollhogna, 1332 m a.s.l. The region lies in the northern part of Hedmark and the southern part of Sør- Trøndelag counties, and includes parts of the municipalities Rennebu, Midtre Gauldal, Holtålen, Tynset, Os, Tolga and Røros. The ground is mostly dominated by limestone sediments which create a nutrient rich soil well suited for plant growth. In this region the humid climate of Trøndelag and the arid climate of the Østerdalen valley meet. Low alpine vegetation rich in heather and willows dominate. Above 1200 m, in particular mounds of rocks alternate with snow-beds and mountain heaths rich in Dryas octopetala.

Within the conservation area alpine plants, plants with an eastern distribution and coastal plants meet. According to Lid & Lid (1994) 23 of the alpine plants at the Forollhogna region are centric (fable 1). From the centre in the Dovrefjell-Trollheimen mountains, these species spread eastwards on the Forollhogna moun- tain platau. Eastern species follow the same alpine distribution route in the opposite direction towards the west, while suboceanic species spread to the east and southeast through the humid Gauldalen and Orkdalen valleys north and west of the national park.

In the region nine endangered or vulnerable plants are listed (table 2). Three of them are Norwegian red
list species, while the rest are regarded as regional endangered or vulnerable taxa. As regards Phippsia
concinna, climatical change may threaten it. Early snow melting in the late snow-beds in which Phippsia
grows damages the ideal growth conditions for this species. Changes in our utilization of the area, such as
cultivation and water-course development, are the main threat to the other eight species listed.

We hope that the conservation will have a positive effect, but we have also fear that increased
recreation will lead to even more pressure on the vegetation. (Source: www.botanikk.no)