Folldal
Municipality · Innlandet
About Folldal
Folldal Gruver, a copper-mining museum going back to 1748, and trailheads into both Rondane and Dovrefjell national parks.
What to do and where to stay in Folldal
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Folldal Gruver (Folldal mines)History & culture
Copper was mined here from 1748 to 1993; a mine train runs about 600 m into the mountain, and some 70 old buildings still stand around the pit heads.
Verket 43, Folldal · 2–3 h · summer (site visible all year)
2Øvre FallfossenNature
A short, easy walk along the Grimsa river leads to the Fallfossen falls, with footbridges over the water and an old stone bridge from the 1800s further on.
Grimsa river, west Folldal · 4 h (15.5 km loop from Jehanstjønne) · June–October
3Einunndalen summer-farm valleyNature
One of the big summer-farm valleys of Østerdalen: 77 farms were counted here in 2005, with 21 still milking cows or goats in summer.
Einunndalen, north Folldal · half day · late June–August
4Monsens minde crushing plantLocal oddity
A water-driven ore crusher built in 1797 on the Stormoegga nature and culture trail, where the channel is still stained red by copper.
Sagbekkdalen, Stormoegga trail · 1–2 h · June–October
5Nygruva and NygruvhyttaHike
An old mine site worked from about 1760 to 1952, where the one surviving miners' house is now Folldal Turlag's hut, reached on foot along Nygruvveien.
About 5 km from the main mine, west of Knutshovda · 3–4 h · June–October
6GruvekroaFood & drink
The café at Folldal Gruver, serving traditional local dishes, open sandwiches, cakes and coffee.
Folldal Gruver, Verket · 30–45 min · summer
7Lower smelter and 'Blåsteinstuggu'History & culture
An 1800s smelting and industrial area beside fv29, including the old vitriol works called Blåsteinstuggu ('the blue-stone house'), later moved and used as a cowshed.
Between Gorbekken, fv29 and Sagveien, Folldal · 15–20 min · all year
8GrimsrøysaHistory & culture
A prehistoric-looking stone mound 8–10 m across, 100 m east of the Atndalen road, read as a grave or a cairn where travellers threw stones.
South of Grimsa, east of Kollen, off fv27 · 15 min · June–October
9Shaft tower at GrimsdalshovdaSight
A concrete headframe moved here from Nygruva in 1956 and restored in 2005 stands as a landmark in the Grimsdalen landscape protection area.
East side of Grimsdalshovda · 30 min (from the road) · June–September
10Toll road from Fisketjønn to DørålseterViewpoint
A toll road runs from Fisketjønn in Folldal up the Atna valley to Dørålseter at about 1,040 m, a staffed cabin with marked trails into Rondane.
From Fisketjønn, west Folldal, to Dørålseter (Dovre) · Drive plus 1–3 h walking · Summer
Nearby, also among the best for national tourist routes
- RingebuInnlandetNational Tourist Routes (among Norway's best)Skiing (among Norway's best)
- Stor-ElvdalInnlandetNational Tourist Routes (among Norway's best)Quiet & remote (good)
- VågåInnlandetNational Tourist Routes (among Norway's best)Hiking (among Norway's best)
- LomInnlandetNational Tourist Routes (among Norway's best)Mountains (among Norway's best)