Rendalen
Municipality · Innlandet
About Rendalen
Fly-fishing for trout and grayling on the Renaelva, the old boathouses of Fiskevollen, Norway's only inland fishing village, and the Sølen massif.
What to do and where to stay in Rendalen
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1FiskevollenHistory & culture
One of Norway's largest and oldest inland fishing villages, with 59 old boathouses, fish sheds and cellars on Sølensjøen and roots said to go back to the Viking Age.
Northwest shore of Sølensjøen, road from Bergset in Øvre Rendal · 1–2 h · June–September (road and fishing season)
2Sølen (1,755 m)Hike
A long loop to the top of the Sølen massif, whose summit sees 5,359 km² of land, said to be the widest view from any inland peak in southern Norway.
Gravåsen parking, toll road off Rv217 about 27 km from Åkrestrømmen · About 10 h (22 km loop) · June–September
3Rendalstunet and the Bull MuseumHistory & culture
Author Jacob Breda Bull's birthplace, an 18th-century parsonage with guided tours, plus exhibitions and a café and country store in the old Berger school.
Bergslia 37, Bergset, Øvre Rendal · 1–2 h · Daily 11–17 until early September; weekdays 11–16 after (2026 hours)
4Reindeer funnel trap at Vesle SølenskaretHistory & culture
Leading fences about 200 m long funnel toward a cliff edge in this old wild-reindeer trap, one of only three known in the old Hedmark county.
Vesle Sølenskaret, Sølen massif · Part of a Sølen hike (full day) · July–September
5Åkresteinen pilgrim stoneLocal oddity
A stone on the old pilgrim road marked 'ML', read either as the year 1050 or as 'halfway', since Åkre lies about midway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Åkre, on Østerdalsleden pilgrim route · 15–30 min · May–October
6Øvre Rendal churchHistory & culture
A log church finished in 1759 near the Bull Museum, keeping at the altar a crucifix from the 12th-century church that stood at Nordset.
Bergset, Øvre Rendal · 15–30 min · all year (interior when open)
7Ytre Rendal church and BullshaugenHistory & culture
A red cruciform timber church from 1751 at Otnes; beside it is the odd mound Bullshaugen with the grave of the writer Jacob Breda Bull.
Otnes, Ytre Rendal · 15–30 min · all year
8Jutulhogget (Rendalen side)Nature
A 2.5 km canyon with walls up to about 240 m, cut in days some 10,400 years ago when an ice-dammed lake drained; the road from Midtskogen to Barkald runs along it.
Between Midtskogen (Øvre Rendal) and Barkald (Alvdal) · 30–60 min · May–October (gravel road)
9RenåfjelletHike
An easy 4.2 km return walk past a large cabin area to the middle of Renåfjellet's three tops, with a fine cairn and views to Sølen, Rondane and Sweden.
Fjellkroken sign, about 7.5 km up the cabin road off Fv217 · About 2 h (4.2 km return) · June–September
10Fiskvikrokkdalsdammen log-driving damLocal secretHistory & culture
A timber log-driving dam on the Rokka river, built after 1900, with a roof over the eastern arm from 1904; logs were still floated here in 1943. Stay off the old timber.
Rokka river, Fiskvikrokkdalen (near the Stor-Elvdal border) · June–October