Stor-Elvdal
Municipality · Innlandet
About Stor-Elvdal
The Rondane scenic route through Sollia, with Sohlbergplassen viewpoint over Atnsjøen and a painted 1738 church, plus trout and grayling on the Glomma near Koppang.
What to do and where to stay in Stor-Elvdal
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1SohlbergplassenViewpoint
A curved platform among slim pines by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk that frames Atnsjøen and the Rondane peaks almost exactly as in Harald Sohlberg's painting Winter Night in Rondane.
Fv27 along Atnsjøen, Atndalen (Sollia) · 20–30 min · May–October (site closed for winter)
2Atnbrufossen Vannbruksmuseum (Fossehuset)History & culture
A former sawmill, log-driving works and small power plant beside the Atnbru waterfall, open as a water-use museum since 1994 and now also used for art shows and concerts.
Atnbrua, Fv27 in Atndalen · 30–60 min · Summer (toilets mid-June to mid-August; site closed in winter)
3Sollia churchHistory & culture
A richly decorated, well-preserved baroque timber church from 1738, 11 km up a side road in the Sollia valley below Rondane.
Sollia, 11 km side road from Enden on Fv27 · 20–40 min · Exterior all year; interior usually only at services or summer opening
4Storelgen (the Big Elk)Local oddity
A polished steel moose about 10 m tall by artist Linda Bakke at the Bjøråa rest stop on Rv3, made with the roads authority to remind drivers that elk cross here.
Bjøråa rest stop, Rv3 south of Koppang · 10–15 min · All year (lit at night)
5Koppangsøyene selected cultural landscapeNature
A braided stretch of the Glomma with stable islands, old hay barns and flood-meadows, a national selected cultural landscape since 2022, seen from the Hammarkollen lookout.
Glomma between Stai bridge and Koppang · 1–2 h · May–October (islands flood in spring)
6Kjemsjøen trapping-pit system on Gamle kongeveiHistory & culture
At least 46 Iron Age and medieval elk-trapping pits run 6 km along the old King's Road from Koppang, the largest known such system in Østerdalen.
From Koppang school towards the outlet of Søndre Burudalen · 1–2 h walk · May–October
7Kjøllen and the Skyldner mosaicSight
A Rondane viewpoint with Matias Faldbakken's 2022 granite mosaic, laid flat so you stand on a giant copy of his drawing of a carved head believed to be from the 1100s.
Fv27, about 2 km north of Sohlbergplassen · 15–20 min · May–October (snow-covered in winter)
8Atnsjømyrene nature reserveNature
Wetlands at the north end of Atnsjøen protected under the Ramsar Convention, with the Rondane massif as a backdrop.
North end of Atnsjøen, Fv27 · 30–60 min · May–September
9GravskardhøgdaHike
Stor-Elvdal's highest peak at 1,767 m, reached by a demanding 6.1 km marked route over the Blåkampen ridge north of Atnsjøen.
Off Rondeveien via the Breisjøsæter toll road, about 3 km north of Atnsjø kafe · About 5 h one way (6.1 km, 796 m ascent) · July–September
10Stor-Elvdal churchHistory & culture
An octagonal timber church at Negardshaugen, begun in 1807 to plans by Sven Aspaas, halted by the Napoleonic Wars and consecrated in 1821.
Negardshaugen, by Rv3 · 15–30 min · Exterior all year
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