Attractions & Sights

Høvringen is a great base to explore Gubbrandsdalen and all that it can provide from churches, dairies, museums and preserved farms to beautiful Grimsdalen and the earth pyramids Kvitskriuprestene. Read more about our proposals for sites and contact us for a tailored experience program.

Listed houses in Heidal, Crafts Museum and the church in Vågå

Take a trip south Gudbrandsdalen to Sjoa up beautiful Heidal to farm visits to old and preserved farms Northern Ekre Farm and Kruke Farm. Here you can get served good traditional food that rumgraut and spikjimat or simply a cup of coffee and snack. On Heidal cheese factory you can tour and presentation about the history of the traditional Heidal cheese that is still made the "old way". Crafts Museum next to the cheese factory is known for its high quality local handicrafts and here it is both the cheese shop and sale of furniture with carving and rose painting, wrought iron, pottery, silver jewelry, rotate the barrel, woven fabrics, tapestries, runners, hand-knitted goods, local foods mm End your tour with a visit to Vågå church was rebuilt in 1625-30 with materials from the 1150's.

Cruise over Gjende lake along the base of Besseggen

Take a trip up Heidal into Sjodalen to Gjende Lake. This is not just the starting point to climb the famous Besseggen, but also to take a wonderful boat ride over Gjende Lake. Gjende lake is perhaps the biggest høgfjellsvatnet in Norway that are not regulated or subject to human encroachment of importance, and by many considered the most beautiful lake in Norway. It stretches for about 20 kilometers long into the Jotunheimen from the top of Sjoa Valley. The average width of approx. 1 km, mountain walls rise up at the most nearly 1300 meters up from the water. Take lunch on Memurubu before continuing back along the bright green Vågåvatn.

Grimsdalen and Folldal Mines

Bus Tour through Grimsdalen which is one of the most beautiful mountain valleys. Feel free to enter a coffee break at Grimsdalshytta before continuing on to Folldal. In Folldal you can gain insight into a great piece of Norwegian mining history. Do feel free trip into a day-trip and use a longer time by Folldal Mines where you can take another train to the mining Worms hall and visit both exhibitions and museums. On the way home, the trip over Hjerkinn and coffee is also good on the Mountain King Hall, located at Dovre.

Peer Gynt Seterveg and War Memorial Collection in Kvam

Peer Gynt Setervei offers the most goodies you can find in mountainous Norway. The highest point is located at Sparling, 1109 m above sea level, overlooking both the Rondane and Jotunheimen. "Mjølbøla", close to the road when you are on the road's highest point, the eternal snow. Many picturesque farm villages in operation passes when you come down from Sparling. By Toksesetra see a restored water wheel in operation. By Kvam Nyset can see the fine Jøråfossen. We recommend taking the short detour to Hovde where there is a path around the Pine Lake, which is also serviced by fergebåt. From Rondablikk run the lush Veikledalen down to Kvam. On Kvam find Gudbrandsdalslågen War Memorial Collection is a collection of unique memory of war, occupation and defense in Gudbrandsdalen. In addition, the collection of an exhibition about Scottish train in 1612.