This 1 477 square kilometre (559 square mile) National Park is located in the extreme northern reaches of North Trøndelag and Norrland bordering the Swedish counties of Västerbotten and Jämtland to the east. The scree clad slopes and bare peaks of Kvigtinden and Jetnamsklumpen rise over 1500 meters with sub-glacial moraines characterising much of the park.
The park’s remote and rugged landscape of granite peaks, birch clad valleys, marshlands and lakes provide a dramatic and varied environment ideally suited to host a range of top predators and charismatic species.
Arctic Fox, European Brown Bear, Lynx, Wolverine, moose, Golden eagle and Snowy owl live side by side with indigenous Sámi reindeer owners who seasonally herd within the park and neighbouring environs. It’s an uneasy relationship with predation of new born reindeer high but one that the Sámi have learned to live with over the millennia as stewards of this enchanting but harsh land.
The isolated village of Røyrvik can be accessed from the Namskogen railway station via private transfers and is the gateway to Børgefjell National Park.
There’s a boat charter service that transports intrepid trekkers from Røyrvik harbour on Namsvatnet Lake to the Storforsen trailhead that quickly climbs up to a chain of glacial lakes popular for trout and arctic char fishing. Djupvatnet and Blyvatnet lakes offer stunning base camp locations that are ideal for trekking, fishing and foraging. Chanterelle and porcini mushrooms line the park’s trails in late summer with cloud, blue and crowberries abundant on the mountain slopes.
Tour operators in Børgefjell National Park
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Kent Mikkelsen