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Dovrefjell Musk Ox Trail (Long Trail) - Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

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Norway

Sør-Trøndelag

Oppdal

Dovrefjell Musk Ox Trail (Long Trail) - Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

Moderate

4.6

(129)

525

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Dovrefjell Musk Ox Trail (Long Trail) - Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

03:50

12.9km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2025

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Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella nasjonalpark

Hjerkinn / Kongsvoll / Drivdalen landskapsvernområde

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Start point

Bus stop

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5.74 km

View of the Driva River

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The Driva is a 135 km long river that has its source here in Dovrefjell.

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10.1 km

Musk Ox Viewing Spot in Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

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The oxen live in an area of 15 x 30 km. You have to be lucky to find them.

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11.3 km

Birch Forest Trail in Hjerkinn / Kongsvoll / Drivdalen Landscape Conservation Area

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It exists, but you have to look right, or look for it yourself

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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

732 m

209 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

497 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,120 m)

Lowest point (890 m)

Weather

Saturday 18 July

11°C

1°C

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Comments

July 27, 2025,🇳🇴Moschusochsenpfad Dovrefjell

Beautiful hiking trail with amazing views 🤩 only the oxen were hiding during our hiking time 🤪

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August 11, 2025,Dovrefjell: Wandern auf dem Olavsweg/Kongevegen/Pilegrimsvegen

Norway's first Christian king, Olav, walked from Oslo to Trondheim (for whatever reason). He was later canonized, and this path became a pilgrimage route, as important to Scandinavians as the Way of St. James is to the rest of Europe. It was restored in the 1990s and is now a national heritage site.
Length: 660 km

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August 27, 2024,🇳🇴🅿️Kongsvoll ⛰️Moskusstien @ Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella nasjonalpark

On the way to our next stopover, we wanted to stop at the musk oxen in Dovrefjell. While you're there...😉

You can find detailed information on this website:
dovrefjell-sunndalsfjella.no/en/musk-oxen/the-musk-ox-trail

As for the weather... Oh, let's forget it! Open your backpack, put everything in and off you go. You have to say, it's a "liberating" feeling when you hike across a …

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June 4, 2025,Dovrefjell Moschusochsenpfad ab Kongsvold

The tour begins along Kongeveien/Pilgrimsweg. At the beginning of June, it's worth wearing ankle-high shoes, as there are still snowfields and water spots to cross. Unfortunately, I didn't have them, so I couldn't cross the Blæsterbekken River after about a kilometer...instead, I followed the trail to the left for another kilometer until I was able to cross the river and …

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June 26, 2025,Randonnée

The last two kilometers seemed long! But what a thrill to be able to observe musk oxen!

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May 29, 2026,🇧🇻 7.26 Moschusochsenpfad 🦬⛰️ | Dovrefjell

Today we stopped in Dovrefjell - we really wanted to hike a round on the Musk Ox Trail and very much hoped to see a few musk oxen too.
We started from the hiking parking lot 🅿️ (there are various parking lots on the road "Dovrevegen" from where you can start).
The path today also led across wide plains with …

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June 24, 2025,🇳🇴 Dovrefjell Moschusochsenpfad, Sunndalsfjella Nationalpark

A fantastically beautiful hike through the mountains at 6 degrees Celsius 🤩
There are about 300 musk oxen living in Dovrefjell, but they were well hidden today – despite the binoculars 🙃 Perhaps that's better – they can reach speeds of up to 60 km/h 😅

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August 13, 2021,Kongsvoll

This was an interesting, adventurous and exciting hike! If you’re in the neighbourhood…

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View of the Driva River

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