Dørdalen
General information
The Dørdalen is one of the side valleys, which end into
the Våla River with outlet by the Våla Bridge. The
valley is recognised to be the largest canyon of the Gudbrandsdal.
It forms a deep gap in the landscape, and much of the valley has
conifer forest, which to some content is like to primeval forest.
But this is a cultivated landscape that the village people in
many hundred years have used and marked. The route goes along
the river in partial rough terrain, which requires good shoes
and condition.
We are going along Døra River on bad paths and must cross
the river several times. Dependent on the quantity of water in
the river, there usually are no problems. We are dependent on
small water quantities to pass through Dørdalsberga. The
duration of the tour is dependent on the group, their condition
and the weather. We return back on the same route.
Start: We drive by car from Ringebu Centrum, along the toll roads
Stulsvegen and Døråmotvegen to Døråmot.
Length: 8 km
Map: Statens Kartverk No. 1818 III, Ringebu
Themes
The landscape and nature are very rare
for the fact that this is in Gudbrandsdalen. Here there are precipitous
mountain sides 2-300 meters up to the mountain plateaus. Here
is untouched nature and a vigorous flora.
Hay harvest land.
Here there are 300 years old traditions in hay harvest, from which
we still can see traces.
Catch.
The area is an Eldorado for deer animals, which again lure the
large predators in the valley. We see hunt houses and catch traps
in Døråmot and Kvanndalstunga.
Botanic.
The flower “M.a. Fjellkvann” (Angelica) is a characteristic
plant in the valley, which gave name to Kvanndal. This is traditionally
a cultivated plant used as medicine and in food preparation
Legends.
In so dramatic landscapes there also have been dramatic incidents.
How many of them that are real and fictitious, is hard to know
today.
