Muvatnet and Flåtjønnet
General information
A tour without the large challenges. We walk in easy-travelled
mountain terrain on good-standard footpaths. Open mountain area
on the whole route in over 1000 meters height. Dependent on the
weather good windproof clothes are required on most days of the
year.
The route starts along an easy-travelled road and continues on
good paths to Flåtjønn. There are also good paths
to Ramshytta.
Start
By the exit from RV27 direction “Mubua”, by Mybrua
just before the parking possibilities with Muen.
Length: Approximately 15 km, duration approx. 4 hours
Map: Statens Kartverk No.: 1818 III, Ringebu
Themes
Fishing in the mountain lakes.
Muvatnet and Flåtjønn are two of the best trout lakes
in the Ringebu-mountains, with old traditions for fishing. Here
we present an historical orientation and some taste-samples.
Catch.
In Bånskardet there is one of the many well kept collections
of animal graves in the Ringebu-mountains. What do we know about
the use of this old hunt and catch method of reindeer in the village?
View towards Rondane.
From the Flåtjønnglupen we have a magnificent View
over the “realm of the wild reindeer” and towards
Rondane. We hope to see reindeer.
Botanic and geology.
This is one of the few areas in the Ringebu-mountains where lime-mountains
are visible. This gives the area a particularly rich mountain
flora with many characteristic plants.
Pasture-land use.
We go to the Ramshytta, one of the oldest and largest sheep pasture-land
in Norway. The tradition goes more than 150 years back.
Traffic.
The traffic to the Østerdal over the Ringebu-mountains
was always quite large. You will find remainders of former roads
of different ages and for different purposes, for example grain
transport to the mine societies in Røros and Folldal.
