Sonfjället National Park, Dalarna

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Sonfjället National Park

Sonfjället

Walk through mountain and forest terrain shaped by the ice sheet, in an area where bears, moose and lynx thrive.

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Sonfjället National Park consists of mountains and forests, with clear traces of the effects of the ice sheet. The terrain includes boulder fields and bedrock areas, along with higher ground and valleys. Visitors can walk through these settings and explore the park on foot.

The area is one where bears, moose and lynx thrive. Those animals are part of the park’s wildlife. The park’s characteristic silhouette appears on the horizon from almost anywhere in Härjedalen. Its mountains and forests offer two ways to encounter Sonfjället: walking among the terrain, or seeing the mountain outline from elsewhere in the region.

The park can be explored in several ways, including by finding out what there is to see and do there. Its features include terrain shaped by the ice sheet, forests and mountains, and wildlife. Hikers pass through boulder terrain and bedrock areas, moving past heights and valleys. Walking through this varied ground is one way to experience the park, where bears, moose and lynx are among the species that thrive.

Sonfjället National Park, Dalarna
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sonfjället National Park, Dalarna
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sonfjället National Park, Dalarna
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andreaze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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