Hattfjelldal

Hattfjelldal municipality has approximately 1.450 inhabitants a covers a area of 2.684,5 km2. The administrative center in the municipality is in Hattfjelldal. Farming and forestry have always been important for settling and employment in Hattfjelldal. Between Susendalen and the border to Sweden is the depiction of a reindeer. Most of Børgefjell nationalpark lies in Hattfjelldal. The municipality have a samii culturecenter.

BØRGEFJELL NATIONAL PARK

If you want to become properly acquainted with Børgefjell National Park, you should allow several days in order to do justice to the mountain. In addition to the time you intend to spend inside the national park, you should calculate an extra day to get in and a day to get out again.

Børgefjell National Park covers a height range above sea level from 270 to 1.703 metres. There are lakes, rivers, marshland, scree, heath land, mountains and mountain peaks. The weather can change quickly, so make sure that you have enough clothes and proper equipment. There is a high level of precipitation in the west and south, while the north east is more protected by the mountains. Winters can be hard, with cold temperatures and large amounts of snow. The snow often arrives in October, and in the high-lying areas it can remain until well into the summer months.

Its numerous rivers and lakes make Børgefjell an eldorado for trout fishing. Hunting is permitted in the national park, although elk hunting is prohibited in the core area. You may move around freely in the national park, apart from one area east of the Namsvatn Lake. This area is closed from 20 June until 25 July while the geese are changing their feathers.

The highest mountain peaks are in the west. The bedrock here is primarily dark granite, Børgefjell granite, which gives the landscape its desolate appearance. This is where you will find the highest mountain in the park, Kvigtinden, towering 1.703 metres above sea level. Other places, such as in the Rainesfjellet area, you will find rough stone screes without vegetation. Sub-glacial moraines cover much of the landscape.

The many lakes of varying sizes give Børgefjell its special character. The largest lakes are Simskardvatnet and Orvatnet. The rivers north of Orvassdraget run east towards Sweden. In the northernmost parts of the national park the rivers run towards Tiplingan and Susendalen, while in the west they run towards Fiplingdalen and Namsen.

The watercourses are varied, from the large but peaceful Orvassdraget and the majestic Storfossen waterfall in the Jengelvassdraget to the small mountain streams found all over the National Park. The famous rivers, Namsen and Vefsna, both have their sources in Børgefjell.

FISHING

The wide open spaces, variable topography and vegetation and the many rivers and lakes make indre Helgeland an eldorado for hunters and anglers. You can fish for salmon, trout and sea char. Fishing permits are available for purchase from the landowners, petrol stations and camping sites. At some of the lakes it is possible to hire boats and nets.