Hovringen

• Pronunciation guide: Huv-vringen

Hovringen is the most northerly centre in our programme, and arguably the most scenic. The name translates from the Norwegian as the hoof-ring or horseshoe and derives from the ring of hills that almost encircles the little settlement. Two stubby peaks at about 1150m form the prongs of the horseshoe and from them the hills rise in stages, finally reaching over 1900m on the high sculpted ridges of the main Rondane massif.

Hovringen comprises just a handful of family-run hotels, a scattering of cabins, a ski hire facility and a single shop. The village is a popular choice among winter visitors from other parts of Scandinavia and from Europe. They come for the well-prepared loipe that thread through sheltered forests and wind extensively over the open fells, and they come also for the relaxed feel of the place.

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Altitude:  950m

XC tracks:  About 100km
There are no floodlit tracks.
There are no skating tracks.

Downhill pistes
None locally.

Pausing
There are cafes at Putten Seter and at Smuksjoseter. There are also cafes at Peer Gynt Hut and at Dovrehytta, but they open only in February and at Easter.

Local transport
For much of the season there is a twice-weekly bus back from Mysuseter for skiers tackling the first stage of the Troll Loipe (pay locally: about NOK 100). Our hotelier has a snow-cat in which our groups sometimes ride a few km in the morning, to extend the range of skiing. You pay locally for this, about NOK 50 per journey.