The peaks in Innerdalen rise over 1000 m and captivate climbers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts. Our short family-friendly hike in Norway's most beautiful valley is a great pleasure and inspires further adventures. Innerdalen was designated Norway's first landscape protection area in 1967. This was initiated by the Opdøl family, who have managed the Renndølsetra alpine pasture since 1740 and wanted to protect the valley from a hydroelectric power development. Fortunately, they succeeded. Renndølsetra is located by picturesque mountain lakes, surrounded by a high alpine mountain backdrop with the distinctive Innerdalstårnet and the Trolla massif, Trollheimen's highest peak. Nearby is the ensemble of the Innerdalshytta operated by the DNT, with the Gammelhytta built in 1893 and the Nyhytta built in 1989.
From the large parking lot in Nerdalen, we hike past large information boards and along the gravel forest road, which is closed to public traffic, uphill to the last farmstead in the valley. At a fork in the road, signposts guide us onto the Innerdalsvegen. Here we walk through a mixed forest with ash, birch, elm, pine, and spruce as well as lush ferns. Shortly after the fork, we pass the large Dikjesteinen and a trail branching off to the left. This is the Kløvstien, the old mule track into Innerdalen. Anyone who wishes can choose this rooty and stony path, which runs partly on steep slopes. It should be avoided in rainy conditions due to the slipping hazard. At Fonnabekkjen, a small mountain stream flows down. Looking to the right on the way ahead, you look up Grasdalen and to the glaciers surrounding Vinnufjellet. The path continues steeper uphill, past boulders, until we have climbed the mountain shoulder (Aksla), which blocks Innerdalen like a rock barrier. A water pipe supplies
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