Top 10 Hiking Routes in Jämtland Härjedalen

There are hiking routes all over Jämtland Härjedalen and many alternatives for those who wish to explore the fells and forests on foot. Find the places where the orchids are the most abundant, the waterfalls flow the most and the views are simply stunning. Hike along bogs covered in flowers or up on peaks with the bare alpine environment where the snow hardly melts despite the arrival of summer. Take a walk along the rivers and lakes or just spend some time quiet in a serene valley.

The management for the hiking trails on this page work towards Nationella Ramverket (the National guidelines for hiking trails). Ramverket is support for development towards a sustainable, quality-assured and attractive hiking trail. Here you will find the hiking trails in Jämtland Härjedalen that have so far been quality assured based on the National Framework.

Vandrare på bro längs Jämtlandstriangeln | Foto: Niclas Vestefjell — Adventure Sweden - Jämtland Härjedalen

Djuptjärnsstigen Backe vandringseldorado — The trail system between the cabins and mountain stations in the Swedish mountains of Jämtland Härjedalen. Distances in kilometers. Please observe that Gåsen is closed from 2024.

More Hiking trails in JÄMTLAND HÄRJEDALEN – Adventure Sweden

HÖGFORSLEDEN

The trail is a mere 30 minutes by car north of Östersund and not far from the Inland Road, E45. It is well worth a stop if you are travelling northbound and need a good stretch of legs. The path is a total of 8 km and leads along the river Hårkan with some steep parts. For the way back you can choose the more straight forest road or ask someone to pick you up at the northern end of the trail.

Hiking in BACKE VANDRINGSELDORADO

The area has about ten easily accessible paths with the absolute pearl in the collection, Djuptjärnsstigen, which leads through a hall formed by pines and long stretches upon bank of sand. Backe is about 40 minutes by car east of Strömsund.

DÖDA FALLET – The dead falls

The man nicknamed Vildhussen (The wild one) emptied a complete lake in the end of the 18th century and left a waterfall completely empty. A wooden deck stretches for a kilometer along the bottom for you to explore the marks made by the former water masses like giant pots and chiseled soft forms in the rock. Döda fallet is right by the road between Hammarstrand and Bispgården, about 1,5 hours by car east of Östersund.

DROMSKÅRAN – Shaped by the ice age

The mighty crevice between the mountain tops Drommen and Falkfångarfjället in Bydalsfjällen was shaped when the kilometer thick ice was melting at the end of the ice age. The crevice is 70 meters deep, 150 meters wide and almost a kilometer long. The hike up to the crevice is steep and about 5 kilometers going up and down again from Höglekardalen in Bydalsfjällen, about 1,5 hours by car from Östersund if you choose to go by the ferries (Trafikverkets färjor; Isöleden och Håkanstaleden).

SONFJÄLLET NATIONAL PARK

Sonfjället is the one and only National park of the region with a characteristic silhouette. The area is one of the most bear-dense in Sweden. Follow trails around the mountain towards Sododalen valley in the middle of the mountain massif. Start at the Visitor Center in Hede to learn more about the area, just half an hour south of the mountain resort Vemdalen.

Hiking trails in RAGUNDA

The trails in Ragunda were set up after growing need for trails both for tourists and locals wanting to get out in nature. The trails will ensure increased health among the hikers at the same time as contributing to an increased protection for the surrounding forest channeling visits to the designated trails. One of the hikes leads to the Hollywood sign of Hammarstrand and one leading to the fascinating cave Getgrottan (the goat cave).

Hiking trails in Bräcke

The best trails of Bräcke are Forsaleden with natural streams and waterfalls, Kullaleden, hiking up to the top of Klevens topp, Kroktjärnsleden, S:t Olavsleden – the pilgrim trail, Kamrisdalen and hiking in the nature reserve Helvetesbrännan.