Hiking

An Epic hike in Vålådalen

You know when beauty is like a burning pain. Sometimes you feel that pain in your body and soul but realise there is nothing you can do about it. You just need to open your senses, immerse yourself in the beauty that surrounds us and enjoy it as long as it lasts. An autumn hike […]

Autumn Hiking

Swedish Mountains – Helags Massif & glacier

The holy mountain Helags is the highest peak among the Swedish mountains south of the Arctic Circle and offers a lot more than just hiking. Helags is home to: Sweden’s southernmost glacier, 600m long and 50m deep, adorable Arctic foxes and some of the most breath-taking views of the panoramic mountainside. It’s an easy day […]

Autumn Hiking Ljungdalsfjällen Summer Trail Running +2

Korallgrottan (The Coral Cave) – The longest cave in Sweden

It’s quiet. And dark. The only sound is a distant dripping and the only thing I feel is a soft wind against my cheek. The world stands still until our guide starts speaking. We are in the so called Sandbädden (The Sand Bed), the first cave chamber included in the Korallgrottan cave tour, where […]

Autumn Hiking Nature & Geology Strömsund/Frostviken Summer +2

A Hike to a Mountain Top in Sonfjället National Park

Seen from a distance the Sonfjället mountain has the silhouette of a volcano. Beautifully shaped and surrounded by lush greenery. Climb the mountain or hike around it and look for bears, since this area, The Sonfjället National Park of Sweden, has quite a few brown bears. Do not miss the summer grazing farm, shieling, by the […]

Autumn Culture & History Flora & Fauna Härjedalen Hiking Östra Härjedalen Södra Storsjöbygden Spring Summer Sveg Vinter Winter +9

Tour suggestion: From coast to coast – A mid Scandinavian Train Adventure along St Olavsleden

We were curious about making a pilgrimage, but not curious enough to do St Olavsleden on our feet. We were more interested in the landscape and travel in a comfortable mode. The railway leading from coastal Sundsvall to Östersund, Åre and on to Trondheim in Norway caught our attention and so we made our way […]

Autumn Culture & History Hiking Summer Trøndelag, Norway +2

Döda fallet – the dead falls of Ragunda

Once upon a time there was a magnificent waterfall in Sweden called Storforsen (The grand rapids). It was as admired for its beauty as it was dreaded by the log floaters. One night unlike any other the noise from the rapids where silenced forever. The work of one man and nature together created the heritage […]

Autumn Culture & History Hiking Nature & Geology Ragundadalen Spring Summer +4

Best hiking food – add luxury

The hiking of the olden days, with minimal baggage, freeze-dried food and powdered soups is soon a thing of the past. The mountains are just as beautiful and your back pack is still easier to carry if it weighs less, but hand on heart, there are many of us that probably want a bit of […]

Autumn Gastronomy Hiking Spring Summer Winter +3

St Olavsleden – A Nordic Pilgrims Dream

The thousand-year-old St Olavsleden is a pilgrim path for thru hikers from the Swedish to the Norwegian coast, through villages, forests and over mountains. Make a contemporary pilgrimage and find your own meditative calm in a stressed out existence.

Åre Autumn Culture & History Hiking Krokom Östersund Summer Trøndelag, Norway +5

Armfeldts Karoliner – the Swedish Caroleans

When you travel in the borderland mountains between Jämtland and Tröndelag you can sense a certain brotherhood that dates way back. One thing that affected both regions on the swedish and the norwegian side was the war campaign in 1718-1719, which lead to a disastrous retreat for the swedes in the middle of a blizzard.

Åre Autumn Culture & History Hiking Summer Winter +3