Dalarnas län
The Skräddartorpsfallet waterfall with several intermediate seals is the highest waterfall in Hedströmmen (32 m drop). Skräddartorpsån was previously used for rafting timber, as evidenced by the remains. There are good resting facilities, windbreaks and pic…
The slump stone - stone with an interesting pattern. The pattern is similar to a wave band in the structure of the stone. The stone is a so-called migmatite, a metamorphic rock that once melted together during volcanic activity. The rock contains, among oth…
Here was the "Fängenhällarnas children's colony" inaugurated on August 6, 1916 by the Fängenhällarna children's colony in Ludvika parish, established in 1914-1916 by the Stockholm Mountain Colony Association. During the walk towards Prästhyttan there are be…
Fänforsen in Björbo is a wild and rugged stretch of rapids that, with a length of 900 meters and a drop of 9 meters, is considered the largest river rapids south of Norrland. A natural resting place where you can fish, it is also a meeting place for rafting…
With its 158 m span, it is the longest wooden suspension bridge in Sweden. The bridge was built in 1922 and replaced the previous floating bridge that was destroyed in the flood of 1916. The wooden suspension bridge was destroyed by a fire in 1980, but was…
The southwest slope of Grossberget offers dramatic scenery with a great variety of boulders and old coniferous forest. Most impressive is Grossberg's church, which is the largest of several huge boulders transported here by the inland ice. From the turning…
Skattlösbergs Bywas established in the 1600's and is today part of the Skattlösberg Nature Reserve. The village is often referred to as the “Capital of Finnmarken” and consists of around ten farmsteads situated on a hillside. Two marked hiking trails surrou…
Nice place to stop at along the road, Billsjön. To fish in Billsjön you must have a fishing license from Sveaskog Syd. https://www.sveaskog.se/upplev-naturen/fiske/kop-sveaskogs-fiskekort/fiskekort-fiske-syd/
Från denna punkt finns Dalälven. Innan är det antingen Västerdalälven eller Österdalälven. Platsen har som ett kärt barn, många namn bland annat Älvmötet, Älvarnas Förening eller Älvudden. Det är en fantastisk plats där Västerdalälven och Österdalälven omfa…
The name 'floating bridge' comes from the fact that bridges float on water, on 'rafts'. They rise and fall with the water level. In the past, this was a common way of building bridges over the Dalälven. This floating bridge in Kyrkbyn is open to car traffic…
Ingmar Bergman spent several summers in the village of Gimsbärke in the 1920s. He fished and swam in the Dalälven river at this spot. This gave Bengt Löfgren the idea of building a jetty in memory of the master director's connection to the village. At the s…
The farm consists of about ten buildings that have been moved here from Floda parish. The collections include about 1350 objects. Among these, homes and households, hunting and fishing, handicrafts, textiles and costumes dominate. A dozen dolls dressed in t…
Finn Olar's loft is the first listed building in Gagnef municipality. In the village of Holsåker in Dala-Floda, there is Finn Olar's loft with its associated plot. A dendrochronological survey has shown that parts of the timber can be dated to 1558. Old det…
This floating bridge is open for walking and cycling. The name floating bridge comes from the fact that the bridges float on the water, on 'rafts'. They rise and fall with the water level. In the past, this was a common way to build bridges over the Dalälve…
The homestead, built on the ridge overlooking the Österdal River and the blue mountains, was donated by Ottilia Adelborg and three of her friends to the people of Gagnef in 1909. Today, the memorial cabin consists of 22 buildings of various types and uses f…
