Örebro län
Sågkvarnsbäcken stream is a very diverse waterway, surrounded by beautiful and varied nature. Occasionally the stream broadens into calm pools, giving it the character of a long lake rather than a stream. The calm is broken up by stretches of rapids where t…
The gravel road follows the bank of Lake Unden for approximately 1.5 km. Here you can glance out over a number of smaller islands, toward the northwest you can enjoy the horizon where it is just possible to make out the other side. Large birches, black alde…
You make your way along Bergslagsleden trail and Munkastigen path, through both younger and older conifer forest. In the spruce forest woodpeckers such as the green woodpecker and the great spotted woodpecker as well as jays, wrens and red crossbills thrive…
It is difficult to pin-point a start and finishing point for a visit to the lake. Maybe it’s the west side, with its narrow isthmus that separates the lakes Bosjön and Kvarnsjön, the most appealing starting point for an excursion. The best parking option is…
From the gravel road, you can see the little moss pond, romantically named Läppapuss (Lipkiss). East of the pond is an area full of impressive boulders. A path marked with blue ribbons leads past the boulders and up onto Läppapuss hill. Pick blueberries alo…
When you follow the marked path toward the lake there is not a lot that gives away the landscape you will soon encounter. It is easy to let your thoughts wander and imagine what the old road you are travelling down was once used for, and by whom. After a wh…
The long narrow lake Tarmlången has filled an old rift valley, one of the longest and most prominent in Tiveden! Here, as a visitor, you will have spectacular views of the steep mountain on the other side of the lake. Tough pine trees that can handle the sp…
STF Tivedstorp is an old village in the middle of the forest, surrounded by the beautiful and mysterious nature of Tiveden, “the fairy tale woodland”. It’s a perfect spot for relaxation and recreation. The National Park of Tiveden is right around the corner…
North of Tiveden National Park, in the deep forests surrounding Tiveden, sits the Fish-stocking area, with its lakes Nödre and Mellre Fisklösen. Here, people with an interest in fishing gather as the lakes provides plenty of opportunity to catch rainbow tro…
The type of farmed land found in Grönelid was common in the past, spread throughout Tiveden’s forest landscape. Today, there is not much of it left, but here fields and meadows are kept open, as they were 100 years ago, and for centuries before that. The ar…
Follow the Berslagsled trail south, towards the lake and windbreak, where you can overnight and have a BBQ. At night, if you’re lucky, you can hear the barn owl and pygmy owl during the early spring and the nightjar in the summer. In the lake, in front of t…
Krokträrnarna, two small forest lakes surrounded by marshland, is considered, together with the better known Fagertjärn, to be one of the original locations of the red water lily, Sweden’s largest wild flower. The red water lily is a genetic variation of th…
A fantastic kilometer-long and shallow sandy beach on the edge of the beautiful Lake Unden with crystal clear water.
Beautifully situated on a headland in Alsen, just south of Askersund is Stjernsund Castle. The castle is considered one of Sweden's most beautiful with water on three sides and a rare well-preserved interior from the 1850s, when the royal family Bernadotte…
Bathing area in the village of Åmmeberg. There is a small sandy beach and a U-shaped jetty, where the youngest children swim safely in shallow water inside the jetties. Changing cabins, dry toilets and mown grass areas.
