Marmen paddeltur

For the victory of Marma workers!

The shooting in Ådalen in 1931, where five workers were shot dead, is one of the most dramatic events in Swedish history. And it all started at the Marma works in our municipality! So feel the wings of history when you paddle in Lake Marmen. Read more in Birger Normans, Ådalen 31.

The best place to start your trip is Askesta, which has a nice boat harbor with easy launching of canoes, kayaks or canoes.

You paddle a little as you like around islands and in bays, but most likely you will head north and stop at the nice bathing place with sandy beach in Lötgärdet. After a swim and coffee, you continue along the shores of Marmen, see the old factory area, where a saw is still in operation.

After the factory area, you paddle under a railroad bridge and the legendary Vojen bicycle bridge into Lake Vågen, which is a cut-off bay of Marmen. Here you'll meet cows and horses in grazed meadows and open pastures. Perhaps you'll also try to make your way a bit upstream of Florån.

On the way back you paddle on the southern shore of Marmen and enjoy the hazel stands in Sunnanå. Back in Askesta, you paddle around a headland and arrive at the bathing area. If you paddle around another headland, you will come to Höljebro power station, but you should avoid it! In Marmen, as in Bergviken, Ljusnan flows.

After swimming and coffee, maybe food and tent cooking, take a walk in what is still preserved of what was once one of Norrland's largest sawmills. The remains of the railroad that ran between Askesta and Sandarna are also exciting.

There is another exciting bay in Marmen, at the village of Hå. Here you will find remains of the wood yard: here pulpwood was left to dry while waiting to be transported to Vallvik's pulp mill.

The Marmen tour is an easy one-day or two-day tour.

Tour overview

Type of paddling: Inland paddling
Paddling experience: For everyone
Length of the trip: About 15 km
Attractions: History, cultural environments and nature