Rändåfallet -Lillfjället - Ol-Jonsvallen, Romboleden Etapp 28

Rändåfallet P - Ol-Jonsvallen

This stage leads you up the mountain through forest, over occasionally wet bogs, along the rushing waters of the Rändån river and over the rocky precipices of Lillfjället where you follow stone cairns. The view from the top is magnificent. Water can be refilled in Storgräsbäcken 200 m from Norgesvilda, an ancient resting place. A medieval signpost and the adjacent sacrificial site at Rödsjöarna testify that you are walking where medieval pilgrims walked. Near Ol-Jonsvallen you can take the red-marked church path towards Ljusnedal and on to Funäsdalen. Funäsdalen has accommodation, a grocery store and restaurants. You can also continue Romboleden's original route directly towards Bruksvallarna where there is accommodation, a restaurant and a grocery store that is accessible with bank ID after regular opening hours.

Keep in mind that the route is demanding, completely lacking in services and contains several bets. Bring a map, compass, overnight equipment and extra food.

Historical route

In the 1990s, Tage Persson from Härjedalens fornminnesförening (Härjedalen's ancient monuments association) was among those who marked out this stage. He says that they looked for ancient road markings. The stones could be almost completely overgrown with moss. They dug them out and placed them so that they showed the direction in which the path would continue next.

Långå Skans

A few kilometers east of Rändåfallet is the village of Långå where you can find accommodation. The village also has Långå church, which is now in private ownership. Långå is also home to Långå Skans, a historical and cultural defense memorial. The defense facility was taken out of use in the early 1800s. The first redoubt was built as early as 1658, and was demolished the same year, and was replaced under Charles XII by the current redoubt, which was completed in 1700.

Walk in the footsteps of the pilgrims

The Romboleden offers a cultural and historical journey along paths and roads that have been trodden by pilgrims since the 11th century. It is the oldest pilgrimage trail in the Nordic region - and Sweden's longest. The trail is also one of Europe's longest pilgrimage trails. The Rombo Trail stretches approximately 900 km from Köping Church in Mälardalen to Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on the Norwegian Atlantic coast.

If you hike the entire trail, you will experience a beautiful and varied landscape. You will walk on old shepherd's paths, over mountain expanses and along narrow gravel roads in the countryside. You'll find everything from easy day hikes with cafés along the way - to long hikes that take several days. The trail often passes through small communities.

It's your choice whether you want to walk for health, recreation or religious reasons. The whole Rombo Trail is long, but you can of course walk each section separately. For natural reasons, the trail sometimes diverges from the historic paths, but it mainly follows the medieval route.