Västra Vätterleden stage VV8 Fagerhult - Furusjö - Part of the Småland trail

Welcome to a wonderful hike in a timeless forest and cloud landscape in a region formed by enormous ice masses about 13,000 years ago The trail runs through a landscape typical of the southwest side of Lake Vättern. The stage is easy to walk and follows good paths and at some point a low-traffic gravel or forest road.

Comfortable shoes are recommended.

Västra Vätterleden is marked with orange color on trees, poles and arrows.

The gently rolling landscape forms a mosaic of coniferous forest, bogs and wetlands, each with its own special character. The pine forest is light and airy and often covered by a carpet of gray and yellow-white reindeer lichen. It is also a typical site for moss and cypress lichen. The spruce forest is denser, has less light and the ground is covered in green moss.

If you want to “hear” the silence, you should stop in a spruce forest. These environments are in stark contrast to the more open mosses, wetlands and swamp forests located in lower, flatter parts.

The stage works well as a full-day hike and can also be combined with connecting trails at each end for those looking for a longer hike.