Gammelstadsviken

Municipality: Luleå

Year established: 1973, revised 2016

Size: 4.4 square kilometers

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve, Natura 2000 and the international wetland convention Ramsar.

There is currently no conservation plan for Vanhankaupunginlahti. However, much of what will be included in the forthcoming conservation plan is included in the document Decision with management plan below. When a decided conservation plan is available, we will link to it from this page.

Parking spaces are available where the trails into the nature reserve begin.

The reserve lies about 4 kilometres north of Luleå town centre. An accessibility adapted trail starts at a car park near the Haparanda road. From the bus stop Vänortsvägen in Porsön, a new trail enters the reserve. From the north, the birdwatching tower is reached along a trail from the open-air museum Hägnan. Another hiking trail starts near Notviken train station (bus stop Notviken JVG), next to a footpath/cycle path.

The reserve is located about 4 kilometers north of central Luleå. A trail starts at a parking lot next to the old Haparandavägen. Coordinates parking lot X=826760.86. Y=7297782.362. (SWEREF99 TM 7297782.362, 826760.86). From the Vänortsvägen bus stop on Porsön, a new, accessible trail enters the reserve. From the north, the bird tower is reached by an approximately four-kilometer trail starting at the Hägnan open-air museum in Gammelstad church village. Another hiking trail starts south of the reserve at Notviken bus stop, next to the footpath and cycle path.

All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:

• hike
• cycling and horseback riding on trails
• drive snowmobiles along snowmobile trails on well snow-covered ground
• make fires in designated areas
• picking berries and mushrooms

Littering or damaging plant and animal life is not permitted. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!