Lock - Opening hours Säffle Canal/ Vikingaleden

Times for lock in the Säffle canal. Your journey along the Säffle canal takes you through a historical landscape with amazing natural scenes.

In the center of Säffle there is the only lock of the Säffle canal and this piece is the only one dug. The canal is a long waterway of about 80 kilometers that extends from Säffle to Arvika, Sweden's innermost harbor. You travel through the landscape, with a rise of just under a meter and often with proximity to both beaches.

It was Baltzar von Platen who led the preparation that advocated the benefit of the canal in that Byälven's watercourses could create direct connection from the innermost part of Värmland, out to the whole wide world via the port of Gothenburg, founding mills and thriving port locations. The Säffle canal was built in 1837 and was designed to be completed in its current version in 1870. The Säffle canal, also known as the Viking trail, has been used since ancient times. The waterway has been used by Vikings and pilgrims on their way to Olav the Holy

tomb in Nidaros.

Lock - Opening hours for the lock in Säffle Canal/ Vikingaleden