Värnaro Friluftsområde

Welcome to the Värnaro
recreation area! You can walk, run, cycle or ride here on some 20 km of
trails divided into a number of loops. All of them take you through
picturesque, varying landscapes, including Lake Sörsjön, the Stomsjö wetland,
an old heritage landscape, a pine-clad raised bog, hardwood forest, enchanting
spruce forest and an open agricultural landscape overlooking Lake Vidöstern.
Along the way are plenty of spots to sit down and rest on benches and sun
chairs. There are several wind shelters with titillating designs, barbecue
areas and three separate bathing areas for people, dogs and horses. Keep your
eyes peeled for birds in the Stomsjö wetland in the western part of the area.

The Smålandsleden Trail
passes through Värnaro, connecting the recreation area with Osudden and Värnamo
in the east, and Kärda and Store Mosse National Park in the west.

These are the trails in
Värnaro:

Stomsjörundan/The
Stomsjö Loop: 2 km.
Discover the Stomsjö wetland with its rich bird life. Along the trail are
several beautiful views of the wetland, and you’re welcome to use the Fågelro
wind shelter at Stomsjö Farm to watch for birds. Some of the loop follows the
Smålandsleden Trail, which connects the recreation area with Kärda and Store
Mosse National Park. The whole loop is adapted for accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Stomsjö Loop on
the Stomsjö Loop page.

The Stomsjö wetland

Koloniträdgårdsrundan/The
Allotment Garden Loop: 2.8 km. This loop passes through the Sörsjö allotment garden area,
which has lots of lovely little cottages and gardens. Most of the trail goes
through coniferous forest with elements of broadleaf forest, and you have
lovely views of Lake Sörsjön. The Björkfriden wind shelter is available along
the way, and near the Sörsjön entrance to the area is a rest area with
swimming, sun chairs, tables and a barbecue. The whole loop is adapted for
accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Allotment
Garden Loop on the Koloniträdgårdsrundan page.

Björkfriden wind shelter

Sörsjörundan/Lake Sörsjö
Loop: 3.2 km. Make
a circuit of Lake Sörsjön and look out over the water from every direction. The
loop goes close to the water in several places and there are three wind
shelters, two rest areas with barbecues, swimming and dog beaches along the
way. You’ll pass two of the recreation area’s entrances, and some stretches
follow the Smålandsleden Trail. On this loop you might meet the nice horses
that belong to the Värnamobygden Riding Association. The whole loop is adapted
for accessibility, but there is one hill that is a bit steep. There are plans
to fix that shortly. You’ll find a map of the Lake Sörsjön
Loop on the Sörsjörundan page.

Rest area at the Sörsjön
entrance to the area

Brukshundsrundan/The Working
Dog Club Loop: 2.4
km. This loop starts at Brukshundsklubben (the working dog club) and goes
through spruce forest and picturesque hardwood forest. Much of the loop is on
pleasant trails. You can make easy detours to the two wind shelters at Lake
Sörsjön – Zenit and Chillet. This loop is not adapted for accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Working Dog
Club Loop on the Brukshundsrundan page.

Brukshundsrundan next to
Brukshundsklubben

Skogsstigen/Forest path: 1.6 km. As the name suggests, this
loop goes partly on smaller paths, but there are also some wider gravel paths.
You’ll pass an area of ancient monuments in the form of ancient field systems.
Along the way is the Skogsrasten wind shelter, which has a barbecue area. Part
of the loop follows the Smålandsleden Trail. This loop is not adapted for
accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Forest Path on
the Skogsstigen page.

The Skogsrasten wind
shelter

Högmosserundan/The
Raised Bog Loop:
3.2 km. On this loop you’ll see open pasture lands, spruce forest and a
pine-clad raised bog. The Stillheten wind shelter is located next to the raised
bog. Along the way you’ll pass several ancient monuments in the form of ancient
field systems. Much of this loop follows the Smålandsleden Trail, and it passes
the Brukshundsklubben entrance to the area. The loop crosses Halmstadsvägen in
two places, so remember to pay extra attention there. The loop is adapted for
accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Raised Bog Loop
on the Högmosserundan page.

The raised bog

Mosslerundan/The Mossle
Loop: 4.7 km. The
newly built district Mossleplatån has easy access to nature; the northern part
of the Mossle Loop passes the Mossleplatån entrance to the recreation area and
through the residential district. In the eastern part of the loop you have a
lovely view of Lake Vidöstern, and you can choose to continue along the
Smålandsleden Trail towards Osudden, Apladalen and Värnamo town centre. In the
southern part of the loop you pass a charming rest area, which you can also get
to directly via a connecting trail from the Mossleplatån entrance. In the
western part of the loop you pass ancient field systems, and through the
Hornaryd industrial area. In the more forested part of the loop, you can take
an easy detour to the Skogsrasten wind shelter. Part of this loop follows the
Smålandsleden Trail. The loop is adapted for accessibility. You’ll find a map of the Mossle Loop on
the Mosslerundan page.

Inside the Skogsrasten wind
shelter

Smålandsleden/The
Smålandsleden Trail:
About 900 km. Experience the whole province of Småland on foot. Nearly 900 km
of trails through every possible habitat type you can find in our beautiful
Småland. Part of the Smålandsleden Trail passes through the Sörsjö recreation
area, connecting it with the rest of Småland. You’ll
find a map of the Smålandsleden Trail on the Smålandsleden website.

The Zenit wind shelter
alongside the Smålandsleden Trail

Come and discover mother
nature!

There are currently no
signs in place in the area, but they will be up soon!

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