Hej Svensken!

I have been to vinterfjäll trips to Norway before (fjeld-ski, kälk/slæde, tent, etc.) but if I can find a good route I might wanna go to Sweden this winter.

However, I can’t seem to find any map with marked routes for winter use (you know, those sticks in the ground.. “kvister” på norska, “kvistede ruter” på danska).

I have looked at [https://www.naturkartan.se/](https://www.naturkartan.se/) among others but can only find the cross-country skiing routes (slim skies, short routes, ~2km.) Jag kan inte hitta någon för fjeldski.

Kan ni hjälpa? Ursäkta för mit svenska. Tack så mycket från dansken!

PS: vad fan heter “kvistede ruter” på svenska?..

4 comments

  1. You won’t find any “fjeld” that close to Uppsala.

    Most fells are in the western part of Sweden and further north. Northern Dalarna is probably the closest ones.

  2. You will find what you are looking for on Lantmäteriet’s maps. Lantmäteriet has a fantastic map-app called “Min Karta (My Map)”, where you can zoom in and find the trails that are both for summer and for winter.

    [Lantmäteriet: appen Min Karta ](https://apps.apple.com/se/app/min-karta/id1495766306)

    You can also access these maps on their website.

    [Lantmäteriet: Min Karta website](https://minkarta.lantmateriet.se/)

    Here you have an explanation for winter and summer trails of the Lantmäteriet’s maps:
    [Legend](https://ibb.co/9VWBZ9v)

  3. Är det så det är nu? Vi kommunicerar med danskar och norrmän på engelska – i text. Språken är ju för fan nästan precis lika när man skriver, det är ju bara när danskarna pratar som det kan bli lite svårförståeligt

  4. What you’re looking for is “vinterled” and those are [marked with red X:s](https://stfturist.imgix.net/app/uploads/2020/01/ledkryss-vinter.jpg).

    If you’re looking for proximity to Uppsala, I’ve seen them in Nåsten, the forest area south-west of Flogsta/Håga/Eriksberg. Start at [Kung Björns Hög](https://goo.gl/maps/pr9v1wgBXPv7BGgY7), which is a burial mound from 1000 BC. From there you can either go into the forest or down Hågadalen which is a beautiful low valley with a small creek and cow pastures, back when the mound was raised this was all sea floor and it’s a fun thing to think about when you visit. You can go it all the way down to the bridge at Lurbo, I don’t think there are any marked routes but just follow the walking paths or the creek, the whole area is completely flat so you can’t really get lost, just go north-south.

    The forest itself does have marked vinterled, but i’ve never gone on them by ski, plenty on foot though. It’s a dense forest with plenty of paths, if you’re lucky you can spot owls in the clearings. Håga ängar (meadows) is a popular place for ornithologists to gather for this purpose. Here you will also find a small campsite where you can make a fire and find cover. Further into the woods you find Ekensberg which is a small farm and cafe if you want a warm place to rest.

    On the other side of town you have Fjällnora which is a hub for outdoor activity, in the winter the lake is used for both ice skating and skiing and the tracks are prepared by the staff so they’re completely safe. Going around the whole thing is 11 km, but you’ll be on lake ice (and snow) the whole time so if that’s not your thing… There are a few tracks on land as well but I’ve never gone on those in the winter. However, these prepared tracks will be destroyed by fjeldski, so you’d have to go on the side of them.

    And of course you can just go and make your own path on any of the many fields surrounding town, that’s what I’ve usually done. Why not try going along the edge of the Fyrisån river in the north? You could start at Ulva Kvarn for example.

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