Browse the map to explore northern Värmland, Sälenfjällen and Trysilfjellet:
To think about:
- Download an app which shows hiking trails and gravel roads:
Sweden: Min Karta (Lantmäteriet) and Naturkartan (Outdoormap AB)
Norway: UT.no (Den Norske Turistforening) - Enable location services on your device to see your location on the map.
- Tourist season is short, from the end of June (midsummer) till the end of August. In the low season many open-air museums (hembygdsgård) and restaurants may be closed.
- Wet shoes are unavoidable on some trails.
- Mosquitoes and midges are usually not a big problem when it is sunny and windy, or just keep moving 😉
- Berry picking in summer: blueberry (blåbär), cloudberry (hjortron), lingonberry (lingon), raspberry (hallon) and strawberry (smultron).
About the map:
I compiled the map based on my own experiences. Since I moved here in 2024, I have discovered the surroundings. Information comes from various website and brochures, tips from locals, but also simply by looking on the map and trying to make a route out of it. It is a mix of well-known trails, forgotten paths that are no longer maintained, and self-compiled day hikes based on multi-day routes. I have been to all places on the map.
I am sure there is more to discover. This map will be continuously updated. Do you have a question, or a tip for a hike or interesting location? Let me know!
About northern Värmland and surroundings
Hiking in Värmland means endless forests, lakes and marshes. Space and silence. A slowly winding river through a valley. It is an untouched but also a cultivated landscape. The slopes on either side are a mosaic of production forests and nature reserves. Behind it lie the low bare mountains (fjäll/fjell) with a vast emptiness.
History lives on in the summer meadows (säter), the Finnish forest (Finnskogen) and open-air museums (hembygdsgård). In the Middle Ages, pilgrims walked from church to church through the river valley. Traces of people who once lived and worked in the forest are everywhere. A pile of stones (stenröse) where there used to be agricultural land, moose catch pits (fångstgropar) and pits to produce coal for iron production (kolningsgropar), remains of wooden houses (timmerhus). The more you know, the more you will see.
Hike the trails // admire the view // experience the cultural history // learn about the industrial heritage
North Värmland (Sweden): Ambjörby, Bograngen, Ekshärad, Höljes, Mattila, Klarälvdalen, Lekvattnet, Långberget, Stöllet, Sysslebäck, Torsby, Östmark
Dalarna (Sweden): Rörbäcksnäs, Sälen (Hundfjället, Lindvallen, Tandådalen)
Innlandet (Norway): Støa, Trysil