Browse the map to explore northern Värmland, Sälenfjällen and Trysilfjellet.
To think about
- Download an app that shows hiking trails and gravel roads:
Sweden: Min Karta (Lantmäteriet) and Naturkartan (Outdoormap AB)
Norway: UT.no (Den Norske Turistforening) - Enable location services for your browser 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 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 this map based on my own experiences. I have been to all places on the map. The hiking routes are a mix of well-known trails, forgotten paths that are no longer maintained, tips from locals and self-compiled day hikes based on long distance routes, for example Nordvärmlandsleden. There is still more to discover and I will continuously update this map.
Do you have a question, or a tip for an interesting hike or location? Let me know!
About northern Värmland and surroundings
Endless forests, lakes and marshes (myr). Space and silence. The river winds through the valley. The slopes on either side of the Klarälven are a mosaic of production forests and nature reserves. It is an untouched but also a cultivated landscape. Behind it lie the low bare mountains (fjäll/fjell) with a vast emptiness. Hiking here means following the rhythm of the seasons and take it as it comes. When the last patches of snow melt in spring, the forest comes alive. In summer everything buzzes with excitement in the abundant daylight. Autumn is short and with the coolness the silence returns.
The more you know, the more you will see. History lives on in the summer pastures (säter/seter/fäbod), the Finnish forest (Finnskogen) and open-air museums (hembygdsgård). In the Middle Ages, pilgrims walked from church to church through the river valley. World War II fortifications (skans) are hidden from view in strategical locations. Traces of people who once lived and worked in the forest are everywhere. A pile of stones where there used to be agricultural land (stenröse), moose catch pits (fångstgropar) and pits to produce coal for iron production (kolningsgropar), remains of crofts (torp) and forest worker cottages.
// hike the trails // admire the views // feel the history //
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