5 days cycling on the beautiful trail of Ätradalsleden
Open landscapes, large forests, and quiet lakes; the trail Ätradalsleden goes all the way between Falköping and Falkenberg and is Sweden’s fifth national cycling trail. The whole trail is 200 km long and about half of it is car-free on the old railway embankment. The rest is small country roads snaking its way through a beautiful and varied landscape.
We offer a package with 5 days of cycling that starts in Falköping and ends in Falkenberg. This includes over-night stays in hotels and B&B’s, breakfast, dinner, and luggage transportation. The stretches are between 36 and 48 km.
Choose to arrive to Falköping a day early if you want to experience small and winding roads, cozy cafes and restaurants with local produce, picturesque boutiques, the plateau mountains, and an exciting history. Here there are good hostels and hotels for overnight stays. If you want, we can help with booking. It is easily accessible by train, buss, or car.
When you have made the whole journey along the river Ätran where it meets the ocean in the central parts of Falkenberg, there are loads of adventures waiting for you there. Let the city inspire you and go find out what Falkenberg has to offer. You can experience everything between salty beaches to fine dining. There are everything from award-winning restaurants and cafes to small farm shops.
The package:
4 over-night stays
Price per person in double room SEK 9790, add-on for single room SEK 1500. Children 6-13 yo SEK 4800
Accommodations in Falkenberg is not included but if you want to stay the night there you can look for accommodation here: Accommodation Falkenberg. We can also give recommendations.
Starting days for the package are Mondays and Tuesdays during the period 5 May – 30 September
If you have questions you are welcome to contact us at info@outdoorsupport.se or +46 702-775364
In Falkenberg you can continue on the national cycling trail of Kattegattleden. It can take you south to Helsingborg, or north to Gothenburg.
Day 1 Falköping – Ulricehamn
48 km
From stone age country and plateau mountains to the small town by the lake
This stretch is close to car-free and moves through a beautiful cultural and natural landscape on an old railway embankment. There are several interesting spots along the way.
Points of interest: Luttra gånggrift (passage grave) 5500 years old, Ekehagens prehistoric village, Basta Kvarn, cafe with homemade ice cream, miniature village, and sunken lanes. And why not take a swim in lake Åsunden?
Accommodations for the night is booked for you at Hotell Nyboholm and dinner is served at Restaurang Bryggan right down at the shore of lake Åsunden
Day 2 Ulricehamn – Tranemo
36 km
Cozy cafes, a glass museum, and lots of antique stores
Following a nice breakfast, you will continue south on the paved embankment alongside lake Åsunden towards Tranemo. The stretch of the day will take you through a varied landscape of lakes, green hills and forests that go on for miles (the Swedish mile, of course). Along the way you can find historic sites, museums, restaurants and beautiful resting places.
Points of interest: Café Sjöparken in Vegby, Glasets hus (The house of glass) in Limmared, antique and retro stores, and several lakes perfect for a swim.
Tonight you are staying at Sångbergs Hotell in Tranemo where they will also serve your dinner.
Day 3 Tranemo – Kalv
43 km
Past lakes and running waters in historic borderlands
You continue down the embankment to Ambjörnarp. The trail south of Ambjörnarp is mostly on idyllic winding country roads with very little traffic, mostly on pavement but with a few short parts on gravel.
Points of interest: A swedish fika in Café Parksäter, Stone circles and iron age gravesites, the iron age grave field of Kammeludden located in beautiful beech forest, swimming in lake Skäremosjön.
At lake Kalvsjön you will momentarily leave the trail and go to Kalv village where you will stay the night at the old school house, turned hostel. Dinner and breakfast is also served here.
Day 4 Kalv – Gällared
38 km
A magical day in beautiful surroundings of Fegen nature reserve
You start the day by going back to the bicycle trail. Before long you will leave the geographical area of Sjuhärad and continue down towards the province of Halland and you will do so on small country roads. In Fegen nature reserve you can experience the silence of true wilderness and in Fegen village you get a fantastic view of lake Fegensjön.
Points of interest: beautiful surroundings, Fegen nature reserve, swimming in lake Fegensjön.
When you are past Fegen you will leave the trail again to find the village of Gällared and the hostel Alkoven. Dinner and breakfast is served here.
Day 5 Gällared – Falkenberg
41 km
Experience “the most beautiful road in Halland”
The last day of your trip begins with finding your way back to the trail and the bridge over river Ätran. The road between Gällared and Askome has been dubbed “the most beautiful road in Halland”. As the landscape opens up at Askome, the trip continues on small country roads through the countryside and to the city of Falkenberg, where the trail ends at the train station.
Points of interest: Yngeredsforsen (the rapids of Yngered) with Döda fallet (the dead fall), Cafe and restaurant Vinbergs golf club, swimming in the ocean in Falkenberg.
Included in the package:
- 4 over-night stays at hotels and B&B’s
- 4 dinners
- 4 Breakfasts
- Luggage transportation
- Maps
- Descriptive road maps
- On-call service
Add-ons
- Rental bicycle, citybike 7 gears, SEK 1300 including return transportation
- Rental bicycle, electric bike 7 gears, SEK 2500 including return transportation
- Add-on for single room, SEK 1500
We can accommodate up to 6 persons per departure.
If you have other wishes e.g. booking for a bigger group, make the trip on fewer days, or longer stretches feel free to contact us and we will try to accommodate your wishes to the best of our abilities.
info@outdoorsupport.se , +46 702-775364