Outdoor Activities

Try Swedish eco-tourism at its finest with a newly accredited nature tour. Wauglen Vildmark, a green hostel in West Sweden offering walking tours, is the latest company in the region to receive the Europe-wide Nature’s Best accreditation for eco-tourism nature trips. Located within the wilderness of Kynnefjäll, 90 minutes from Gothenburg in the coastal Bohuslän province, the hostel offers walking packages which can be combined with canoeing through the area’s wild lakes.

West Sweden is the place to meet the adventure. Here you find some of the best climbing areas in Sweden. Solid granite and beautiful, clear lines makes Bohuslän a world-class climbing area. Häller, Hallinden and Välseröd (situated approximately 80 minutes drive north from Gothenburg) are famous mountains that invite you to classic climbing adventures suiting both beginners and more experienced climbers.

Imagine yourself on a mountain bike, off-road on a beautiful track in the Swedish forest. To rush down on a pine-needle rug with the forest just next to you is unbeatable. Everyone who has tried knows this! Mountain biking is a fantastic combination of action and a nature experience, at the speed of your choice. You can ride in dense forests or on bare flat rocks beside the ocean and suitable areas include the environs of Uddevalla, 1 hour north of Gothenburg on the west coast, a lap around Kinnekulle, located about 2 hours from Gothenburg at Sweden’s largest lake – Vänern. Another route is to go along the seaside at Ramsvik, a nature reserve located not too far from one of the best-known fishing villages on the Swedish west coast, Smögen, and on Valö, a beautiful island just outside the fishing village of Fjällbacka in Bohuslän.

Time for respite and activities in forests and on lakes. Time for a picnic in the open. Hike and experience the fantastic wildlife in West Sweden’s natural environments. In West Sweden there are three National Parks and all of them are part of the Natura 2000, a European network of protected ecological areas.

Tiveden
Tiveden is situated between Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern and in the middle of Tiveden is Lake Stora Trehörningen. In the north part you’ll find a beach, the viewpoint Tärnekullen and the Tärnekulle caves. There are several caves in the park, where the most famous is Stenkälla, an old sacrifice spring. East of Stenkälla a very old forest spreads. At Stenkälla you’ll find an information centre and most visitors start their hikes from here. 

Djurö
Djurö is a group of islands situated in the middle of Lake Vänern and there are up to 30 islands totally isolated with surrounding water as far as the eye can see. To visit Djurö you have to go by boat, whether owned or rented, and don’t miss the harbour of Malbergshamn.
The area consists of trekking paths and beautiful nature - the islands have a rich birdlife and approximately 15 fallow deer.

Tresticklan
The park is situated in northwest part of Dalsland, next to the border with Norway and the area consists of mountain ridges that stretches from north to south. The easiest way to get around is to hike along the ridges, not over them! There is a nature trail that goes along the beach of the great Tresticklan; from here you can also reach the highest point of Tresticklan called Orshöjden. At this point you have an magnificent view over the park and the natural environment is varied with forests and lakes between the high mountain ridges.