Vänga Mosse Trail
Vänga, Borås

A raised bog with a rich birdlife

The Vänga Mosse Trail is a beautiful and easy walk along boardwalks. There’s a rich birdlife in the area, with herons, cranes and wild ducks. Visiting the bird watching tower will give you a good view of the birds and the whole of the bog. Way back in time Vänga mosse was a glacial lake that gradually filled up with peat to become a raised bog. The first map the moss is marked on is from 1646. Vänga Mosse has changed a lot in the last 100 years. From being a more or less open bog parts of it have filled in again. The peat layer is an average of 4 metres thick and under that there’s a sand and gravel bottom. The ‘bog islands’ in the moss are build ups of glacial river sediment.

The trail over the raised bog in Vänga offers easy and lovely walks of up to 5 kilometres long depending on how you choose to walk the loop. Some of it is accessible, on wide wooden boardwalks over the bog.

Perfect for family outings

At Vänga Mosse, children can spot exciting birds from the bird tower or look for small lizards at the edge of the marsh, where there are quite a lot in late summer. The trail is pram-friendly and most of it is along a wide wooden boardwalk. 500 metres from the trail is Vänga Mill where you can enjoy refreshments in the leafy surroundings, right next to the rippling water. The old village mill has been around since the mid-19th century and is still in use. Flour is ground there in the same way it has always been, and is then used in the bakery and café next door. There is also a living industrial museum where you can learn more about how the flour is ground.

Need some place to stay? There are several comfortable accommodations in central Borås and about 15 minutes from the Vänga Moss hiking trail you will find the campsite Borås Camping & Hostel.