Stockholm Archipelago Trail
| Stockholm Archipelago Trail | |
|---|---|
 A trail sign on the route. | |
| Length | 270 kilometres (170 mi) approximately |
| Location | Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden |
| Established | 2024 |
| Use | Hiking |
| Season | Summer to early fall |
The Stockholm Archipelago Trail is a hiking path network spanning approximately 270 kilometers (170 miles) across 20 islands of the Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden.[1][2] The trail stretches from Arholma in the north to Landsort in the south.[3] Each trail is marked as "easy," "average," or "challenging."
Opening in 2024, the trail quickly gained international recognition, including from National Geographic magazine, naming it one of the world's 25 best destinations for 2025.[4][5][6][7]
The Stockholm Archipelago consists of more than 30,000 islands, making it one of the largest archipelagos in the world. The trail manages visitor flows on the islands, preserving the archipelago's fragile ecosystem and promoting sustainable tourism. It also highlights the region's cultural heritage and aims to foster settlement in the archipelago.
Hikers can tailor their experience to their preferences, camping at designated sites or staying at hotels and inns along the trail. However, the availability of accommodations and restaurants varies seasonally, as many facilities operate only during peak summer weeks. Ferry services are also seasonal, changing schedules through the year. As a result, inter-island travel requires careful planning, especially outside the summer season. These factors make the challenge of hiking vary on the time of year.
Sections
[edit]The Stockholm Archipelago Trail is marked in red on the map.
Difficulties: challenging average easy
- A Arholma – average
- B Lidö – average
- C Furusund – easy
- D Yxlan – average
- E Finnhamn – average
- F Ingmarsö – easy
- G Brottö – easy
- H Svartsö – easy
- I Möja – easy
- J Grinda – average
- K Sandhamn – easy
- L Runmarö – average
- M Nämdö – average
- N Ornö – average
- O Fjärdlång – average
- P Utö – challenging
- Q Rånö – easy
- R Ålö – challenging
- S Nåttarö – challenging
- T Landsort – average
You have a trail "Båtluffarleden" (solid blue on the map) that connects Ingmarsö and Finnhamn see instructions at stockholmarchipelagotrail.com and it also overlap Stockholm Archipelago Trail a some parts at Ingmarsö and Finnhamn.
See also
[edit]- Freedom to roam - allemansrätten
References
[edit]- ^ Waterson, Luke (24 September 2024). "The new Swedish hiking trail linking Stockholm to car-free island paradises". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Batten, Rhiannon (12 October 2024). "Roaming in the gloaming on Sweden's new island-hopping trail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Stockholms ytterskärgård får ny vandringsled" [Stockholm's outer archipelago gets a new hiking trail]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 September 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ O'Hare, Maureen (22 October 2024). "National Geographic reveals its top destinations for 2025". CNN. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Llv Kelly. "These are the 25 best places to travel in 2025, according to National Geographic". timeout.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Best of the World 2025". National Geographic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Denisyuk, Yulia (24 March 2025). "Stockholm Archipelago Trail". TIME International. Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via PressReader.
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