This page was last updated Wed 12 March 2008.

Contents: Tours (7)    Trails (1)    Cycling info pages (4)   

Sweden (local)

This page lists all reports that for Sweden only that do not involve other countries.
Click here for a list of all reports involving Sweden.
All descriptions are in English, unless otherwise noted.

Tours

County of Östergötland
by Erik Carlsson & Eric Salomonsson, tour started August 2000
Europe: Sweden

This year we neither had enough money nor enough time to do a long journey in Europe. But for us, a summer without a bike trip is no real summer, so we decided to bike in our own surroundings, six days through the county of Östergötland in south-eastern Sweden. The bike computer said that we had ridden 590 kilometres when we after six days arrived in our home town Linköping.

Gotland and Trans-Scandinavian Cycle Tour
by Terje Melheim, tour started 1999
Europe: Sweden

A cycle report on a family cycle tour on the island of Gotland in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The report gives information on landscape and history of this Swedish island, which a Norwegian family toured by bike summer 99. You can also read how two bicycles were lost on the railway in Scandinavia.

Île de Gotland
by Jacqueline et Patrick Huard, tour started 1998
Europe: Sweden
language: fr

A family goes cyclo-camping and brings back valuable experience, great stories and beautiful pictures. This itinerary explores the isle of Gotland, located in the Baltic Sea, 90km off the Swedish coast.

A Month of Bicycle Commuting In Sweden
by Steve Maas, tour started April 1997
Europe: Sweden

Steve comes from Long Beach, California, to spend a month in Göteborg. Here is his illustrated (cycling) diary. Includes an assessment of Bicycling in Sweden and Göteborg Information and Links.

Marstrand
by Erik Carlsson & Eric Salomonsson, tour started June 1996
Europe: Sweden

In 1996 we chosed to bike straight across Sweden, from our home town Nyköping south of Stockholm to Marstrand north of Gothenburg and back again. We weren´t neither well-trained nor well-prepared and at least Eric (who had used his new driving license a bit too frequently the last year...) got a ``slight'' feeling of cramp in all muscles after just about 40 kilometres... Through the county of Östergötland we rode along Göta Canal, a very pleasant road which formerly was used by horses draging boats but now is rebuilt to cycleway. Many chose to cross Sweden along Göta Canal, both by boat and bike.

West coast of Sweden
by Erik Carlsson & Eric Salomonsson, tour started June 1995
Europe: Sweden

Oslo - Gothenburg - Falsterbo.

Hønefoss-Oslo-Gothenburg-Copenhagen
by Svein Høvik, tour started May 1995
Europe: Sweden
language: en, no

The ``tradition'' of going to Copenhagen in May started in 1992 when we took the ferry from Oslo to Frederikshavn and cycled via the Danish mainland Jutland. However, with only 350 km this tour became too little of a challenge after 2 times. Therefore, in 1994, we did our first trip to Copenhagen via the Swedish West Coast.

Trails

MTB Around Uppsala
by Per Löwdin
Europe: Sweden
language: en, se

You will find descriptions of most trails in the vicinity of Uppsala here. There are some absolutely marvelous trails around. In Uppsala we have excellent relationships with hikers, hunters, dog owners, land owners, bird watchers, joggers etc, and we like to maintain good relations, so there are some local ethics.

There are several areas that offers excellent MTB-trails around Uppsala. The descriptions here are in Swedish but can easily be used by non-swedish speaking people. The maps and the gradings will be sufficient to get you started.

Cycling info pages

Rec.Travel Library: Sweden
Europe: Sweden
Swedish Cycling Page
by Magnus Åström
Europe: Sweden
language: se, en

Addresses of cycling clubs in Sweden, calendar, links, races, publications, shops, and touring and racing events.

Vätternrundan
Europe: Sweden
language: se

``The biggest exercise race on bicycle in the world.''

  • Vätternrundan Bans the Future, an article to be found under the Bicycle News Agency
    16.000 cyclists each year take part in the 300 km Vättern Rundan in Sweden. But not HPV-cyclists. They have been banned. Officially for safety reasons. Only they have not caused any accidents.
  • Concerning the HPV ban, see also Bike Action
    Our message is straight and simple: If you want better conditions for cyclists, you gotta pitch in yourself. [...] Your action will make a difference.
Tjej-Vättern
Europe: Sweden
language: se

``One of the biggest exercise on bicycle only for women''