Jämt-Norgevägen (English)

Level of Difficulty:

GREEN (rocky along Herrevadsströmmen)

Note: You have a choice of route in Skurun: raft over fords or hike. There is an alternative route around the raft in Fageråsen and Pån, but it involves a longer hike.

Stretch:

Revsund to Bodsjö, 16 km
Distance: 16 km, 36% trail, 64% asphalt.

The trail runs along the main road. After the bridge crossing, on the left side, at the lakeshore there is a beautifully situated picnic area with a wind shelter and firepit. The path continues on country roads and small roads through Sund, Brattbyn, Sunnestbyn, Sandsved, and Björnön. Water is available along the stage.

The trail turns off at the road bridge over Herrevadsströmmen (rocky). The Jämt-Norgevägen coincides here a couple of kilometers with Forsaleden, which has several nice rest areas and wind shelters. The Jämt-Norgevägen continues in a southwesterly direction on the old Strömstigen across Skurunäset to Skurun. A wind shelter, clearly visible from the road, is located on a promontory in the lake. Water is available along the stage.

History & Nature:

The trail from Revsund runs along the main road and passes the remains of Refsund's redoubt, from 1644. A few hundred meters after the bridge crossing, on the right side, is an old stone cellar that served as a warehouse during the steamboat era.

Between the stone cairn and the village of Björnön you pass Böleslägdan, in the northern part of which there is a house foundation, which according to tradition is said to be the site of a medieval hospice, a cottage for pilgrims.

At Herrevadsströmmen there is a museum, perhaps the smallest in Sweden, which contains a well-arranged exhibition about the site's industrial history. If you want, you can make a detour along Forsaleden, which is blue-marked, to look at interesting rock paintings and forest graves farther up the river.

In Skurun you need to decide whether you want to take line-drawn rafts over fords at two places. Crossing with a raft is at your own risk. If not, below is a picture of the alternative routes that are recommended.

Seal:

Revunds church, Herrevadsströmmen and the Flatnor/Bodsjö crossroad.

Eat, Stay, Do:

Accommodation options are available at Herrevadsströmmen. Find out more on Stugor och fiske vid Herrevadsströmmens Facebook page. 

Level of Difficulty:
GREEN (scruffy parts after Fagersjön)

Stretch: Bodsjö to Pånvallen, about 10 km,
trail 40%, gravel 33%, asphalt 27%
 
Running water is available.

The old path to Fageråsen went north of Gertrudberget and Fageråsberget, but the Jämt-Norgevägen of today follows the main road. The intent is that with a detour of a few hundred meters you will be able to reach the incredibly beautiful church in Bodsjö.

Today, the crossing of Lake Fageråssjön is done with the help of a rope-drawn raft.

From Fageråssjön to Skidåvägen, the trail goes through young forest and follows well-trodded game trails. After crossing Skidåvägen and the ditch, the trail follows an old mountain pasture road that recently has been used for harvesting timber. The trail first goes on the "ridge" between the deep wheel tracks and then turns right onto the original path. In the marsh toward the passage between the Höksjöarna lakes, there are old, partly overgrown footbridges. The trail continues along the old beach terrace and then follows a boundary line until a forest road begins. From there, the well-trodden Pånstigen trail is followed down to the lake.

The trail now leaves Bräcke County and continues into Berg County. Pån is also crossed with a rope-drawn raft. At the landing point on Pånnäset there is a timbered shelter and a firepit. About three hundred meters farther along the trail there is a simple overnight hut. There is water along the section at the shelter.

History & Nature:
The church in Bodsjö was built from 1794-96 by Pål Persson from Stugun. There is also Bodda's prayer house, the original building of timber from 1292, which is one of the country's oldest wooden houses.  Closer to the vicarage a more recent copy of the prayer house has been erected. A tradition tells of the Norwegian woman Bodda who settled with her children on the site and built a prayer house. Immediately west of the village of Fageråsen you pass the Birgitta Spring, which got its name from the fact that Birgitta Birgersdotter drank water from it during her pilgrimage to Nidaros in the 1300s. Along the shores of Lake Fageråsjön, several Stone Age settlements have been found. Pånvallsnäset's shallow, sandy beaches are an ideal place to swim. There is a sign-posted Stone Age settlement here.

Seal:
Bodsjö

Note: You have a choise of route: boat across or hike around Lake Näkten. See route options at  Min karta.

Level of Difficulty:
GREEN (crubby parts)

Stretch:
Pånnäset to Hackås: 16 km. 
Distance: about 16 km, trail 37%, gravel 56%, asphalt 7%

Running water is available.

The trail follows forest roads and paths and passes Mellansjön on the way to Tunvågen. Arriving in Tunvågen, the locals can to some extent help to arrange a boat crossing to Rogsta. To book in advance, call: Torbjörn Lindgren +4670-344 06 58 or Kent Karlsson +4670-358 77 36. The alternative route to hike around the lake adds 26 km. From Rogsta follow the public road down to highway 45 and turn right. Follow road 45 to Garveriholmen and then down to Strömbacka mill and farther along Billstaån to the gravel road that leads up to the village street. Water is available along the stage.

Pilgrimage Center:
Read more  about the pilgrim centre in Hackås.

History & Nature:
Hackås offers many sights. Its oldest church was built, according to a tradition, by Olaf Haraldsson's grandson Jöran Karlsson Skunck, who lived at Hof in Hackås from 1040 to 1080. The present church was probably built in the mid-1100s. It is the county's only preserved medieval church with a Roman apse and houses al secco paintings depicting Saint Margret’s martyrdom in original paint from 1275.

Seal:
Margaretakällan by Hackås church.

Eat, Stay, Do:
Food and accommodation options are available at Östnårbuan. 

Level of Difficulty:
GREEN

Stretch: Hackås to Oviken, 12 km
Distance: Trail 10%, gravel 16%, asphalt 74%.
If boat transport can be arranged båtöverfart ordnas: trail 41%, gravel 43%, asphalt 16%

Running water is available.

Note: Route option! 
Cross Storsjön by boat or hike over the bridge, Sannsundsbron. We do not recommend hiking over the bridge due to heavy traffic. At ltr.se/resa you can find a bus time table from the stop Sanne vägskäl to Färjestaden, Sannsundet.

The trail follows the shoreline of Lake Storsjön. A timber shelter is located at the Gärde crossing. Boat rides across Sannsundet along the old ferry line between Gärde and Gånäset are unfortunately not possible today. Hikers are directed to walk across the Sannsund bridge and follow the main the road to Oviken. Water is available along the stage.

History:
Oviken's old church has medieval origins with unclear dating. In 1319 a visitation was held by Archbishop Olov Björnsson, which indicates the presence of a church. In 1905, Oviken's new brick-built church in neo-Gothic style was put into use. The church is 41x21 meters with a 60-meter-high tower. From here you have a wide view of the Oviksfjällen mountains and get a good idea of what awaits you to the west.

Seal:
Oviken's old church.

Note: There are fords during this part. There are rops to hold on to, but a walking stick and water shoes are recommended.

Level of Difficulty:
BLUE (fords, steep, wet sections)

Stretch:
Oviken to Tattarstan, 12 km.

Trail 56%, gravel 34%, asphalt 10%.  

From Oviken's new church, the trail goes down Helgebacksbacken along the mill road to Myre. The sports ground Kejsarvallen and the campsite are passed before the footbridge over Myrån.

After the center of Myrviken, there are no opportunities to make purchases until Storsjö kapell (about 70 km through the wilderness).

From Myrviken, the trail continues through the village of Häggen and along a forest road to Häggån, which crosses the river 70 meters downstream from the old bridge abutment. The hike continues along the old, now overgrown country road to Bäcktorpet, where there are wind shelters. In the village of Billsåsen, the Kårböleleden pilgrim Path connects with Jämt-Norgevägen. At Tattarstan there is a rest area with a shelter and a firepit.

History & Nature:
The village of Billsåsen was a dear resting place for those who in the 1920s/30s bringing cows to and from the summer pastures. After Billsåsen is Tattarstan, where an information board tells about the background of the settlement.

Seal:
Oviken old church.

Level of difficulty:
BLUE (steep parts and fords)

Stretch:
Tattarstan to Tuvljån, 21 km
Trail 91%, gravel 9%.  

Running water is available.

The trail goes along a forest road with a ford over Högmyrbäcken. About 1 km farther the forest road ends and the trail turns into the forest. (From here it is 18 km to the next road junction below Prästbodarna.) Just west of Storsundet, the path begins through the reindeer grazing land of the Tåssåsen Sámi community. The pilgrim cottage, just before the slope down to Tuvljån, is a hostel that has been brought from Stuguberget's shieling (collection of huts). If you want, you can make the 2.5 km detour to Ljåbuan. Water is available along the stage.

Information about Tåssåsen Sàmi community can be found on their website.

For those who want to take a detour, there is an overnight cabin in Västnorbodarna. See more information at the County Administrative Board of Jämtland.

History & Nature:
At the end of the forest road, about 1 km after Högmyrbäcken, when you turn into the forest there is the Bångstenen memorial which tell how Jöns Olofsson Bång and his horse were killed by lightning in 1809. If you choose to take the detour to Ljåbuan, you can see the enormous Skvalränna that was eroded by meltwater from the inland ice.

Pilgrim stamp: Stensjöbäcken

Level of Difficulty:
GREEN (two fords with lines)

Stretch:
Tuvljån to Lövan, 19 km.
Trail 99%, gravel 1%.  

Running water is available.

From Tuvljån the trail is easy to hike, with nice resting places and streams with good cooling water. Valskaftet's shieling is passed as well as Stuguberget; the mountain can be seen from the ridge above the embankment. After Stuguberget, you can choose to make a detour on another trail that goes toward Östra Arådalen's shieling and after another 4 km reaches Västra Arådalen, with Sweden's oldest tourist station.

The Jämt-Norway road continues from Stuguberget to Prästbodarna, where there is a mix of older and newer cottages for leisure use. After hiking 11.5 km from Tuvljån, you will reach the river Arån where there ia a wind shelter and firepit. A ford with a rope leads across Arån.

West of Arån, the path toward Lövberget's shieling follows old trails and finally the old summer farm road from Lövdalen. The path down to Lövan is quite steep in places. Down the forest road a clearing is crossed, and by the river there is a wind shelter slightly upstream from the ford. Water is available along the stage.

History & Nature:
If you choose to turn off toward Östra Arådalen, you will be greeted by a shieling that in 1991 received the prestigious Europa Nostra, the committee's international award for good building conservation. Västra Arådalen Tourist Station is Sweden's oldest, built in 1895 and inaugurated in 1896. There is also a timbered mountain chapel from 1978. Several cultural personalities have found inspiration in this particular area. Wilhelm Petterson-Berger wandered and wrote music, the Tirén family of painters attached motifs to canvas, and the explorer Jonas Stadling wrote down interesting encounters from this area.

Level of Difficulty:
BLUE (large parts uncleared)

Stretch:
Total: Lövan to Storsjö Kapell, 30 km.
Trail 73%, gravel 15%, asphalt 12%. 

We recommend splitting the distance over two days with a stop in Rövarn.

Section: Lövan to Rövran 10 km.
The first rest area with a wind shelter is after 6 km at Ekorrbäcken, where a sturdy bridge leads over the stream. The road from Storsjö to Ljungdalen is crossed before the wind shelter at Rövran is reached.

Section: Rövran to Storsjö Kapell, 20 km.
After 13 km, you reach a picnic area and wind shelter at Åviken and Storån's outlet. Bergvallen's shieling is passed. Water is available along the stage. The trail is occasionally also marked with orange.

History & Nature:
The trail now leaves Bergs County and enters Härjedalens County. At Åviken you have a good view of the mountain pass Storådörren. In the vicinity of the shelter there are old trapping pits to be seen. About 500 meters west of the shelter, next to the lake, is Önet, the site of a medieval farm. In the Storsjö chapel you can look at the church, which was built in 1751. Around Storsjö there are remains of Stone Age settlements, graves from the late Iron Age, and the interesting Krankmårten mound that dates back to the centuries before the birth of Christ.

Seal:
At the church Storsjö Kapell.

Eat, Stay, Do:
Accommodation is available in Storsjö, a short distance from the trail. To prebook, contact: Karin Åslund at +4670-309 23 52.
Food is also available in Storsjö at Bygdens Café. See mor on their Facebook page or give Gabriella a call; +4670-234 74 40.

Level of Difficulty:
BLUE (ascent up and wet)

Stretch:
Storsjö Kapell to Ljungdalen, 18 km.
Trail 48%, gravel 31%, asphalt 21%. 

Running water is available. 

West of Storsjö Kapell follow a forest road toward Västersätervallen. There is a picnic area with a wind shelter at Tandån after about 6 km of hiking. In some parts the path leads through fairly steep terrain. Above the tree level the path is marked on rocks with paint called Old English Red. About 3.5 km before Ljungdalen, the Jämt-Norgevägen road coincides with the existing hiking and snowmobile trail. The trail goes through Handölsdalen's Sámi village's reindeer grazing land. It can be very wet over marshes down toward Ljungdalen, and there are streams to be crossed. Water is available along the stage.

History & Nature:
Tandåfallet can be seen after a deviation from the trail of about 500 meters from Tandån.

Seal:
Tourist information centre, Ljungdalen

Level of difficulty:
RED (group hikes are recommended, several high fords, 4 km of ascent, wet passages, rapidly changing weather, no telephone coverage)

The hike is at times very demanding and there are no opportunities for shelter against the rapidly changing weather. For long stretches of the path, communication with the outside world and calling for help is impossible. There is an emergency phone at Sakristian. The trail goes through the Mittådalen and Handölsdalen Sami villages and these are sensitive areas for reindeer grazing and calving.
We recommend stopping your hike along the Jämt-Norgevägen in Ljungdalen and then resuming it on the Norwegian side of the border. Norwegian public transport can take you to Stugudal and if you walk the entire stretch on the Norwegian side, a ride to Syldamsstugan may be possible.