STÄDJAN

A classical day hike

👣 Starting point: Grängesåsvallen: 32 km southwest of the cabin. 

Hiking trail: From the parking lot it is 3 km walk on the cross-marked trail to the foot of the mountain and then you can follow the steep path up to the top.

Webcam Städjan 

Road map to starting point.  Drive 16 km from the cabin towards Fjätervålen. When you pass Fjätervålens ski resort, drive 10 km and turn right (signposted to Gränjesåsvallen). Drive 7 km. There are signs to the right for parking. 

NIPFJÄLLET

Great view, quickly above tree level

👣 Starting point Nipfjället's summer parking lot. 40 km southwest of the cabin.

Hiking trails: From the parking lot it's 800 m easy walk up to Lillnipen 1100 meters. A beautiful view is waiting for you. From Nipfjället's upper parking, it's about 3 km partly rocky hike to Nipfjället's peak Molnet/Mulen 1191 m.

Road map: Drive past Grängesåsvallen about 2.5 km. Turn towards Nipfjället. Drive past Nipstugan up to the parking lot where the road ends. Feel free to stop on the way up at the sign Trollvägen, disconnect the gear and discover that the car does not roll in the direction you think. The road is known for being a magnetic hill-optical illusion.

LÖSKESVÅLEN

Walk freely in an exciting old forest

Löskesvålen is the little mountain you see from the yard about 3 km away. The northwest side of Löskesvålen belongs to Städjan-Nipfjället nature reserve and is interesting for those who want to see old-growth forest.

👣 Starting point: From the cabin or the road.

Here you walk freely as there are no trails or paths. You can go up to the top and further down on the west side of the mountain towards Löskessjön. On the west side you can see tall dead trees standing like dancing statues and dead overgrown trees resting on the ground where they once fell - it's beautiful. Look out for lichens, if you are lucky, the curious birds can be hand fed.

HARUNDSJÖN

Hiking, fishing and a sand beach

Stenåssjön, also called Harundsjön, is a beautiful place located 20 km west of the cabin in the Städjan-Nipfjällets Nature Reserve. You can fish whitefish, perch and trout. Fishing license is required. A minimal sand beach is possible depending on the water level. 

Map (pdf) Länsstyrelsen 
Digital map Lantmäteriet

Road directions: Drive back towards Lillfjäten. In Lillfjäten - turn right towards Tännes. Drive about 4 km. Turn left at signpost "Stenåssjön", a gravel road. Drive about 5 km to the end of the road. Road map.

NIPFJÄLLET

Beautiful and lonely

Tip: Hike towards Nipfjället/Ulandsstugan from Lake Stor-Harund sjön (also called Stenåssjön), a beautiful place located 20 km west of the cabin in the Städjan-Nipfjällets Nature Reserve (more info about the lake lower down on this side).

👣 Starting point: Close to the Stor-Harundsjön (Stenåssjön).

Hiking distance: Approximatly 5 km. Go towards Ulandsstugan. Just before Ulandstugan you can walk up on the east side of the Nipfjället.

Road directions: Drive back towards Lillfjäten. In Lillfjäten - turn right towards Tännes. Drive about 4 km. Turn left at signpost "Stenåssjön", a gravel road. Drive about 5 km almost to the end of the road. Park the car and start walking from the little hiking sign "Ulandsstugan" on the left side of the road.
Road map. 

LOFJÄTÅSENS FÄBOD

Magnificent scenery and great view

Lofjätåsens fäbod is an old place where goats and cows are kept in the summer. Cheese is made here. It's located off the beaten track in Städjan-Nipfjällets nature reserve, north-east of Harundsjön.

👣 Starting point: Marked trail before Harundsjön on the right side of the road.

Hiking trail: The walk is about 2 km and takes you up over marsh, sparse pine and granmo in magnificent scenery. The pasture opens like a clearing in the woods. If you walk up to the west of the pasture you can see the mountains in Härjedalen and Dalarna.

Road directions: Drive towards Lillfjäten, 12 km. In Lillfjäten - turn right (north). Drive about 7 km. Turn left by the sign "Stenåsjön". Drive 3.5 km on a gravel road to the little signpost "Lofjätåsens fäbod". Road map.

Read more: www.graenslandet.se

Oldest tree on our planet and Swedens highest waterfall

Fulufjällets nationalpark is located 70 km southwest from the cabin.

It's a virtually untouched nature area with traces of Sweden¨s largest fauna. The mountain rises in the landscape as a plateau that has steep sides and is flat on top. On Fulufjället you can see the oldest tree on our planet, a spruce that is 9 500 years old. Sweden´s biggest waterfall, Njupeskär, is also here!

👣 The trail 2,5 km towards the fall is graveled, has boardwalks and is easy to walk. Enchanting nature along the Njupå river valley, with 400-year old spruce trees.

Read more:
Information brochyr & tourmap
www.sverigesnationalparker.se

Dramatic peaks 

Femundmarkas nationalpark starts 90 km north west of the cabin.

It's part of Gränslandet. Here you find more dramatic peaks compared to the swedish side. 

Map (pdf) Länsstyrelsen, click on nr 2. 

👣 Startingpoint: For example Valdalen. 

Road direction: Drive from Storsätern in to Norway towards Elgå. From this road you can do beautiful hiking trips towards north. 

Read more:
www.graenslandet.se

Wild nature

Töfsingdalens nationalpark starts 13 km northeast of Grövelsjö fjällstation. It's in the middle of Långfjällets nature reserve and therefore also part of Gränslandet.

It's the ¨forgotten valley¨ that many nature romantics dream about. Primeval pine, spruce forests and small lakes and big areas of grey bolders left from the inland ice. It's one of the most inaccessible environments we have in Sweden. Therefore it's a popular area for animal- and bird entusiasts. 

Map (pdf) Länsstyrelsen, click on nr 7.  

👣 There are no roads to it, so the only way to get here is by walking. 

Read more: www.sverigesnationalparker.se
www.graenslandet.se

Storfjätan can be glimpsed from the cabin, distance 200 m. 

There's a beautiful place 3 km south, downstream from the cabin, where Storfjätan widens like a small oblong lake with view towards the mountain Stor-Uckuvålen (photos above). A wind shed with barbeque facilities are offered at this open area. See  the place on film.

Fishing licence  enables streaming fishing from this spot and a few hundred meters upstream/north (signposted) and also downstream/south all the way to Särna Lake, a wide fishing area called Särna-Idres FVO. Map of the area (Häggberget lies in the square B6, meaning it's in the prohibited area). Fishing licenses can be purchased in different stores in Särna, Idre and on the web. South, where Storfjätan and Lillfjätan meet, named Fjätälven, also known for its good fishing, grayling and trout. The river is accessible by several roads. 

Directions to the fishing area (3 km south from the cabin): Follow the road back towards Fjätervålen 2 km. Take the first road to the left down to the watercourse. Road map

Storfjätan north of the cabin: It's not permitted to fish below the cabin. With Sörvattnets KFO:s fishing licence it's permitted to fish in Storfjätan upstream from Sörvattnet and further north. 

More fishing tips from Jonas Gardsiö

Stop at this beautiful place. Have a walk, picnic and a dip.

Here you can enjoy the lower course of the watercourse Fjätälven, where there are several large falls. There are several large falls and covers if you want to take a cooling dip.

👣 From here you can choose to walk a six km long hiking trail or walk to Stenkojan and back. The reserve includes the connecting old-growth forests up to the Kryptjärn shack, as well as forest along the Krypan watercourse. 

If you look at the species that are found here, it is one of Särna's more interesting areas. There are not only old trees but also traces of all conceivable disturbances, such as storm felling, forest fires, ice, insects, beaver dams and snow breaks. All these disorders are important for creating a great species richness.

Directions, 19 km: Road Map

Face-to-face with a prehistorical animal!

The muskox is one of the last of the prehistorical animals that still walks among us. Fossils suggests that the muskox lived side by side with the mammuts and the woolly rhinoceros in scandinavia 30.000 to 44.000 years ago. 

The aim of the centre is to preserve the breed of wild muskoxen in western Härjedalen, in part by reducing the stress that the disturbance of people trying to spot a wild muskox will bring.  

Read more: myskoxcentrum.se
Directions, 73 km: Road map