Sjö vid söderåsen
Vandringen erbjuder trolsk bokskog, porlande bäck, dramatiska rasbranter och magnifik utsikt från svindlande klippor. Vandringen startar och slutar vid parkeringen vid Naturum Söderåsen och passerar några fantastiska utsiktspunkter med vackra vyer över den djupa dalen och det skogsklädda kuperade landskapet.
Söderåsen National Park
Leden är markerad i. Hiking and hiking routes. You can experience nature in the national park in many ways, regardless if you are a seasoned hiker or if you are going for your first walk in the park. You can choose to walk on your own or use one of our self-guiding leaflets. Our hiking map is available at our information boards in the national park or in the visitor centre - naturum Söderåsen. You can also down load it here.
In the visitor centre you will get up to date information about the trails, more details about specific hiking routes or alternative suggestions if you have already tried everything! If you come with a baby stroller we now have a folder for you to find your way on stroller friendly paths. There are several alternatives from Skäralid in the north to Röstånga in the south.
You can download the folder here. There are different starting points for our hiking routes. If you are in Skäralid, by the visitor centre, you can choose from the following routes. Length metres, 20 minutes. Easy walk around the pond with a short stroll into the rift valley. Accessible for wheelchairs and prams. You will get a short introduction to the national park, to Skäralid and the cultural history of Söderåsen on information signs along the path.
Length 4 kilometres, 90 minutes. Relatively easy hiking route but not suitable for prams. The path will take you 2 kilometers into the rift valley, onwards up to the plateau and viewpoint Kopparhatten before coming back to the start point in Skäralid. There is a height difference of 90 meters and a step staircase along the path. Moderate slopes going up and down. Kopparhatten and surrounding area has a history of its own.
There used to be a café here, but it closed in Kopparhatten is about 1 kilometer from the visitor centre. It is accessible with car and is easily accessible for wheelchairs and prams. Length 7,2 kilometres, minutes. Relatively easy hiking route. The whole route is on the mountain plateau where you will walk in a beech forest with meadows and ruins of croft houses. You can adjust the length of the route by choosing to use a white short cut or walk on old forest roads.
The start, and end, of the path is at the bottom of a step staircase, but you can choose to start your walk on top of the mountain if you take a car up. There are several options for parking your car and to start your walk. If you start your walk at the top, the hiking route will be suitable for more terrain going prams. There are still some tricky passages. Ask in the information desk for details. Our longest trail and perhaps hardest.
Not suitable for prams.
Bästa lederna i Söderåsens nationalpark
The path will take you 4 kilometres into the rift valley and up on to the south plateau where it will pass the viewpoints Lierna and Hjortsprånget before the descent down to the visitor centre in Skäralid. A part of the route is paved with large stones. There is a height difference of 90 meters with a steeper climb. The upper part of the trail can be walked with a pram, but then you need to find an alternative way up - for example with a car along Serpentinvägen.
Ask in the visitor centre for details. Hjortsprånget Deer leap is a special viewpoint that has gotten its name from an old stone age hunting method. Easy walk accessible for wheelchairs and prams. Starts with a short descent down a slope from the tourist information in Röstånga The trail takes you through Nackarpdalen valley with meadows, pastures and beech forest. The trail ends at the Odensjö lake.
Why not go for a swim, if weather is permitting?