This bicycle route has undergone a special certification by the Swedish Transport Agency, which certifies that the path is of high quality, has clear signage and is safe for traffic. There is also a wide range of experiences and services along the trail. verified
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8 days cycling.
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Low traffic road.
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Beginner.
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The Kattegat trail is marked with red signs along the road (please supplement with your own map)

The Kattegat Trail is the coastal bike path that won the award in 2018 Bicycle route of the year in Europe. Mostly car-free and always close to salty dips and beautiful vantage points. The trail goes from Helsingborg to Gothenburg through small fishing villages and summer towns such as Båstad, Halmstad and Varberg.

Photographer: Oskar Albrektson


Hallandstrafiken's regional buses
Bikes may be included as long as space is available on the regional buses as long as they are equipped with a special suspension device until 23 o'clock. The bike must always have its own ticket and the price is the same as for a youth ticket.

Krösatåg
Bicycles may be included, but a maximum of ten bicycles per train. Tandem bikes must not be included. Bicycle ticket is the equivalent of a single ticket for youth.

Pågatåg
Bicycles may be included, subject to space, but a maximum of nine bicycles per train. Bicycle ticket you buy in ticket vending machine or app just before departure. If you buy your personal ticket in the app you can make an addition for your bike, the price is 20 SEK and valid for 2 hours throughout Skåne.

Skånetrafiken
Regional transport buses have bicycle holders and take bikes as far as possible. It can accommodate at most one bicycle per bus. Bicycles can only be brought on weekends between 04:00 and 23:00. During the summer period June 15 - August 15, these times apply every day.

Västtåg
You can bring a regular bicycle, folded mini bike, scooter and balance bike if space is available. It is free to bring a bike on board a train. Please note that other rules apply when traveling with Hallandstrafiken on the Veddige-Varberg-Veddige route or with Jönköping Länstrafik on the Sandhem-Nässjö-Sandhem route. Box bicycles and bicycle carts must not be included.

Västtrafik
You may not bring regular bicycles on board buses. Collapsed mini bike, scooter and balance bike may be included free of charge.

Öresundståg
Bicycles may be included, subject to space, but a maximum of nine bicycles per train. Bicycle ticket you buy in ticket vending machine or app just before departure. If you buy your personal ticket in the app you can make an addition for your bike, the price is 20 SEK and valid for 2 hours throughout Skåne.

Points of Interest

  • local_see The boat museum in Galtabäck
  • local_see Dunkers Kulturhus
  • local_see Falkenberg Museum
  • local_see The open air museum Hallandsgården
  • local_see Gothenburg Botanical Garden
  • local_see Gothenburg Art Museum
  • local_see Gothenburg Natural History Museum
  • local_see Halland Art Museum
  • local_see Halland Cultural History Museum
  • local_see Railway Museum
  • local_see Maritiman
  • local_see Märta Måås-Fjetterström
  • local_see The Röhsska Museum
  • local_see Maritime Museum Aquarium
  • local_see drawing Museum
  • local_see Tjolöholm Castle
  • local_see The Watchtower Core
  • local_see Varberg Fortress
  • local_see Museum of World Cultures

Bicycle Maps

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  • Cycle map 12 Västergötland Gothenburg

    Bicycle map Västergötland / Gothenburg

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    Bicycle map Halland

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  • Cycle map 3 Northwest Skåne

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