This is a self-guided beginner-friendly cycling holiday. The cycling takes place on both asphalt and gravel in a relatively safe traffic environment.
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Photos from the trip
Practical Info
Before you book
Accommodation
Hostel
(Målerås Bed & Breakfast)
Season
1 Apr - 30 Sep
Type of cycling
Leisure
Surface
Asphalt and Gravel
The cycling takes place in a relatively safe traffic environment and that it is fine for adults to cycle along the route.
Pet Friendly
Pets are always welcome for a small fee - perfect for those who want to share the cycling adventure with their four-legged friend.
Culture
Explore art, historical sites and local traditions - a perfect mix of cycling and cultural experiences.
We speak
English, Swedish and German
Nestled in the vast Småland forest is Målerås, a genuine mill town where glassmaking has been at the center for over a century. The bike ride offers a unique mix of nature, lakes, mysticism, design and arts and crafts, and not least emigrant villages.
Målerås is part of Glasriket, an area around Kronoberg and Kalmar counties where mouth-blown glass has been manufactured since 1742. Over the years, many glassblowing techniques have been experimented with and today you as a visitor here meet both utility glass and world-class art glass. Almost all glassworks offer their visitors to try blowing glass.
Orrefors is home to Orranäs glassworks where you can join a guided tour. The old hammer mill Hammarsmedjan has been renovated and is in operation. There is also the possibility of guided tours, and also a Smékafé. Accommodation is at Målerås Bed & Breakfast, which is housed in the newly renovated railway hotel from 1890. The hostel can offer fresh single, double and multi-bed rooms. A buffet breakfast is served every morning. The surrounding area offers excellent walking areas and several lakes suitable for fishing.
You cycle at your own pace along village roads and old country lanes with low traffic, but there is cycling for shorter distances on busier roads to get to and from the low-traffic road network. Map and detailed route description included in the package.
Included
One night at Målerås Bed & Breakfast (bed linen and towels included)
1 x breakfast
1 x lunch package
1 x evening meal including soft drinks and coffee
Women's bicycle, 3-speed with bicycle basket and bicycle bag (children's bicycle also available)
Map & directions
Add-on Extras
Extra nights, the package is easily supplemented with one or two days
Single room supplement: SEK 100 / night
Guided tour at Målerås Glasbruk
Try glassblowing in Meter gauge
Day 1 - Glassworks, bathing lakes and Småland wilderness
Målerås Bed & Breakfast
Packed lunch and evening meal
34 km
You cycle on a mixture of dirt roads and paved small roads and can feel the scent of forest and lake while enjoying the tranquility and the Småland wilderness and see the pastures, stone walls and the characteristic red cottages. On the bike ride you pass idyllic villages, older glassworks environments, bathing lakes and the Barkadammen with memories from the raft era. There are several reasons for upsetting stops along the way, both planned and improvised. Many of the glassworks have well-preserved working environments, including in Orrefors where the old exhibition hall has been transformed into a museum, and the buildings are worthy of admiration for a while.
Back in Målerås you can take part in the fascinating spectacle that it is to see the glowing glass mass formed into magnificent crystal sculptures of various kinds. In the shop in Målerås you can buy crystal products and jewelery and in the Glassblow room there are some of Sweden's most skilled studio glassblowers represented. The craft house houses seven local artisans, with everything from ceramics, sheepskin, jewelry and jam. Products of leather can be found in the Leather Factory's shop.
At Målerås Bistro you can have lunch, and in summer also your evening meal. From a panoramic window you can see straight into the glassblowing workshop.
Day 2 - Breakfast and return journey
Breakfast
After a good night's sleep, a delicious breakfast awaits before it's time to check out. Welcome back!
Gauge, Småland
Map Cycle through Glasriket to Orrefors
Travel
Getting Here
- Nearest airport: Kalmar or Växjö
- Nearest train station: Alvesta or Växjö and from both locations you take the train to Nybro
- Buses take you from Nybro to Målerås hostel and B&B
Confirmation and invoice will be sent directly from the local organizer. No payment is made to Sweden by Bike.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Cancellations or changes can be made at least 3 days before arrival free of charge. If canceled later or in case of no-show, the full amount will be charged.
1 Rating
★3.7
Overall impression ★4.0
Value for money ★5.0
Treatment and service ★5.0
Accommodation ★2.0
Dining experience ★3.0
Biking experience ★3.0
HelenJuly 2018
★3.7
We had a rewarding weekend with a bike ride, visits to glassworks, wonderful weather and good service. The highlight was probably when our 12-year-old got to try glassblowing at Målerås glassworks. Got a nice home made glass bowl home.
Price & Booking
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1 125SEK/ pers (1 night)
3.7 (1)
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We had a rewarding weekend with a bike ride, visits to glassworks, wonderful weather and good service. The highlight was probably when our 12-year-old got to try glassblowing at Målerås glassworks. Got a nice home made glass bowl home.