This is a cycling tour in a living landscape with strong links to history. Silver treasures, Bronze Age and Viking graves have been found here, an old-fashioned inn has been located here and, not least, the sea and shipping have always characterized the area. Boat-building traditions stretch far back in time.
You cycle on asphalt roads that wind past meadows, forests, lakes and all the time you are near the sea. It is a varied, cultivated landscape with a significant element of deciduous forest. The occasional uphill, but on the whole cycling for almost all ages.
The bike ride starts in Nysättra at IK Vätös Bokbod, where you can take the opportunity to look in and buy a book at a favorable price - open almost around the clock.
After a short stretch on Vätövägen, turn left. When you have cycled up the hill, there is a cozy candle shop with handmade scented candles, candles and scented sticks that are both environmentally friendly and vegan.
You will soon arrive at the Brännström nature reserve, with its varied nature of rocky and wet areas. Take a break, read the sign or follow the marked path a bit.
You have now arrived at Björhövda, where a picnic area with tables awaits - carefully managed by the community association. Sit down with your picnic basket and enjoy the view of the sea. Perhaps a dip in the sea will tempt you?
Need a break, or perhaps seek shelter from the rain under a roof? At the bus stop here, you can stop for a moment and catch your breath.
At Vätöportens Pizzeria - a local favorite, you can order a freshly baked pizza in fresh premises. Perfect for a well-deserved break after the day's bike ride.
On the way down to the bathing area, you pass two burial grounds from the Late Iron Age (400-1050 AD). The northern one, at Vikingastigen 28, contains around 50 graves, while the southern one, opposite Vikingastigen 34, contains around 35. There are both round stones, burial mounds and rectangular graves.
The bike ride can end with a refreshing swim at Nysättra bathing place - a quiet and natural place with a small sandy beach, jetty and shallow water. A refreshing end to this bike ride.
This bike tour is easy to do and does not require any special skills. The tour goes along winding, low-traffic country roads. You cycle a short distance on Vätövägen which is busier.
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