General information about The Sörmlandsleden
The Sörmlandsleden trail is one of the longest walking trails in Scandinavia. The main trail is 627 kilometres long. In addition, there are access routes from large population centers (as section 56, 21 kilometers from Tullgarn to Trosa above), bonus routes and circular routes. The path takes hikers through wilderness, areas of cultural tradition and historical monuments. There is everything from open landscape, wilderness, lakes and beautiful coastline.
The Sörmlandsleden trail is divided into 92 sections that are between 2 and 21 kilometres long. Along the route are circular loops of different lengths, from an hour of walking to a whole day trip. Most of the sections are easily accessible by car, bus or train and each section offers a suitable starting point. Expect to walk around three kilometres per hour while carrying a rucksack of 50 litres.
Orange trail markings
The Sörmlandsleden trail is marked with orange trail markings. Usually, the mark is an orange circle around a tree or pole. Road crossings are marked with orange S-arrows. In population centres you follow orange stickers, usually placed on lampposts. In places, the orange colour is supplemented with blue, on arrow tips or a dot in the circle around a tree, indicating that the section also forms part of a shorter circular route of approx 2-15 km. Planks and footbridges take hikers across sensitive and waterlogged areas. You also find signs that indicate spring (källa), shelter (skärmskydd) or privy (dass).
The Sörmlandsleden trail is maintained by an association. Members of the Sörmlandsleden Association work as volunteers to keep the trail in the best possible order. One person is responsible for each section.
Read more about section 56 here - note that it is described in reverse.
Read more about "The Right of Public Access" click here
