A question for people who know Sweden.

[Andy in Sig]

A couple of years back I was looking around for a route for North Cape to Copenhagen and I stumbled across mention of a national cycling route which ran the length of Sweden. There were two variants: one which more or less followed the coast and one which was more inland. Does anybody know if specific cycling maps of the routes exist and if yes, how to go about obtaining them?

 

[Origamist]

A couple of years back I was looking around for a route for North Cape to Copenhagen and I stumbled across mention of a national cycling route which ran the length of Sweden. There were two variants: one which more or less followed the coast and one which was more inland. Does anybody know if specific cycling maps of the routes exist and if yes, how to go about obtaining them?

I have cycled a bit in Sweden (Stockholm and Malmo) and Denmark. Try here for the routes:

http://www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/nscrinfoswed.shtml

 

[Andy in Sig]

I've managed to find it again. The route is called the Sverigeleden and it would appear that it is covered either in 3 books from the Swedish national cycling club or on 6 maps. Thanks for the tip anyway.

 

[snorri]

I cycled from Trelleborg to Stockholm via Malmo and Helsingborg a few years ago and did not feel the need to purchase any cycle specific maps. It appears the Swedes had a policy of leaving the parallel old route intact when they constucted the E4 motorway. The old route carried only light traffic, was ideal for cycling and could easily be followed using general road maps readily available at petrol stations and book shops.

 

[Carwash]

You can do the Göteborg-Stockholm leg along the route of the Göta canal, which is very pleasant.

http://www.swedishgreenways.se/ is a bit less optimistic, but I think their criteria for what gets listed are rather strict!

You could also try one of the Swedish cycling organisations, Svenska Cykelsällskapet or Cykelfrämjandet.

 

[Andy in Sig]

Its the first of those two cycling orgs which has a website which nicely summarises the whole route and gives info on books and maps.

 

[CycleTourer]

Andy

You might find this google translated link useful it describes the Sverigeleden with some maps and photos.

The Google translation is a bit iffy, but you can get the drift of the text.