Mora - Oxberg, St Olav Rombo Way Stage 17

Pilgrimage along the Vasaloppet track! This stage is a walk in the woods along the same stretch that Gustav Vasa once skied along. The trail is even and easily walked but there are a few hills. This includes the alternative route up to Hökberget. If you take that you will be rewarded with a great view over Österdalälven.

You pass several old chalets. One of them is Eldris, here you can spend the night in a shelter or in a cottage. There is another cottage with accommodation on the stage and both are run by the Vasaloppet Foundation. Visit Vasaloppet.se for more information.

You can follow the orange markings of Vasaloppet for the length of this stage that starts at Mora church and ends at Oxberg´s chapel.

Walk in the footsteps of the pilgrims

Romboleden (Rombo Way) is a pilgrimage route that people began using in the 11th century. The Romboleden is Sweden’s longest pilgrimage route at 900 kilometres long. It starts in Köping in Västmanland and finishes in Trondheim on the Norwegian Atlantic coast. If you walk the entire trail, you will experience a beautiful and varied landscape. You will walk on old chalet paths, over mountains with magnificent vistas and along narrow country gravel roads. You will find easy one-day walks with cafés along the way, and long treks that take several days. The route often passes through small villages.

Would you like to walk with a Pilgrim’s Passport and collect stamps from each stage? The medieval Pilgrim’s Passport allowed a pilgrim to walk in the whole of Europe without being stopped by rules or boundaries. These days it is just a nice memento. The Pilgrim’s Passport can be collected at several stage starting points and from the web page of Rombo Way.