Photo: Sara Arvidsson
Photo: Sara Arvidsson
Photo: Sara Arvidsson
Härjarö, Äppelnäsgrund.
Photo: Anett Wass
Photo: Sara Arvidsson
Härjarö.
Photo: Anett Wass

The Uppland Trail, section 28, 8 km

Hiking

County: Uppsala län
6789.51 km away from you

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Trail details

Length 20.0 km

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Description

The section begins at Veckholm Church, and takes you down to Härjarö by Lake Mälaren. From the start of the section, follow the country road towards Kungs-Husby past the Millis Kiosk. After 500 metres, the trail turns off into the forest. You’ll walk along paths and forest roads, stepping onto the road again at Hällsta. Next come 4.5 kilometres of hiking along flowering roadsides, and you’ll have a view of the farmland. In the village of Ӧn, the trail turns onto a gravel road through a farm, and continues for 2 kilometres towards Amnö, where a small car road takes over. Then, you’ll leave the farmland area, entering nature reserve Härjarö. There, the path goes through the forest along Lake Mälaren. On route, you’ll pass lovely beach Äppelnäsgrund. You can reach the other beach Blåhäll in the southern part of the nature reserve via a path from the end of the section.

Difficulty level: Easy/medium, small roads, forest paths at the end.

Activities And Facilities

Parking is available at the church of Veckholm and at Härjarö where the stage ends.

You can get to Veckholm by bus, the stop is called the Church of Veckholm. There is no bus connection to Härjarö, the bus stop nearest to Härjarö is in the village of Ön.

Note that both of these stops are not operated so many times a day. For bus numbers and timetables, enter [www.ul.se] (http:/www.ul.se)

Weekholm is about 2 miles southeast of Enköping. From Enköping, drive out the Bogless Road, which goes out of the city to the southeast. You continue the way past Rickeby, Bogless and Lillkyrka and eventually arrive at Veckholm.

Härjarö is located on a peninsula in Mälaren, southwest of Bålsta. From road 55, turn south towards Härjarö in the roundabout at Litslena. Already here it is signed. You pass Grillby and continue on small roads just over 20 km. Framme on Härjarö follows signage to nature reserves and soon arrives at the parking lot at Blåhäll. From the E18, you drive off between Enköping and Bålsta where it is signed against Härjarö.