Kolsva - Hed, Romboleden Etapp 2

On this stage you will walk through the woods, on the old KUJ railway embankment. Once used to transport iron and ore from Bergslagen down to Köping by the lake Mälaren. This section is easily walked, and you can cycle as well as walk. You are hiking from the church in Kolsva, Brukskyrkan, to the church of Hed.

The trail passes by Hedströmsdalen where huts and factories formerly lay packed together. The trade in iron made the area rich and there are many manor houses. You will find Kohlswa Manor, that provides B&B, a short way from the trail. By Gisslarbo you can experience the old factory environment and see a preserved train station from the time that the KUJ railway was in use.

Brukskyrkan is located in Kolsva. This church was opened in 1940, thanks to the town’s sewing association and factory.

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.