Ancient Forest of Tyresta National Park
Hike with us in a wild country on the edge of the city! Tyresta is the closest undisturbed forest to any European capital city. Tyresta is a truly magical forest with leaning, moss-covered trunks, dramatic cliffs and clear-blue forest lakes. We will walk in a calm pace with plenty of stops.
Our hike is a journey in time. We start at the water fall in Nyfors where there were already mills and gun powder factories in the 15th century. The village of Tyresta is well preserved with its oldest house dating from the 18th century. Out in the National Park we can find traces from early stone age peoples as well as from the laborious attempts that have been made to chop this forest down. During the hike you’ll be able to acquaint yourself with the remarkable story of how this forest was saved and to learn about what life may have been like for the early stone age people as well as a great deal more interesting information about the area.
We continue hiking along the Sörmland Trail past magnificent viewpoints, old meadows and thick forests. At Lake Årsjön in the heart of Tyresta we serve lunch and maybe take a refreshing dip in the clear, inviting water.
Program
Meet up with our expert hike guide at Gullmarsplan metro station (4 stops/15 minutes from the Central station) at 8:30. Meeting point is on the top floor in the station, at the bus stop for bus 873. Make sure you are there on time - next bus leaves half an hour later. Take bus at 8:35 for a 25 minutes ride to Nyfors. Please note! The bus ride is not included, you'll need to get a pre-paid ticket for the local transport. Same goes for the ride back to Gullmarsplan after the tour. If you have a travel pass or a Stockholm card you can use them.
We walk at a comfortable pace stopping at interesting places along the way. Our ramble to Tyresta takes about 6 hours. You have the opportunity to take a look at the National Park Visitor’s Centre before taking the bus back to Stockholm, which arrives at Gullmarsplan at about 16:30.
We walk 12 km, 5 to 6 hours on foot in a calm pace including guiding and lunch.
