Pilgrimsleden

You start your hike from "Ripans" parking in Torkilstöten, about 4 km from Ljungdalens center. Go towards Kläppen and left up towards Torkilsstöten after about two km and then take the first left up to "Ripans" parking. There is an orange-painted trail, towards Öjön.

Description

The tour can be shortened to any length if you walk back and forth on the Pilgrims Trail. A very beautiful and high alpine tour, which is still quite easy to walk. Good walking shoes are recommended.

The hike starts with a slight uphill slope and after about 1 km you enter the pilgrim trail that crosses at the edge of the tree line. Follow the pilgrim trail to the right. The trail is easy to find and well marked with the pilgrimage trail's own emblem. It follows the landscape above the beautiful island-rich lake Öjön, which is beautifully surrounded by inviting green-clad mountains. Stop at the pilgrim shelter, which is right next to the trail and invites you to take a moment of peace, while you rest your eyes on the wonderful mountain world. There you can see the sharp profile of the Skarvdörr Pass and the nearby Norwegian mountains, far in the distance.

After a year of strength and refilling your water bottle in the rippling mountain stream, you continue along the path that winds slowly up towards the slope of Gröndörrstjärnarna. There the trail passes through that big snowdrift that almost never seems to thaw. After that, you enter the most beautiful and well-preserved part of the original pilgrimage trail. It follows the twists and turns of nature in gentle undulating lines, with neither uphill nor downhill sections.

Here you can feel the wings of history when you think of St. Bridget! In a letter to a good friend, she told of the beautiful trail through Skarvdörren, on her way to Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. There are also other stories that suggest that this was the route she followed almost a thousand years ago. The deep groove in the trail shows that many thousands of pilgrims have walked here. After a few kilometers, the King's Trail, Ramundberget-Fältjägaren-Helags, crosses. If you want to continue the Pilgrim Trail, see the Sylsjön alternative description below.

Take the King's Trail to the right and hike up a fairly steep climb up to Helagsskaftet, before the downhill run that leads down to the mountain station. At the Helags station you can buy simple food when the station is open, from midsummer to the end of September. Take the trail towards Ljungdalen. After 4 km, turn right on the rutted trail to Torkilsstöten. After about 5 km you have on your left Himmelsrasta, a cabin and patchwork hut that belonged to the artist Paul Jonze.

Continue towards Torkilsstöten and before you reach the top of the lift you have Stortjärnen on your right. Torkilsstöten provides a magnificent view, which you can take with you for a long time. Torkilsstöten also has a lot of flowers to look at, such as the small orchid dwarf saxifrage. If you still have the energy to enjoy more flowers, there are rock star, patch fire, mountain daisy, mountain slime, mountain fern and mountain green. On the way down after the lift track you will find rose root and mountain sorrel. Follow the road for about a km and then turn right for another km to the parking lot along the road you previously drove.

The mountains are a cultural landscape and reindeer herding takes place in several places. Four samebys operate in Berg municipality. Visitor pressure in the mountains is increasing and with it the risk of impact on reindeer husbandry. As a visitor to the mountains, it is important that you show consideration and know how you should act where reindeer herding takes place.

Keep this in mind when you are in the mountains:

• Always leave the reindeer alone. If you come across reindeer, take a wide detour around or sit down quietly and wait for them to pass.
• Keep your dog on a leash where there are reindeer. A loose dog can cause great disturbance and harm to the reindeer and reindeer herding work.
• Follow marked trails.
• Avoid disturbing reindeer at snow camps, they stay there to protect themselves from heat and troublesome insects.
• Avoid camping in lush valleys.
• Cycle on roads and paths intended for cycling.