Cycle tours through Kristinehamn. Cycle trips

Cycle tours through Kristinehamn.
Kristinehamn’s municipality welcomes all cyclis
Cycling is relaxing! You can enjoy the
beautiful scenery at your own pace and
get some fresh air at the same time. Cycle where it is most beautiful, along Lake
Vänern’s coastline or on a peaceful road.
A lot of this and a little more is what
you will be able to experience by cycling
through Kristinehamn’s municipality.
We suggest a few cycle trips of varying
length.
You may rent a Picasso bike at
Kristinehamn’s Guest harbour (0550-130
80) or at Arvid’s Cykel (0550-107 01).
So, pack a picnic and enjoy a
really nice trip!
Cycle trips
1) Kristineham – Björneborg – Hult
– Revsand
2) Kristinehamn – Östervik – Ölme
3) Archipelago/Picasso Point – The Blue Line
4) Baggeruds camping – Visnums-Kil
5) Ölme Prästgård – Kummelön
6) Rudskoga – Värmlands Säby – Nybble
7) Skagern Runt
8) Sverigeleden
- GSD-Terrängkartan,©
Lantmäteriet, dnr M2004/5856
Kristinehamns Turistbyrå
Södra torget 3
681 84 Kristinehamn
Tel. 0550-881 87 Fax. 0550-881 96
1) Cycle trip: Kristineham – Björneborg – Hult – Revsand, about 46 km
1) Starting at Kristinehamn’s Tourist Information
Office
2) Cycle along Lötälven (River Löt) south east in the
direction of Drevsta and Norrby. Follow the road via
Persås, Lugnet, Torpängen, Karabymon, Västanås
and Östanmosse. After Östanmosse, follow a narrow
gravelled road. You then come out onto Vassgårdavägen and from there you cycle south to Björneborg.
4) Björneborgs bruksgård
3) When you get to Björneborg take a look at the station building which was built in 1867. Make a detour
to Gräsviksbadet for a swim. Eat your picnic at the barbecue area in the Stationsparken or buy some food
at Bettan’s Restaurant and Pizzeria (0550-26088) just opposite Konsum. On the little hill between Konsum and Bruksdammen there is the work of art ”Solens Apostel” which translates to “The sun’s apostle”
that you can stop to take a look at. Then you should cycle on Gamla Bruksgatan past the old mill houses
and buildings. Enjoy the genuine mill environment! On the car park at Ånghammaren you will find an information board which you can study. From here you have a good view of the manor-house and its wings.
The little red house was once the coachman’s house but there is now a book café there.
Eat your picnic at the barbecue area in the Stationsparken or buy some food at Bettan’s Restaurant and Pizzeria (0550-26088) just opposite Konsum. On the little hill between Konsum and
Bruksdammen there is the work of art ”Solens Apostel” which translates to “The sun’s apostle”
that you can stop to take a look at. Then you should cycle on Gamla Bruksgatan past the old mill
houses and buildings. Enjoy the genuine mill environment! On the car park at Ånghammaren
you will find an information board which you can study. From here you have a good view of the
manor-house and its wings. The little red house was once the coachman’s house but there is
now a book café there.
4) From here take Gullspångsvägen south to the first
crossing. Look to the left and you will see Bruksgården, which is on Bruksgård’s Avenue. This is where
Björnebord’s local folklore society has their museum.
If you would like to visit, ring 0550-277 52 or 273 96)
before you go there to make an appointment so that
you can receive a guided tour. At Bruksgården you
can view old artefacts from the home, industry and
agriculture as well as from the school. The journey
continues up the hill to the entrance to the manorhouse. Here you will find a large stone that is called
Sinai Berg and is somewhat like a platform where
an orchestra used to play on ceremonial occasions.
After that, cycle south along Herrgårdallén and you
will soon come out onto Gullspångsvägen, almost
in front of Björnborg’s School. If you would like to
visit Björneborg’s church, you should continue along
Kristinehamnsvägen in a westerly direction. The
church was designed by Cyrillus Johansson and was
inaugurated in 1956. It includes an altar painting by
Sven Rapp.
5) After Björneborg continue along the cycle track
in a southerly direction via Skogargård’s Mill and
Jonsbol’s Mill until the track turns to the left, westwards at Hinnerstorp and Nyäng.
6) From Nyäng the journey continues in a north-westerly direction to Hult, where you will find a café, a
small shop that sells ice-cream, a sandy beach and a
children’s playing area.
7) After Hult continue northwards to Revsand’s
family camping ground. The camping ground is
next to Lake Vänern and there is a café, a small
shop, a children’s play area and child-friendly
bathing within the area.
8) The rune
stone in Järsberg
8) From Revsand’s family camping ground
the journey continues in a northerly direction
towards Kristinehamn. On the way, you will pass
the Rune stones at Järsberg, Värmland’s oldest
rune stone, which dates back to the 6th century
A.D. Continue your journey in a northerly direction and you will end up back in Kristinehamn.
Map of the cycle trip:
Kristineham – Björneborg – Hult – Revsand, about 46 km
2) Cycle trip: Kristinehamn – Östervik – Ölme, about 33 km
1) Start at the Tourist information office (S. Torget 3)
2) Cycle first to Svanen Konsthantverk [Arts & Crafts]
(Hovslagaregatan 2A, 0550-801 49) where you will find
hand-woven textiles, glass, smith work, pottery, specially designed clothing and klässbol’s linen.
3) Your next visit is to Kristinehamn’s craft workers
(Södra Hamngatan 1, 0550-120 17). Here you will find
suitable presents, souvenirs and mill artefacts pleasing
for the hands as well to the eye.
4) Mastmagasinet
4) Your cycle tour continues to Mastmagasinet’s Café (Södra Hamngatan 5, 0550-803 40) where you can
take a break at the café or at the restaurant.
5) Continue to art metal worker Örjan Holm (Norra Hamngatan 10, 0550-700 69) to find an exposition
and sale of his work.
6) The next stop on the road is to the ship: Christine
af Bro (Hamnvägen 9, 0550-130 80). Visit the 29 metre
long ship which is a new construction based on a
model from the 17th century. In the summer of 2005,
Christine af Bro will make regular tours on Lake Vänern.
Foto: Daniel Hahne
7) Forma Café & Butik (Tullportsgatan 11, 0550-133 95)
serves fresh coffee and freshly baked cakes.
8) Your cycle tour now continues to Lusasken’s Youth
Hostel (Axel Kumliensväg 5, 0550-146 60). Clean 2-bed
6) Bojorten Christine af Bro
and family rooms in a pleasing environment. Showers
and toilets in the corridor.
9) The next stop is at Marieberg’s hospital museum/health care museum (Axel Kumliensväg).
The museum displays parts of an ex mental
hospital’s history over a time period of more than
100 years. The hospital’s large exhibition provides
a good idea as to the history of the hospital and
also the history of psychiatry. Ring 0550-33089,
164 37 before you come to visit.
10) Worth a visit is
Kristinehamn’s Art Museum (Dr Enwalls
väg 13B, 0550-882 00)
where you can view
modern art specialising
The Bildarkiin local, national and invet
ternational artists. Here
(picture
you will find a very nice
archives)
café, café Kafferian.
with a large
8) Lusaskens vandrarhem
selection of
photographs
11) Now you should cycle to Antikt & diverse
with themes
(Strandvägen 1, 0550-811 39), which offers a wide
from Kristineand exciting selection of articles from old homes.
hamn is well
Here you will also find Strandgården’s Bed &
worth a visit.
Breakfast (0550-800 60).
12) Bondgården, Östervik Rehab
12) Next, continue your cycle trip northwards
towards Östervik Rehab (Östervik, 0550-167 12.
At Östervik Rehab, professional rehabilitation
work is carried out under municipal control. Take
a look at the animals and the beautiful surroundings. The children may like to test the diving tower where you land in hay. There is also a barbecue area. Light refreshments may be purchased.
13) The cycle tour continues to Östervik’s chapel
(0550-193 80). The incredible history of the chapel
fascinates all of its visitors. Once upon a time
there was a school here that had a canteen and a
library. In the dairy today there is a museum.
14) The trip continues to Gustavsvik’s Herrgårdspark.
15) After that, you should continue to Ölme Diversehandel (Sunnäsvägen 21, 0550-330 00).
A museum-like country shop in a turn of the
century environment. Amongst their range of
product’s you will find klässbol’s linenware. And
you can also stop here to enjoy that thermos of coffee you brought along with you.
15) Ölme Diversehandel
13) Österviks kapell
16) You should also stop at Stolpen’s Tavern
(Ölme E18, 0550-311 95), where you can enjoy the
dish of the day or select from 40 further types of
meals. From Stolpen’s Tavern you can choose
different alternatives to finish your cycle trip.
- Choose to continue your trip in a westerly direction towards
17) Ölme Prästgård (0550-333 33), where you will
find sleeping accommodation and an evening
meal. - or you can choose to cycle in a easterly
direction to
18) Värmland’s Gokart & Paintball Centre (0550177 00). After that you will end up back at Östervik where your cycle trip continues on its way
back to Kristinehamn.
18) Värmlands Gokart & Paintball Center
Map of the cycle trip: Kristinehamn – Östervik – Ölme, about 33 km
3) Cycle trip: Archipelago/Picasso Point – The Blue Line, about 12.3 km there and back
1) Starting at Kristinehamn’s Guest Harbour
2) Cycle along tour Prästerudsvägen to Skymningen’s camping ground (0550-102 80). The camping ground is on Lake
Vänern, on the way to the Picasso sculpture. Here you will
find playing fields, canoes for rent, rooms to rent, crazy-golf,
beach-volley, basket ball, a play area for children which has
an aerial ropeway and a cafeteria. It is free to fish in Lake
Vänern.
3) Continue your trip on Vålösundsvägen to the Skärgårdsbu1) Kristinehamns Gästhamn
tiken [Archipelago shop] (0550-411 015), where you can take
a coffee break and eat ice-cream enjoying fantastic views of
the archipelago. The restaurant serves smoked fish, shrimps,
sandwiches and ice-cream etc. Smoked fish and shellfish are
also on sale here. Time: Open during the summer.
4) As you are approaching Picassoudden [Picasso Point]
along the cycle track you will encounter Restaurant Sjö- Vålösundsvägen
jungfrun (Rönneberg, 0550-899 95). A`la carte and the
daily special with views of the archipelago. Orders taken
all year round. Party menus.
5) You can then choose to take the boat M/F Vålön (0550826 47) over the sound to Sandvikarnas’ bathing area, where
there is a bathing jetty, a play area, barbecue facilities and a
sandy beach. This is a favourite little place for people of all
ages: two large beaches, rocks from which to dive into the
water, barbecue areas, changing huts, a tourist cottage and
clean outside toilets. You can continue your cycle trip on the
paths which are connected to Kalvön and the nature reserve
Sibberön via footbridges. The boat may also be specially
booked for private trips during the months of May through
to September.
Vålösundsvägen
6) A couple of hundred metres from the Picasso sculpture is
7) Picasso Point, shop and café
Café Pärlan (0550-879 00).
(0550-899 16). A café with indoor and outdoor service, where you can buy ice-cream,
8) Picassoskulpturen
souvenirs and inexpensive light refreshments. In the area you will be able to view
the world’s highest sculpture by Pablo
Picasso.
8) The Picasso sculpture is Pablo Picasso’s
first monumental sculpture. He donated
it to Kristinehamn in 1964. The sculpture
is 15 metres high. An exhibition building
is close by where you can, among other
things, follow how the sculpture was
erected. The cycle track goes the same way
back to the centre of Kristinehamn.
Map of the cycle trip:
Archipelago/Picasso Point – The Blue Line, about 12.3 km there and back
4) Cycle trip: Baggerud’s Camping Ground - Visnums-Kil, 23.2 km
1) This cycle trip starts at Baggerud’s Camping
Ground (0551-400 29), which offers fishing and
beautiful scenery. Guaranteed Lake Vänern’s best
salmon fishing waters. You can also fish from
the rocks. Cycle from here in a northerly direction
towards Hålstaviken. Continue your trip to Nybygget
and Silletorp. After that you should cycle south to
ED and from there cycle west to Kärr. South-west of
Kärr is your next stop:
Visnums-Kil.
1) Baggeruds camping
The church was built 1754-56, the retable is from
1690, the top piece was added 1773. The baptismal
font is made of wood and is from 1720. There
are several sculptures from the middle ages, for
example a Madonna and a picture of the bishop
from the 13th century and also the remarkable
St. George and the dragon which originates from
1720. The old homestead museum is composed
of a large mansion with an outhouse from the 18th
century. Here there is also an old crofter’s holding
and a barn and the oldest school in the parish.
From here you can make a detour to the bird tower at Inre Kilsvik and the curing house in Sörtorp
(0551-420 42).
2) Visnums-Kil’s church and Visnums-Kil’s old
homestead museum (0551-420 02) are places
worth a visit.
2) Visnums kyrka
After Visnums-Kil the trip continues to Medhamn
and after that it goes north and back to Baggerud’s
camping ground.
Map of the cycle trip: Baggerud’s Camping Ground - Visnums-Kil, 23.2 km
5) Cycle trip: Ölme Prästgård – Kummelön, about 18 km
1) Start at Ölme Vicarage (0550-333 33), on the
E18. The vicarage has nice and comfortable
rooms with furnishings from different epochs.
There is a family room available. Breakfast included. Restaurant, cafeteria, conference facilities,
open all-year. Cycle via the gravelled road behind
the vicarage and past Sanda, the area’s largest
gravel pit which was in use up until the 1950s and
1960s. Cross the E18 at Sandakorset and cycle
down to Ölme church.
2) Ölme church
3) Continue south towards Kummelön’s nature
reserve. Cycle on the road towards Kummelön
past the Soldattorpet [the tenement soldier’s
cottage] Näbben, (where vintage car meetings
are held in August). Cycle towards Kummelön’s
nature reserve and picnic at the bird-watcher’s
cottage with a view of the bay (Ölmeviken). Kummelön has been a nature reserve since 1970 and
from the northern most tip of the reserve there
is an excellent view of Ölmeviken, one of the
county’s best bird habitats. Outdoor life facilities
include tourist cottages, information boards,
earth closets and tracks. Cycle back on the same
road.
3) Kummelön
1) Ölme Prästgård
2) Ölme church (0550-879 00). The first Christian
church was built here during the 12th century,
it was a wooden church. It was replaced during
the 14th century by a stone church. But with
time it became too small and a new one was
built in 1787 by Gustaf Westman, a builder from
Skövde. It was inaugurated in 1788. The tower is
older than the church but its lantern and spire
are from 1827. The baptismal font dates back to
the 13th century as does the gravestone decorated with a stave cross. The sacristy door is from
the late middle ages. Directly east of the church
is a graveyard from the Iron Age. Cycle via the
homestead museum west of Ölme church, there
is a pavilion and the old storage building that
belongs to the vicarage and masses of lilies of
the valley from May to June.
Map of the cycle trip: Ölme
Prästgård – Kummelön
6) Cycle trip: Rudskoga - Värmlands Säby - Nybble, 29 – 34.5 km
1) The oldest Madonna sculpture in Värmland
2) Cycle from here in a westerly direction to Rudskogaslöjdarna [Rudaskogs crafts workers] (0551-603
25). Local handicraft work of a very high quality is on
display. Many different techniques.
1) Start at Rudskoga. Start the trip by visiting
Rudskoga homestead museum and Rudskoga
church Rudskoga’s Homestead Museum also
know as Erk Orsas in Revsten is from the middle
of the 19th century. The furnishings are from the
early 20th century. Ring to book an appointment
if you would like to visit (0550-600 33). Rudskoga
church is a pink-coloured stone church from
1777. The church contains among other things,
the oldest Madonna sculpture in Värmland which
dates back to the end of the 12th century. It can
also be mentioned that there are a couple of
beautiful bridal benches from the beginning of
the 18th century.
2) Rudskoga crafts
workers
3) From the handicraft workers, continue your trip
via the villages of Tokebol and Sjötorp. At Eriksbol,
turn north to Käbberud and Frosterud. From here
you turn west to Värmlands Säby.
4) Värmlands Säby Manor House (Nybble,
0551-101 43). Stop at the manor house which has
a typical 18th century character with beautiful
tiled stoves and painted wallpapers. There is
also a unique maze consisting of 1474 bushes.
Art, coach and toy exhibitions, along with a flea
market, maze and wallpaper exhibition. From the
manor house you may choose to cycle directly to
Nybble or extend you trip via the villages of Sund,
Ansgård, Ersgård etc.
4) Värmlands Säby Manor House
5) In Nybble take the opportunity to take a break and
eat your picnic. In Nybble’s old school (on the lefthand side after Nybble petrol station) is VisnumsSlöjd and Café (0551-100 17).
Here you will find on sale handicraft products made
by the local craftsmen. There is also a café.
6) From Nybble your trip continues in a north-easterly direction to S Räverud and N Räverud, after
which you turn east towards Skottlanda. At Skottlanda kvarn [Skottlanda mill] (0551-600 87) you can
purchase wheat-flour, sifted rye flour, whole wheat
flour etc. without any additives. Grinding, cleaning,
and sale of fodder and cereals.
6) Skottlanda mill
7) From Skottlanda your trip continues in a
southerly direction via Björkebol, Persbol, Gottbol and Runnebol, and then back to Rudskoga. In
Rudskoga you may finish your trip with a cooling
dip at the bathing area.
Map of the cycle trip: Rudskoga - Värmlands Säby - Nybble 29-34,5 km