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Hiker with a yellow backpack on a narrow wooden boardwalk through the bog in Hamra National Park, a forest lake to the left

Rätan - Orsa

From Rätan to Orsa: hikes through the bog landscape of Hamra National Park, the Helvetesfallet with its suspension bridge and an Airbnb with a lake view.

In short

We drive from Rätan towards Orsa and stop first at Hamra National Park, where we hike two trails through the bog landscape. Then an 11 kilometre gravel road leads to the Helvetesfallet with its gorge, waterfall and suspension bridge. In the evening we move into an Airbnb with a lake view, cook fajitas and watch the sunset.

Country:
Sweden
Date:
5 June 2021
Photos:
8

The overnight stay in today’s accommodation was easy, we were able to charge our batteries and the car’s. But in the morning we are glad to be able to check out and drive straight off towards Orsa. We have planned quite a bit along the way. The first stop is Hamra National Park. As always, we are the only ones driving along a long gravel road until we get there. Once there, however, everything is very modern and well signposted. There are several hiking routes leading into the national park. The park is characterised by bog landscapes. Accordingly there are lots of mosquitoes, and carnivorous plants are supposed to grow here too. Unfortunately we don’t see any of those, but all the more of the mosquitoes. We hike along two different trails and get a nice insight into this special landscape.

Bog landscape in Hamra National Park · 4 photos

We pick up our lunch at a very remote ICA in the middle of nowhere. Then it’s back onto a very long (11km) gravel road to the Helvetesfallet. Here a path leads down through the dense birch forests to a reddish-brown gorge. A powerful waterfall flows through it. A suspension bridge leads to the other side of the gorge.

The gorge at the Helvetesfallet · 3 photos

After this short visit we continue to our Airbnb for today. When we arrive, the host is already waiting for us and waves. We can park the car in the carport and the host shows us our accommodation. It looks very nice and cosy. Once again we have a wonderful view of the lake from the living room and bedroom.

We go shopping, this time at an ICA Maxi, which again offers everything we need and much more. Afterwards we cook, there are fajitas and salad! In the evening we enjoy the beautiful sunset over the lake and edit our photos of the day.

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