Long but easy gravel-road hike through pastoral landscapes. A general store, café, archipelago hotel and two contrasting restaurants.
Distance: 17.9 km · Difficulty: easy
The Svartsö trail section is a long but easy hike. The nearly eighteen kilometres mostly follow beautiful gravel roads through pastoral landscapes that feel like they are from another world. Along the way, you will pass inviting lakes, explore locally marked paths, find a general store, a café, a quaint hotel, boathouses and glamping tents to rent, and two unique restaurants that each make you want to return.
You will experience Svartsö's farming life up close, walk past its charming school and be warmly welcomed by the locals. The island forms a figure-eight with a central loop of around 14 km — accessible from four Waxholm ferry quays and the guest harbour.
Svartsö is ideal for a two-day trip with at least one overnight. Hike during the day, then cycle to the restaurants in the evening for a perfect mini-getaway.
Waxholm ferry from Stockholm city via Vaxholm, year-round. Four quays: Norra Svartsö, Alsvik, Skälvik and Söderboudd.
Start and finish: Norra Svartsö / Alsvik / Skälvik / Söderboudd
Gravel roads through pastoral landscapes, locally marked nature trails and lakeside stretches
Blue/yellow reflective bands and directional arrows. Two locally marked nature trails: anemone-marked (west) and bluebell-marked (east).
Gravel road along the SAT on Svartsö