Approximately 110 kilometres around, the Utvandrarleden, or Emigrants’ Trail, is a picturesque hike giving you a chance to see some of the sights of Vilhelm Moberg’s quadrilogy of tales about the Swedish farmers and labourers who headed out to the United States in search of a better life.
Unlike many Swedish hikes, this one takes you through firmly settled lands; a lot of the hike is along dirt and gravel tracks that have been used by farmers for centuries if not longer. I did the hike on the Easter bank holiday weekend, and due to equipment failure or, more truthfully, personal failure to check the levels of gas in my camping stove, I only managed half the route and a total of 80 km from Korrö to Korrö, with the final stretch along main roads.
For detailed information on the hike, see Utvandrarleden’s website.
The long-form trail report is in the post below.