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(124 miles) of trails are marked
for cross-country skiers and
summer hikers alike.
Sälen is the starting point of
the 90-km (56-mile) Vasaloppet
ski race to Mora.

a Idre and Särna
Dalarna. Road 70. * 1,500. @ n
Framgårdsvägen 1, Idre; Högenvägen
2, Särna; 0771-99 88 00. _ World Cup
Horse-riding in Dalafjällen, one of the many outdoor activities on offer Skicross (Feb), Mountain Orienteering
o Orsa O Orsa Grönklitt (4th week in Jun), Festival Week (3rd
week in Jul). ∑ visitidre.se
Grönklitt. 15 km (9 miles) NW of Orsa.
Dalarna. Road Rv 45. * 5,000. @ n 0250-462 00. Open daily. - 0
n Dalagatan 1, 0248-79 72 00. _ = 7 ∑ orsagronklitt.se Northernmost Dalarna, with
Orsayran Music Festival (Weds in Jul). the towns of Idre and Särna,
∑ siljan.se belonged to Norway until 1644
and the local dialects still sound
The Orsa region extends from p Sälen Norwegian. This is a mountainous
the gentle agricultural land- Dalarna. Road 71. * 1,200. @ region, with impressive views.
scape around Lake Orsasjön to n Centrumhuset, 0280-187 00. In the Nipfjället mountains it is
the desolate lands of Finnmark _ Snowboarding World Cup, Speed possible to drive up to a height of
in the north. Skiing World Cup (Mar), Vasaloppet 1,000 m (3,280 ft) for a good view
In the past many of the local Ski Race (1st Sun in Mar). of Städjan, a peak 1,131 m (3,710
inhabitants made grindstones ∑ salenfjallen.se ft) high. The STF mountain station
as a sideline, a skill which can at Grövelsjön on Långfjället, to
now be studied at Slipstens- Like the majority of Dalarna’s the north, is an ideal starting
museet in Mässbacken, 12 km mountains, Transtrandsfjällen, point for mountain tours.
(7 miles) northeast of Orsa. with Sälen at their heart, are Idrefjäll is a year-round
In this part of Sweden animals rounded and undulating and mountain resort with excellent
are still taken to the mountains less dram atic than the those slopes and lifts. It offers geat
for summer grazing. Around further to the north. The highest skiing in winter and a range Sälen
Djurberga, Fryksås and Hallberg peak, Östra Granfjället, is 949 m of activities in the summer. Smågan Evertsberg
it is possible to see how (3,114 ft) above sea level. How- Särna has a beautiful wooden 11 km (7 miles) 47 km (29 miles)
dairymaids used to live, far from ever, the terrain is excellent for church dating from the late V Ä S T E R D A L Ä LV E N Berga Ö S T E R D A L Ä LV E N
their villages, churning butter both downhill and cross-country 17th century and the rural Transtrand VA N Å N Oxberg
and making cheese from the skiing and this, combined museum of Buskgården. Risberg 61 km (38 miles) Hökberg
Mångsbodarna
milk of hornless mountain cattle with its relative proximity to Fulufjället National Park 24 km (15 miles) 35 km (22 miles) 70 km (43 miles)
and goats. Sweden’s cities, has made contains Sweden’s highest
Mora
In Våmhus, on the western the area one of the country’s waterfall, Njupeskär, with a drop 90 km
side of Orsasjön, two crafts are leading destinations for winter of 90 m (295 ft). The effects of (56 miles)
Eldris
practised which in the past sports enthusiasts. a violent storm in August 1997 80 km (50 miles)
were a major source of income Whether it’s black runs for can still be seen at Göljån,
locally: basket weaving and advanced skiers, velodrome where 400 mm (16 in) of rain fell
making jewellery out of hair. curves, spines or jumps for snow- in 24 hours. Streams became
The women used to walk as far boarders, or family slopes for torrents and fallen trees
afield as St Petersburg in Russia, children, there is plenty to choose dammed the water, ploughing
and Germany, to sell their work. from in Sälen. Around 200 km wide furrows through the forest.
Orsa Grönklitt, 14 km (9 miles)
north of Orsa, is the main area
for outdoor activities. At Orsa
Björnpark (Orsa Bear Park)
special paths and ramps
allow a close-up view of the
bears, wolves, lynx and
wolverine which live here in
large enclosures.
E Slipstensmuseet
Mässbacken. Tel 0250-55 02 55.
Open summer. & 8 pre-book.
- 0 ∑ orsaslipsten.se The distinctive peak of Städjan in the Nipfjället mountains
The picturesque town of Mora on a summer’s day in early July

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