National Parks and Nature Reserves
Gränslandet - Grövelsjöfjällen
The variation in landscape and nature is great in Grövelsjöfjällen, which is actually the collective name for the area around a small mountain lake on the border with Norway. One of Scandinavia's most exciting natural areas with 9 nature reserves and national parks forms the Gränslandet area, with over 2000 km² of protected nature.
Read more at www.graenslandet.se/sv/
The national park offers unique nature experiences for those seeking peace and quiet in a roadless land. There are no roads here, so if you want to get into the national park, you can travel with M/S Femund II from Elgå or hike from Elgå, Valdalen or Sylen. The area offers fine hiking trails that take hikers, nature lovers, and fishermen out into magnificent wilderness with mountain peaks over 1400 meters above sea level, graying pine trees covered with wolf lichen and countless mountain lakes in a sea of boulders. The area offers fine fishing waters, including Röa, flowing water attracts many fishermen who want to try their luck at fishing. DNT Svukuriset Mountain Station is a green oasis in the wilderness, a hub for the trail network in Femundsmarka.
Read more at: Femundsmarka National Park
Femundsmarka National Park, Norway
Here in Långfjällets Nature Reserve is also the Töfsingdalen National Park and together they cover a large part of northern Dalarna. Here it is barren and desolate, there are no roads here but paths lead from Grövelsjön and Lövåsen. At Lake Töfsingen there is a shelter where you can rest.
Töfsingdalen National Park is one of the smallest national parks and probably Sweden's least visited national park. The area has a high value of primeval forest and perhaps the most difficult terrain that Swedish nature can show. But the area does not consist only of stone. Töfsingån runs right through the national park and as a contrast to the beautiful boulder landscape, lush flora with herbs and man-high ferns grows in some places.
The national park is difficult to hike in parts and it is wise to stick to paths. It is best to stay in a tent or at Hävlingen where there is a hiker's cabin at the fishing camp.
Read more at: www.sverigesnationalparker.se/tofsingdalens-nationalpark/
Töfsingdalen National Park
A large part of Grövelsjöfjällen is occupied by the Långfjället nature reserve, which surrounds Gröveldalen and is one of the largest in the country.
The highest mountain is Storvätteshågna, 1204 m. above sea level and is the highest point in Svealand. The Långfjäll area is part of Idre Sameby's reindeer grazing land, which means that reindeer are common here in the summer.
There are patches of pure virgin forest in the area with no traces of logging. Common birds include the wood grouse, the wood pipit, the meadow pipit and the stonechat on the mountain heath, the woodcock on the bog and the jay in the forest. Along the watercourses the little tern is common. You can also encounter moose, fox, marten and bear.
Fishing has a long history in the area. The fish supply in lakes and streams is good. Trout, char, grayling, whitefish, perch, pike are common species. With the Dala Fiskefjällkort you can fish in all waters within the Långfjället reserve with the exception of Storån's quota fly fishing and some private waters.
Read more at: www.lansstyrelsen.se/dalarna/langfjallet