Husbyringen, biketour

This culture and countryside trail is on minor roads. The origins of some of the sites on the trip are from the middle ages and the backdrop is a patchwork of farmland. On offer is a 60 km trip with some twenty-five sites to stop off for and great cycling roads. Accommodation, as well as several restaurants and cafés dot the route, so you won’t go without shelter or food. The Husbyringen route is open from May 1st until 31st August.

Length: 60 km Green trail: Easy cycling on flat terrain Duration: 3-5 hours Start: Visitor centre Husbyringen, Stjärnsund Worth a stop Stjärnsund The Visitor Centre (Besökcentrum in Swedish) in the village of Stjärnsund is the starting point for this trip. The centre has car-parking facilities and offers information, maps, toilets, a café and bicycle rental in the peak season. Do pay a visit to Stjärnsund Herrgård (manor house) Engelska Parken, Polhemsmuseet and the art exhibition at Matsesgården. Lake Fline and observation tower The observation tower offers fine views across lake Fline, one of Dalarna’s best lakes for spotting birds and the Klosters nature reserve. Smedby The village and surrounds are some of the oldest in Dalarna and it was at Husby Kungsgård that the 13th century ‘Dala Laws’ were written. The Dalälven river flows through the area, so have dip summertime. Worth visiting is the church in Husby, the village of Smedby and the award-winning Dala-Husby hotel and restaurant. Långshyttan Visit the old ironworks here and the fascinating spread of buildings for a glimpse into 18th century industrial society. Onsite is a more recent foundry, the area’s most well preserved wood built foundry, built in 1861, as well as nearby Bengtsgården. Do not miss the moose park at Långhyttan or its café. The area also includes Rällingsberg mines, which are set in a farmland landscape. The old dynamite storage building, miners’ cottages, transformer plant and sorting house remain. As do the ruins of the enrichment plant and the transport system, including railway, canals and funicular railway. Silvhytta The old Silvhytta ironworks lies between lakes Fullen and Grycken and is the site of the ruins of a wood built foundry from 1787, as well as the canal lock that was built in 1872 and is open in the summer. The rest area here has tables and benches and is a great place to rest your legs.