Why we love this tour
You'l forget about the city buzz on this three-day peaceful canoeing excursion. It's a great connection of relax and overnight adventure!
- Experience one of Sweden’s most famous canoeing trails
- See boreal forest stretching out far beyond the horizon from a view tower
- Fish for trout during magical sunsets while floating in your canoe
- Enjoy campfire dinners
- Pick blueberries, lingonberries and mushrooms right from the forest
- Go beaver spotting in the evening
- Spend the night in a tent in unspoiled nature
- See birds like woodpeckers and loons in their natural habitat
- Take a swim in unpolluted rivers
- Small, personal groups, knowledgeable guide
What’s included
- Pickup and drop off in central Stockholm
- Short canoeing course and introduction
- 3 days of paddling canoes with dedicated guide
- All meals + Snacks
- Fishing gears and license
- Light but comfy camping gears (double tents)
- Binoculars
- Canoes + all equipment + dry bags to keep private things dry
Pricing
Need to know before you go
- This tour involves physical motion and being in healthy shape is therefore required.
- No prior canoeing experience is required.
- Suitable for young children, age limit 10 years old for scheduled departures, private bookings have no age limit.
- This tour only runs on request. Let us know which date suits you and we will get back to you as soon as possible with a confirmation and add the trip in the calendar.
What to bring with you:
- Clothing during canoeing: you want to have clothing that dries up quickly, so avoid cotton if possible! polyesters and synthetics (often seen in sport specific clothing) will do the job just fine.
- Sporty/outdoor clothes plus a spare set of clothing
- Bathing gears
- Rain poncho is very adapted to canoeing
- Warm sweater even if sunny weather
- Quick drying shoes (running sneakers), sandals, flip-flops or specific water shoes
- If you’re planning on your using phone, a waterproof phone case (alternatively a plastic bag) is a must!
- Sunglasses, hat, sunscreen
- A bottle of wine or beer to enjoy during dinner
Cancellation
- Your booking will become valid after we receive your payment and send you a confirmation voucher.
- You can cancel 4 weeks or more in advance with full reimbursement.
- With every other week before the activity starts, you will receive 25% less of your payment. 4th week: 75%, 3rd week: 50%, 2nd week: 25%, 1st week: 0%.
Meeting point
The Urban Basecamp in the heart of Södermalm
Tideliusgatan 62, 118 69 Stockholm
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Green+Trails/@59.3095489,18.0640188,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9a10c391bd4af4e4?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij5cKb7a_mAhVtzqYKHfNCBLcQ_BIwFHoECAsQCA
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Green TrailsWhy we love this tour
You'l forget about the city buzz on this three-day peaceful canoeing excursion. It's a great connection of relax and overnight adventure!
- Experience one of Sweden’s most famous canoeing trails
- See boreal forest stretching out far beyond the horizon from a view tower
- Fish for trout during magical sunsets while floating in your canoe
- Enjoy campfire dinners
- Pick blueberries, lingonberries and mushrooms right from the forest
- Go beaver spotting in the evening
- Spend the night in a tent in unspoiled nature
- See birds like woodpeckers and loons in their natural habitat
- Take a swim in unpolluted rivers
- Small, personal groups, knowledgeable guide
During these 3 days, you’ll experience a relaxed canoeing trip with many mini-adventures such as fishing, building and lighting an open fire.
The first morning, we'll be busy with packing our belongings and food into dry bags before loading everything into the canoes. We'll paddle gently beside the lake's edge after it's completely packed. Canoes are not designed to go fast, but they are incredibly sturdy and comfortable, making this a child-friendly activity.
We'll halt and unpack our canoes after a couple hours of paddling on blue-green water. At a nice wilderness location, we'll set our tents and start a fire together. There are no people in the neighborhood, so you won't be disturbed. We'll go on a beaver safari or go fishing just when the forest is lighted by the setting sun. From the shore, pike and perch are rather easy to catch.
After a good night's sleep in tents we'll start the second day with a delicious outdoor breakfast including wild blueberries that we previously collected in the undergrowth. A dip in the river will be embraced by the brave ones.
We'll have extra time for side experiences like ascending an easy trail to a lookout tower from where you can gaze out over the limitless forest, or exploring more lakes by canoe. Unfortunately, on the third day, it is time to return to the town with our lungs and minds full of fresh air.
Itinerary
Day One
- Pickup at meeting point and drive to the canoes
- Packing and introduction
- Paddling on lakes
- Rest periods, easy hike up to viewpoint and enjoying lunch and snacks
- Setting up camp and building campfire for dinner
- Evening activities such as bathing in the river, fishing, cooking, sunsets…
Day two
- Berry picking, breakfast, packing the camp
- Paddling further, where we experience more variety in the landscapes and rivers
Day three
- Paddling back to the base
- Drop you off in Stockholm, safe and sound
Need to know before you go
- This tour involves physical motion and being in healthy shape is therefore required.
- No prior canoeing experience is required.
- Suitable for young children, age limit 10 years old for scheduled departures, private bookings have no age limit.
- This tour only runs on request. Let us know which date suits you and we will get back to you as soon as possible with a confirmation and add the trip in the calendar.
What to bring with you:
- Clothing during canoeing: you want to have clothing that dries up quickly, so avoid cotton if possible! polyesters and synthetics (often seen in sport specific clothing) will do the job just fine.
- Sporty/outdoor clothes plus a spare set of clothing
- Bathing gears
- Rain poncho is very adapted to canoeing
- Warm sweater even if sunny weather
- Quick drying shoes (running sneakers), sandals, flip-flops or specific water shoes
- If you’re planning on your using phone, a waterproof phone case (alternatively a plastic bag) is a must!
- Sunglasses, hat, sunscreen
- A bottle of wine or beer to enjoy during dinner
Cancellation
- Your booking will become valid after we receive your payment and send you a confirmation voucher.
- You can cancel 4 weeks or more in advance with full reimbursement.
- With every other week before the activity starts, you will receive 25% less of your payment. 4th week: 75%, 3rd week: 50%, 2nd week: 25%, 1st week: 0%.
Meeting point
The Urban Basecamp in the heart of Södermalm
Tideliusgatan 62, 118 69 Stockholm
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Green+Trails/@59.3095489,18.0640188,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9a10c391bd4af4e4?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij5cKb7a_mAhVtzqYKHfNCBLcQ_BIwFHoECAsQCA
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Green TrailsReviews for this provider
1 Nov 2022
Great service, great bikes, great tour!
18 Aug 2019
We were so happy with our hike. Ben, our guide, made it really special for us. He's very knowledgeable, he knew wild fruits and plants, mushrooms, and was as excited as we were with the hike! We hike on and off-trail, picked lots of berries on the way, went to a couple of lakes, had lunch around a campfire and had an amazing time. I recommend this to anyone keen on experiencing nature in Sweden.
3 Jul 2019
