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Prästöleden

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Length:

5.6 km

Time:

1.5 h

Level:

Moderate

GPS coordinates starting point:

N 59° 5,8082 E 14° 3,8465

Location:

Visnums-Kil, south of Kristinehamn

Route description:

From Kristineham, take route 26, towards Mariestad. Drive south for about 25 km. At Nybble, turn right towards Medhamn. Follow the road to the church of Visnums-Kil. From the church follow the signs “Naturreservat Linsön-Prästön”. Show consideration and drive slowly when the road pass over a courtyard.

Public transport:

No public transport is available.

Service:

The trail is maintained from May 15.
Linsöstugan is a former cottage, today a cabin open to public. If you wish to put up a tent, this is a possible place.

Contact:

Kristinehamn Tourist office, +46 (0)550-881 87, turist@kristinehamn.se

Trail manager:

The County Administrative Board of Värmland

Map to download (pdf)

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Description of Walk

The trail Prästöleden starts on Linsön where you will find large grazing pastures. You can clearly see the tree-covered moraine ridges which run through the landscape. They were created when the inland ice melted. Stop by Linsöstugan, a cabin open to public. The trail continues west to Prästön, with lush deciduous forests. In the northern part of Prästön is a small viewing tower where you get a fine view over this bay of Lake Vänern. The whole area is part of Nötön-Åråsviken Nature reserve. The trail passes for the most part  through pastures with grazing cows. The animals can be very curious. Don’t bring dogs.