Bike touring the south of Sweden in 3 weeks: Malmoe-Stockholm-Gothenburg-Malmoe. Fritz on a bike.

In the summer of 2023 I took a bicycle tour through the south of Sweden. From Malmö to Stockholm, on to Göteborg and back to Malmö again. It was a journey of about 2000 km (1240 miles) and lasted for three weeks plus one resting day in Stockholm. Here’s my story about that trip. You’ll see a lot of Sverigeleden and Kattegattleden and all the small and big towns I passed through. There might even be a tip or two about how to do biketouring in Sweden my way.
I’m not an athlete, but a 57-year-old art historian who likes to ride his bike. If I could do it, you probably can too. I enjoy the bike-riding part of biketouring, so I’m more interested in the roads and trails than in the places where I sleep.

Maps of the full tour can be seen on Komoot: https://bit.ly/FOAB2023

Stuff:

My bike is from DeGaVi in Lund: https://degavi.se/
My panniers are from Ortlieb: https://www.ortlieb.com/
My tent is a Hilleberg Anjan 2: https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/anjan-2/
Rainjacket and -trousers are Marmot PreCip: http://marmot.com
I used Komoot a lot to plan and re-plan my tour: https://www.komoot.com/
Vindskyddskartan is a good web page and app for finding shelters in Sweden: https://vindskyddskartan.se/en/

Places:

Åkeholm/Susekull Shelter (Svängsta): https://vindskyddskartan.se/en/places/44/Susekull%20Vindskydd
Mjölknabbens Camping (Åsnen): https://mjolknabben.se/?lang=en
Ramkvilla Camping (Ramkvila): http://www.ramkvillagolf.com/g%C3%A4ster/camping-35458086
Villa Karllösa (Målilla): https://villakarlloesa.com/en/
Hornåbergs Camping (Horn): https://hornabergscamping.se/
Smultronboda: https://www.smultronboda.se/residence/
Grännäs Camping (Valdermarsvik): http://grannascamping.se/
Stora Hotellet Scandic (Nyköping): https://www.scandichotels.se/hotell/sverige/nykoping/scandic-stora-hotellet
Trosa Hostel (Trosa): https://trosavandrarhem.se/
Långholmen Hostel* (Stockholm): https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/facilities/stf-stockholm-langholmen-hostel/
Museum of Modern Art (Stockholm): https://www.modernamuseet.se/stockholm/en/
Bränneriet Hostel* (Nynäs): https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/facilities/stf-branneriet-vid-nynas-slott/
Stor Djulö Hostel* ((Katrineholm): https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/facilities/stf-katrineholm-stora-djulo-vandrarhem/
Husabergsudde Camping (Askersund): https://www.husabergsudde.se/en/
Skövde Hostel (Skövde): https://skovdevandrarhem.se/en/
Falköping Hostel (Falköping): https://falkopingsvandrarhem.se/
Lillputtland: http://www.lillputtland.dinstudio.se/
Lilla Hotellet B&B (Alingsås): https://lillahotelletialingsas.se/
Tjolöholm Castle: https://www.tjoloholm.se/en/
Rödlix Hostel & Camping: https://www.rodlixvandrarhem.se/
Kaptenshamn Hotel & Hostel (Halmstad): https://kaptenshamn.com/startsida
Grytekärr Shelter (Vejbystrand): https://vindskyddskartan.se/en/places/46/Grytek%C3%A4rr%20vindskydd

* These are run by STF (Svenska Turist Föreningen / Swedish Tourist Association), and are cheaper if you are a member. https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:33 Day 1: Malmö – Kristianstad
02:21 Day 2: Kristianstad – Svängsta
06:21 Day 3: Svängsta – Åsnen
11:02 Day 4: Åsnen – Ramkvilla
15:30 Day 5:Ramkvilla – Målilla
21:08 Day 6: Målilla – Horn
28:51 Day 7: Horn – Valdemarsvik
32:42 Day 8: Valdemarsvik – Nyköping
35:10 Day 9: Nyköping – Trosa
39:14 Day 10: Trosa – Stockholm
44:35 Day 11: Stockholm (resting day)
46:03 Day 12: Stockholm – Nynäs
55:57 Day 13: Nynäs – Katrineholm
57:40 Day 14: Katrineholm – Askersund
1:01:09 Day 15: Askersund – Skövde
1:03:15 Day 16: Skövde – Falköping
1:06:32 Day 17: Falköping – Alingsås
1:09:39 Day 18: Alingsås – Göteborg
1:12:35 Day 19: Göteborg – Varberg
1:16:12 Day 20: Varberg – Halmstad
1:18:07 Day 21: Halmstad – Vejbystrand
1:25:48 Day 22: Vejbystrand – Malmö