Cycling across Sweden from Gothenburg to Stockholm – bike touring or bikepacking?

It is easy to find a gravel road or path in Sweden and you are allowed to camp in nature for one night according to “The right of public access” (https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/the-right-of-public-access/). Sweden is sparsely populated compared to continental Europe so you can often bike for hours without encountering other cyclists.

There are also plenty of bike routes for bike touring which you can find in for example the Open Cycle Map (https://www.opencyclemap.org/). The ones we followed on this tour from West Coast to East Coast were Sverigeleden, Västgötaleden, Runt Vättern-leden, Näckrosleden, Mälardalsleden, Cyckelspåret and Göta Kanal-leden.

If you bring a tent is is easy to find somewhere to camp, but if you want a private room or hotel you need to plan ahead. The same applies for places to eat along the way.

The film shows a tour from Gothenburg to Stockholm along the lakes Vättern and Mälaren, through forests and farmland, and on the way back along the Göta Canal. The selection of routes was mainly intended for bike touring and was a mixture of bike lanes, small paved roads and dirt roads, all in all 1000 km.

Other bike touring videos
Innsbruck to Vienna: https://youtu.be/ECUYtNW3Qt8
Innsbruck to Venice: https://youtu.be/OJMjRyIfi28

The video was filmed using a GoPro Hero 7 and a Sony RX100.

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