Töfsingdalens nationalpark

Innan resan verkade denna nationalpark nästan oåtkomlig och mystisk. Det var därför vi var så fast beslutna att åka. …

Before the trip, this national park seemed almost inaccessible and mysterious. That's why we were so determined to go. From Foskros, a gravel road leads along Lake Hellsjön towards the park entrance. We parked where a bridge crosses the river on the left, and where there are rest areas and information boards, and from there we set off towards the park entrance. Online, you can find some reports of the poor condition of the access road. The road is easily passable up to the parking area we used – only those who want to can drive further. We passed a public cabin and a private one on an easy-to-walk path. The entrance to the park itself is not marked. After about two hours, we encountered a moderate climb and found ourselves on a hilltop with a beautiful panorama – as you can see in the pictures. The path ended here. This climb wasn't planned; we had simply followed the path, which at least looked like the main trail. This climb wasn't planned; we had always followed the path that appeared to be the main trail. ... For the descent, we chose the side facing the river. The descent initially led us across grassy slopes, but then also over rocks. At times, we had to crawl on all fours. The descent took a considerable amount of time. Eventually, the river came into view, and we found a small, overgrown path. We frequently had to leave the path because the area was too boggy. Sometimes we even had to return to the rocks. After what felt like an eternity, we finally reached a bridge we recognized from the way up and arrived back at the parking lot after about nine hours. We didn't encounter any bears, moose, or other animals, nor any other people. It felt like being completely alone. Lacking marked trails, we had to navigate using our own methods and were constantly confronted with natural obstacles. It's anything but a simple stroll, but all in all, it's doable.

Vår nummer 24 av Sveriges 30 unika nationalparker. Vägen dit är lite monoton, entrén underbar. Tyvärr finns det inga markerade vägar inne i nationalparken.