Discover Galabodarna

When looking for a hotel in Galabodarna, it helps to consider the excursions you have planned: nature paths, circular walks, mountain-bike trails, fishing or places of cultural and historical interest may be the main focus. Around Galå Fjällgård and in nearby Arådalen, different landscape and historical themes come together. You can consider whether forests and rivers, longer cycling routes or historic places should be the focus of your stay.

Forest, Fäbod landscape and hiking trails

The area at the foot of the mountains around Galå Fjällgård and Fäbodvägen is characterised by Fäbodar, old-growth forest and birch woodland near the mountains. The Old Forest Trail nature path is directly accessible from Galå Fjällgård. The Galå River Trail follows the Galån through northern Swedish old-growth forest. By distinguishing these nature routes according to their defining features, you can tell the nature path apart from the trail along the river and through the old forest.

The old Fäbod trails around Galå Fjällgård and the Oviksfjällen offer circular walks. Valskaftet can be reached on foot from both Galåbodarna and Nybodarna. This gives you two types of routes to choose from: circular walks on old Fäbod trails and access to a named destination from two starting points. Galåbodarna can be reached from Galå Fjällgård via the quiet Fäbodvägen; the round trip is 2 to 9 km.

Compare mountain-bike routes by distance and destination

Mountain-bike routes are easy to compare by their length and destination. The Svarthögen and Börtnan loop starts at Galå Fjällgård, is 32 km long and passes Galåbodarna and the Fäbod Väster-Svartåsen. The Fjälltur Visjön route runs from Galå Fjällgård to Visjön and is 54 km long. The route to Visjön is therefore 22 km longer. The route types also differ: one is a loop that passes two named Fäbod locations, while the other is a tour to Visjön. You can take both distance and destination into account when planning.

Arådalen and historic places

The nearby Arådalen Nature Reserve, south of the Oviksfjällen, features mountain scenery, Sámi heritage and a living Fäbodvall. The old pilgrim route Jämt-Norgevägen runs through the nature reserve south of Valskaftet. At the old Sámi settlement of Kojåsen in Arådalen, fire pits that were once inside the kåtor are visible. Östra Arådalen is a 400-year-old Fäbodvall, or historic mountain-pasture settlement. Together, these places offer different insights into regional history: from the pilgrim route and visible traces of Sámi culture to Fäbod history.

The road layout also provides a clear point of reference. In Galåbodarna, the road to Glen and Arådalens fjällstation branches off Fäbodvägen between Persåsen and Börtnan. This junction links the place name Galåbodarna to a clearly named location on Fäbodvägen.

Fishing in the waters around Galå Fjällgård

The Galån is one of the larger waterways in the fishing area around Galå Fjällgård. Trout, grayling and char are among the most common fish in the surrounding waters. Alongside hiking and cycling routes, the rivers and their fish species can therefore be another focus of interest when planning your trip.

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