Myrviken: Trails, sports and Fröjdholmsloppet

If you’re looking for a hotel in Myrviken, it helps to decide what you want to focus on during your trip first. The named options range from trails and sports facilities to an event with its own history.

Trails and trail markers

Myrviken’s elljusspår Berg is a lit trail with a grass surface and a wide route. It runs mostly through coniferous forest, with a few open sections breaking up the forest stretches. It starts at Kejsarvallens IP in Oviken. If a wooded setting is important to you, coniferous forest defines most of the trail, while the open sections provide some variation along the way.

Myrviken runt is a green walking loop. Parking is available at Myrviken school and at “Torget” by the four-way intersection. These are two named parking options for the loop. At Torget, the intersection of four roads also serves as an additional landmark. The trail information therefore differs: for the elljusspår, the focus is on the surface, surroundings and starting point; for Myrviken runt, it is on the loop and its parking options.

Sports and seasonal lighting

The swimming pool is at Gräftåvägen 9 in Myrviken. Myrviken Pumptrack is part of a multisport facility with artificial turf and a skateboard ramp. The sports options therefore include both the swimming pool and a facility with a pump track, artificial turf and a skateboard ramp. If sport is one reason for your trip, you can take these options into account.

A municipal information page updated on 25 February 2026 lists the ski and fitness trail as open daily. In winter, from October to March, it is lit with LED lights from sunset until 10:00 pm and from 6:00 am until sunrise. The hours thus include both evening and early morning. If your plans depend on the lighting, check the information before your visit.

Fröjdholmsloppet: route, date and history

Fröjdholmsloppet covers 6.2 Swedish miles, from Badhusparken in Östersund to Fröjdholmen in Myrviken. The 2026 edition was scheduled to start on 4 July. Food, entertainment and a market were planned for the finish area of that edition. The route, date and finish-area programme offer different points of reference for planning your trip.

The race dates back to 1976, when it was first held. It took place every year until the mid-1980s, and was later revived. Fröjdholmsloppet is organised by volunteers together with Myssjö Ovikens IF. All proceeds go to local children’s and youth sports. So, alongside the route, the event’s history and charitable purpose are also part of its profile.

Persåsbacken in the wider region

In the wider region around Myrviken, Persåsbacken in Persåsen offers downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and sledding. The area is being developed into a year-round arena, with plans to make it more accessible in both summer and winter. The three named activities focus on winter; the development plans explicitly include summer too. The accessibility improvements are described as a plan. Persåsbacken thus adds a distinctly regional point of interest to the picture of Myrviken.

To the main travel overview: Berg.