Outdoor Adventures with Ancient Brit
Canoe Guide - Svartån
Canoe Tours in Närke: Svartån
About a third of this tour is on lakes and the remainder on the river Svartån.
Start: Ölen: Ölen is at the north end of lake Ölen and is about 7 km south of Karlskoga.
Finish: Örebro
Transport: Örebro and Karlskoga are linked by a bus route.
Portages: 9 portages, 0.1 - 1.0 km
Distance: 87 km
Difficulty: Easy
Maps: There is a canoe map for this route
The route:
Launch into the Ölen at the rest place at the northern end of the lake and paddle down to Ölsboda. There is
then a 350 m portage into lake Storbjörken. At the southern end of this lake is a 950m at Svartå.At Svartå
Hergård there is a 100m portage before the Svartån leads into lake Toften. Toften is left at Hasselfors at the
NE tip of the lake. A 500m ortage leads into lake Teen. The Svartån leaves the top end of Teen and there are
two more short portages before Hidinge is reached where there is a 200m portage. Continue down the Svartån
until a short portage at Lindbacka and a 400m portage at the Karlslunds power station. The Svartån then
flows into Örebro where you end this tour.
Information:
I got information and canoe maps for this route from the Örebro Tourist Information Office which is
located at the mighty castle, right in the city centre.
Destination Örebro
Box 328 00, Slottet
SE-701 35 Örebro
Phone +46-(0)19-21 21 21
e-mail: destination@orebro.se
BLS Valåsens Kanotuthyrning HB
Box 5018
691 05 KARLSKOGA
Sweden
Visit address: Nedre Älvgårdsvägen
Phone : +46-586 - 72 82 20
info@valasenkanot.se
http://www.valasenkanot.se/eng/index.htm
Canoe hire, transport, maps and information
About a third of this tour is on lakes and the remainder on the river Svartån.
Start: Ölen: Ölen is at the north end of lake Ölen and is about 7 km south of Karlskoga.
Finish: Örebro
Transport: Örebro and Karlskoga are linked by a bus route.
Portages: 9 portages, 0.1 - 1.0 km
Distance: 87 km
Difficulty: Easy
Maps: There is a canoe map for this route
The route:
Launch into the Ölen at the rest place at the northern end of the lake and paddle down to Ölsboda. There is
then a 350 m portage into lake Storbjörken. At the southern end of this lake is a 950m at Svartå.At Svartå
Hergård there is a 100m portage before the Svartån leads into lake Toften. Toften is left at Hasselfors at the
NE tip of the lake. A 500m ortage leads into lake Teen. The Svartån leaves the top end of Teen and there are
two more short portages before Hidinge is reached where there is a 200m portage. Continue down the Svartån
until a short portage at Lindbacka and a 400m portage at the Karlslunds power station. The Svartån then
flows into Örebro where you end this tour.
Information:
I got information and canoe maps for this route from the Örebro Tourist Information Office which is
located at the mighty castle, right in the city centre.
Destination Örebro
Box 328 00, Slottet
SE-701 35 Örebro
Phone +46-(0)19-21 21 21
e-mail: destination@orebro.se
BLS Valåsens Kanotuthyrning HB
Box 5018
691 05 KARLSKOGA
Sweden
Visit address: Nedre Älvgårdsvägen
Phone : +46-586 - 72 82 20
info@valasenkanot.se
http://www.valasenkanot.se/eng/index.htm
Canoe hire, transport, maps and information
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