Söderåsens National Park
A little adventure! Coriander and Arianell hopped into the backpack and went on a 7+ km hike with me in the beautiful Söderånsens park.
The weather was perfect for a long walk, cool but bright…
…we enjoyed walking on beautiful trails through beech forests…
…up to a viewpoint at Kopparhatten…
Through more forest at the top of the ridge…
…with an understory of blueberry bushes!
Luckily for hungry little people, you are allowed to pick and eat berries in Sweden wherever you find them , even in a national park!
We kept walking up, down and around the park…
…through more forests …
…this looked like a troll cave…
…so we rested in a less spooky mossy spot.
It was a long walk! We hoped to see a tapestry weaving spider! But we didn’t. It was so very lovely under the trees with the soft dappled light, blueberries, old farmsteads with rock walls all that remained of people’s lives here in times past.
Arianell and Coriander felt like they could have been some of Elsa Beskow’s forest people!
We were all very glad to get to our next accommodation at Torps Vimsa…
…where the Hittys were provided with their own little copper kettle to make a restorative cup of tea!
Quimper Hittys 
You’re having such a very pleasant journey…mmm…I would assume this time spent will be embedded in your being for a very long time. Any idea why the ladders are atop the roof at Torps Vimsa? Storage?
It has been a wonderful trip so far, we are enjoying all the different parts of the trip – each so different and memorable in different ways. I have read that the ladders are obligatory on certain houses in Sweden, and facilitate chimney maintenance and snow removal.
Ah, thank you! I figured it was an efficient way to get to the roof-especially for snow removal.
What a lovely walk! And your next stop looks very cosy.
It was truly lovely, and the cottage was very cosy indeed. A very quiet place and central to our next set of meanderings.
It was a truly lovely walk and the little cottage was both cosy and quiet, and also in a central location to our next set of meanderings.
That’s a really beautiful northern forest, no thick vegetation impeding your way or line of sight, just elegant trees, sunlight and a welcoming understory.
It was so beautiful! We loved being under the trees, and the soft Beech leaves and beechnuts on the ground, with sunlight in the green leaves above. It was very entrancing.
Look at Coriander and Arianell in the backpack – so sweet! I am glad no trolls popped out of the potential troll cave!
We were almost sorry not to meet s troll, but not completely!
Did you ever see the Norwegian film “Troll Hunter”? I’ve seen it in Norwegian (with subtitles) and also dubbed into English. It’s much better in Norwegian with the subtitles. It is done like a documentary and you really start to think trolls are real (and not small and cute)!
what a marvelous hike….a long one! I am sure you were happy to arrive at that charming abode. ANd a hot cup of tea . So sweet that the Hittys had their own tea pot. Very thoughtful hosts.
It was nice to get out and walk, I had never heard of this park but once we were there and hiking, it was amazing. I loved the tiny copper tea kettle, and will be keeping my eyes open for one similar for the Quimper Hitty kitchen!