Stockholm Archipelago Trail/Arholma

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SAT Arholma

 12.7 km

Map of Stockholm Archipelago Trail/Arholma

The trail begins at the 59.85122619.107531 Arholma ferry stop, where you also find the 59.85116619.1080691 Arholma Handel grocery shop and the guesthouse 59.85128919.10831 Källarstugan. Next you pass an 59.85097519.1096671 information board. At the crossing turn left, and a few hundred metres on you will find the 59.8534219.1127132 Arholma campsite to the left, next to 59.85402519.111632 Ahlmansviken beach. Continue north 1 km to reach 59.8614919.1237171 Arholma Nord, where you can stay and eat, and where kayaks are available to rent beside the 59.86146119.123963 the Arholma Nord beach. Before reaching Arholma Nord you can detour left to visit the 59.86169419.1227224 Arholma Coastal Artillery Battery, passing a 59.86118919.1222445 bbq area along the way.

The trail continues along a pleasant forest road before transitioning onto a narrower, easy path after which the trail passes by the Baltic shore with an open view. Heading south, you'll enjoy a scenic walk along the seaside, following the blue and yellow markers along the coastline to reach the 59.84386419.1304516 Arholma garden of remembrance. From here a narrow gravel road leads into the small village of 59.84519.1216671 Österhamn. One kilometre after Österhamn you reach a crossroads: continue straight to return to the main ferry stop, or turn left toward the alternative winter ferry stop used when there is heavy ice. Continuing straight, you will pass 59.84602819.11057 Arholma church and the 59.8478719.108358 Arholma båk, a fixed sea mark built in 1768. Passing by 59.8499819.108592 Arholma dansbana, you will soon be back at the ferry stop where you can take the boat to Simpnäs or onward to Lidö.