Stockholm Archipelago Trail/Lidö

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SAT Lidö

 11.9 km

Map of Stockholm Archipelago Trail/Lidö

The trail begins at the 59.77008919.0791491 Lidö ferry stop, where you will also find a 59.77028319.0793531 signpost. The trail is well marked and follows smaller roads, so you can often manage without the electronic map — though it never hurts to have it.

North of the jetty is 59.77133319.0799721 Lidö Värdshus, a hotel and restaurant. The main building, built in 1769, is well worth a visit if it is open. To the right of the ferry stop stands the 59.77040419.0799452 Lidö Windmill, which appears in Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, a collection of engravings depicting Sweden during its era as a great power, where the island is shown as Lidö. If you have time, take a detour to a 59.78197119.0621993 wind shelter with a beautiful view. Rumour has it that Lidö Värdshus can arrange food delivery here.

Continuing along the gravel road past some open fields, you will come across a 59.78147519.0687924 Russian oven — a simple dry-stone outdoor oven traditionally found in Sweden's coastal areas, believed to date from the early 18th century when Russian troops occupied parts of Sweden during the Great Northern War and used such ovens for baking bread and cooking.

The route winds into the forest before merging with a coastal path marked by blue and yellow ribbons. After a kilometer’s trek through the Lidö Nature Reserve, the trees give way to a clearing where Arholma appears on the horizon. The trail then turns south along a forrest trail toward the 59.77937819.089652 Lidö campsite. If you are not staying here, turn left onto a smaller forest road that ends at some 59.78704219.1017615 older military installations, then retrace your steps to the campsite. Beside it you will find a 59.77859219.0916046 small bathing area with a nearby bbq site and toilets.

Follow the gravel road south until the trail turns left onto a narrow woodland trail, passing a harbour for leisure boats where anchoring is done at buoys to protect the seabed.

The path continues along the coastline on an easy-to-walk trail that brings you back to the ferry stop and the restaurant. Near the ferry stop you will also find the 59.7748219.0820617 Lidö farm and a 59.77323619.0791758 Lidö nature information board. Keep an eye out too for the 59.7811519.081629 Mink farm — from 1937 to 1945, Sweden's largest mink farm operated here, employing up to 60 people at its peak.