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Helgonleden, The Saints Trail
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Portugues Pilgrim Duarte in Segersta, Helgonleden, Route of the SaintsPhoto: Duarte Nuno Antunes, Pilgrimstid
Helgonleden - The Northern stages
Helgonleden runs from coast to coast, from Uppsala and the Virgin Coast in Gävleborg along the beaches of the river Ljusnan, through villages, over mountains and through expansive forests, across the mountains towards the beautiful coast of Norway and to the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, in the fjord beside the Atlantic.
Helgonleden can also be hiked to Uppsala, and along the Ingegerdsleden (Ingegerd's Trail) to Stockholm, Tyresö, and the Sörmlandsleden (Sörmland Trail) down towards the pilgrimslederna (pilgrim trails) at Vadstena. From there, the Birgittaleden (Birgitta Trail) can be followed to Lund and via pilgrimage routes through Denmark and Germany down to Cologne. The trails then continue to Santiago de Compostela, Rome or Jerusalem!
Helgonleden’s route
You can join Helgonleden in Uppsala and Stockholm via Ingegerdsleden – or from Finland and Grisslehamn in the Åland islands from the Vikingaleden (Viking Trail) from Grisslehamn to Älvkarleby. St Olav Waterway!
The trail passes through Gävle, Hille, Hamrånge, Skog, Rengsjö, Arbrå and then continues along the valleys of the Ljusnan River. Undersvik, Järvsö, Färila, Kårböle, Ytterhogdal, Överhogdal, Klaxåsen, Klövsjö, Storsjö kapell, Ljungdalen and then across the mountains to Stugudal in Norway. The route joins several other trails, such as the Kårböleleden, JämtNorgevägen and near the Norwegian border, the trails merge with Romboleden, down towards Nidaros Cathedral and the fjord of Trondheim.
The name Helgonleden
The supposed birthplaces of Holy Birgitta, Finsta, Saint Erik in Uppsala, Saint Karlung in Roslagen, Saint Staffan in Hälsingland and finally Saint Olof in Nidaros all contributed to the name Helgonleden.
Even Saint Anna of Novgorod, Ingegerd, through the Ingegerdsleden can be "a saint on the road", the Saints trail! The name is relatively new, dating from the beginning of the 21st century, but the route is ancient.
Information and maps
Information and advice before the hike: info@pilgrimstid.nu
For digital maps, see: www.pilgrimstid.nu
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The Saints Trail begins in Uppland, from Uppsala. There is also a connection from Roslagen, Grisslehamn, the Viking Trail. The Älvkarleby-Mårtsbo ...
A nice and easy walk, initially following the trail of Gästrike (Gästrikeleden), from Mårtsbo to Hemlingby. After this, the trail continues through ...
The stage starts in the middle of Gävle, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, and goes through the city, on pedestrian and bicycle paths towards the ...
An easy walk and nice stretch that largely follows the Path of Kristina (Kristinastigen). According to the tradition, Kristinastigen was built on ...
Helgonleden initially runs from the church of Hamrånge in Bergby, through the centre there, with the shops and restaurants, and then continues on ...
From Viksjö, the stage runs to Småströmmarna on gravel roads and from time to time grass roads, through colorful forests with a scent of wildlife, ...
The stage runs on small roads through the forest, past several beautiful sights and lakes, and the old mountain farm of Hamnäs, to Staffansstenen, ...
The stage starts at Staffansstenen, Själstuga, where according to several chronicles, Sankt Staffan, the apostle of Hälsingland, was killed.
Helgonleden follows the beach of Bergviken - take the time to savour the view of the blue mountains before the trail enters into the forest, past ...
In this stage, Helgonleden runs between the two churches of Hanebo and Segersta. It is a quite easy stage to hike.
In this stage, Helgonleden runs through a changing and exciting landscape with large forest areas. The stage contains a few areas with rising ...
This stage of Helgonleden starts at the Church of Rengsjö and continues into the west. The stage leads through acres and far fields, beautiful ...
The stage starts in Växbo and runs through agricultural countryside and forests towards Ljusnan, one of Norrland's great rivers – a wide, wild and ...
From the Church of Undersvik and Stiftsgården, Undersvik, you follow small roads along Ljusnan to Järvsö.
A pleasant – but quite long – stage to hike if you want to experience the beautiful countryside of Hälsingland! Here, The Saints Trail runs from ...
From the Church of Färila, the trail runs down through the centre of Färila. Near the campsite you will find the Fleet Path (Flottarstigen) that ...
From Hovra the Saints Trail runs along the river Ljusnan. Hovra is a small village with a lot of local history in its blocks and buildings, ...
WARNING! There was a large forest fire here in the summer of 2018, and in the affected nature, there is a danger of falling trees. From Lassekrog ...
From Kårböle, Helgonleden follows the trail of Kårböle north, along the north-eastern beach of Ljusnan, up to the old school of Huskölen, where you ...
The stage Huskölen to Ytterhogdal follows the trail of Kårböle, along Ljusnan and after this, the lakes on the north of it, up to Ytterhogdal.
Helgonleden går vidare norrut genom Härjedalen och följer den gamla Kårböleleden, mot Överhogdal.
Helgonleden fortsätter att följa Kårböleleden genom Härjedalen.
Helgonleden följer här Kårböleleden, den är uppmärkt med stolpar, Sankt Olofsmärket.
Klaxåsen-Kilkojan, Helgonleden följer här Kårböleleden.
Här vandrar vi den sista etappen på Kårböleleden, den gamla leden som Helgonleden följer. Stora skogsområden ända in mot Klövsjö, där kyrka och ...
Från Klövsjö går Helgonleden vidare längs Klövsjöns sydvästra strand.
Mycket skog, mycket vatten, vackert!Leden är här omärkt, men följ Paxwalks karta, gärna utskriven och nedladdad i förväg! Nu närmar sig ...
Helgonleden går in mot JämtNorgevägen. Den går långa sträckor längs sjöar och vattendrag.
Nu kommer Helgonleden in på JamtNorgevägen www.jamtnorgevagen.com
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