Four tested tours from our base in Dala-Järna – on gravel and forest roads wherever possible.
From our base in Dala-Järna you reach Norway in 2–3 hours – with unlimited kilometres and a car built for gravel roads and fjell.
Our routes
15,000 km we have driven ourselves
Every line on this map is a track we have driven with our own cars – gravel roads, forest roads and quiet mountain passes in Sweden and Norway. The dots are places we like: viewpoints, camp spots, waterfalls and supplies.
Book a car and you get the tracks for the offline navigation in the car. Below are four tours we can recommend from experience – or we put a route together with you.
Driving off roads and tracks is not allowed in Sweden or Norway – our tracks follow legal gravel and forest roads. Where can I sleep? →
Border Trail – five days in the borderland
- 5 days
- ≈ 420 km + 200 km there and back
- May – October
The short escape, close to our base: from Sälen across the border into the forests of Norway and back along the Klarälven river to Malung – lakes, campfires and almost nobody else.
Highlights
- Start in the fjäll village of Sälen, about 1.5 hours from our base
- Across the border at Ljørdalen into Norway’s quiet forest country
- Gravel roads around Støa and the big Norwegian lakes
- Back into Sweden along the Klarälven valley near Branäs
- Lake camps with fire pits – perfect for a first rooftop-tent trip
Good to know: Good for a long weekend or as a first trip: about 80–120 km a day leaves plenty of time at camp. In May the evenings are already long and light, and the mosquitoes are usually not out yet.
You get the full track after booking – for the offline navigation in the car.
Norway Gravel – fjells and fjords
- 7–10 days
- ≈ 1,000 km in Norway
- June – September
From Dala-Järna west across the border into Norway – on gravel roads up into the fjells, through Jotunheimen and down to the Sognefjord.
Highlights
- Peer Gynt-vegen near Gålå – a gravel mountain road with wide views
- Valdresflye and the lakes on the edge of Jotunheimen
- Gjende at Gjendesheim, Sjodalen and the high valleys around Lom
- Sognefjellet – one of the highest mountain passes in Northern Europe
- Down to the Sognefjord at Sogndal and back via Hemsedal
Good to know: Norway takes longer than the map suggests – plan fewer kilometres a day. Some mountain roads are small toll roads, and high passes like Sognefjellet open around late May. For Norwegian road tolls we keep a flat €50 from the deposit.
You get the full track after booking – for the offline navigation in the car.
Vildmarksvägen Gravel – the Wilderness Road, almost without tarmac
- 10–12 days
- ≈ 1,000 km loop + 850 km there and back
- June – mid-October
The famous Wilderness Road between Jämtland and Lapland – but on gravel instead of tarmac wherever there is a way. Only over the Stekenjokk plateau is there no alternative to the road.
Highlights
- Gäddede and the Brakkåfallet waterfall
- Ankarede – an old Sámi church site by the lake
- Stekenjokk – a high plateau above the tree line, one of Sweden’s highest roads
- Klimpfjäll and the Sámi church village Fatmomakke
- Saxnäs and the Marsfjället mountains
- Borgafjäll and the lakes around Vilhelmina and Dorotea
Good to know: The road over Stekenjokk is closed in winter – this tour is for summer and early autumn. In midsummer the mosquitoes come along too; a Thermacell repeller is in every car.
You get the full track after booking – for the offline navigation in the car.
Up North – the big tour to the Arctic Circle
- ≈ 3 weeks
- ≈ 3,300 km
- June – September
The big one: from Dalarna through Härjedalen and Jämtland deep into Lapland, across the Arctic Circle and to the edge of Sarek National Park – on gravel wherever possible.
Highlights
- The Vildmarksvägen as part of the route
- Sorsele, Arjeplog and the big lakes of Lapland
- Crossing the Arctic Circle near Jokkmokk
- Kvikkjokk – the end of the road at the edge of Sarek
- Storforsen – one of the biggest rapids in Europe
Good to know: For travellers with time: about 150–180 km a day, with days to stay put. Around midsummer it hardly gets dark this far north.
You get the full track after booking – for the offline navigation in the car.
Which tour fits you?
Pick your dates and see which cars are free – or write to us and we’ll help you choose the route, the daily distances and the right car.