Cycling in the footsteps of emigrants
Take a bike ride through the rocky Småland that Vilhelm Moberg’s emigrants once left behind. It’s a 130 km long circular route with many overnight accommodations. You choose where you want to start and end, and how long daily distances you want to cycle.
Explore Vilhelm Moberg’s legacy
The cycle path is mostly on gravel roads and smaller asphalt roads. It is also adapted for mountain biking on some sections. If you want to cycle around all or parts of the trail, there are adapted packages with overnight stays and food. There are many places to visit along the trail with connections to Vilhelm Moberg and the emigration. For example, Moshultamåla old school, Åkerby crossroads and Ljuders church. We are also in the Kingdom of Glass and the trail passes Skrufs glassworks. There are plenty of places to cool off as many small lakes with swimming are passed.
Stop and pause
Along the trail there are two particularly picturesque places that offer cozy packages for one or more days. Korrö is surrounded by the roaring Ronnebyån River and Grimsnäs Herrgård is beautifully situated amidst deciduous forest and meadows. They offer cozy accommodation, a three-course dinner, breakfast and sandwich packages for the day. You can also hike on the trail and from Korrö you can paddle a stretch if you wish.
Vilhelm Moberg
In his four famous novels, which have been translated into 42 languages, Vilhelm Moberg has told the story of Karl-Oskar and Kristina and 20 other Småland farmers from Ljuder and their emigration t…
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In his four famous novels, which have been translated into 42 languages, Vilhelm Moberg has told the story of Karl-Oskar and Kristina and 20 other Småland farmers from Ljuder and their emigration to the USA in the 1860s. But this is also a great epic about the fate of emigrants all over the world, both then and now. He was named by the Swedish people as the most popular Swedish author of the century in 2000. In the Land of Emigrants between Växjö and Kalmar, you can recognize place names from books and film recordings. The 110 km long “Utvandrarleden” hiking trail runs through the area, and in Växjö there is the “Utvandrarnas Hus” with an exhibition.
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