Vantage Points

High amongst the trees with outstanding views of the Swedish forest and lakes, you’ll find Europe’s longest Zipline course. The course includes a 17m-high lookout tower which offers phenomenal views of the forest landscape and four pristine lakes. To reach it, you’ll need to venture 25m across a suspension bridge.

The castle ruin Brahehus is located 270 meter above sea level, 180 meter above Lake Vättern, which gives you a spectacular view. Sweden's highest situated motorway, the so-called Vätterleden (E4), runs just east of Brahehus. Brahehus is located at the motorway, and there is a rest area, restaurant and gas station with a view of Vättern and Visingsö.

The endless view from the top of the lighthouse, combined with the lush island, makes it an oasis in Kalmar Strait. A very special experience, to look out over Kalmar strait from a small island. It is also possible to stay the night on the island, and there is a cafeteria. The boat to Garpen's lighthouse leaves from Bergkvara.

The mountain Hultaklint lies 290 meter above sea level and has a wonderful view that overlooks three districts. The ending of Viktor Rydberg's novel Singoalla: A Mediaeval Legend is set here. In his young years, Rydberg was an informant at Berg's mansion and was fascinated by the romantically situated cave at Hultaklint. The place is therefore known as "Singoalla's Cave".

Nykulla lookout tower ('utkikstorn') 25 kilometers north of Växjö is cared for by the local community of the neighbourhood. It is 25 meters high and has a magnificent view over a typical, Småland farmers' landscape. In clear weather you can see ten of the neighbourhood's churches. Also in the tower is a folk museum.

A climb along Skurugata is an exciting trip that requires solid shoes and a warm sweater. Skurugata is a Swedish canyon with high mountain faces and an unusual plant environment including, among others, mountain mosses. Above the gap lies Skuruhatt with an endless view of the surroundings. "The hat" is one of Småland's hightest points with its 337 meters above sea level.

Småland's Taberg is one of Jönköping County's most known places. The mountain is visible from very far away, where it rises over 100 meters higher than the surrounding area, about 343 meters above sea level. It has impressed people at all times, and it is said that the botanist Carl Linnaeus called Taberg "Småland's miracle" when he visited the mountain in the 1800s.