{"id":69191,"date":"2025-05-13T14:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/?post_type=guide&p=69191"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:42:30","slug":"smaland-gravel","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/smaland-gravel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sm\u00e5land Gravel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Discover gravel cycling in northeastern Sm\u00e5land, where Swedish nature and Astrid Lindgren’s fairy tale world come together. Sm\u00e5land, with its forests, lakes and red cottages, is a vibrant part of Sweden and an enchanting cycling destination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n Fantastic gravel roads <\/h3>\n
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Here you can pedal over picturesque gravel roads and pass iconic places like Mariannelund, L\u00f6nneberga and Bullerbyn. But the experience doesn’t stop at grazing along kilometer after kilometer of fantastic gravel road, no matter how beautiful the surroundings may be. It’s the whole thing that makes cycling around Vimmerby, Eksj\u00f6 and Hultsfred something special.<\/p>\n

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\n 4 tips you shouldn’t miss <\/h3>\n
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Gravel cycling is so much more than just cycling itself, it’s about stopping and enjoying life along the way too. The experience becomes so much greater, especially when you are in such historical land as in northern Sm\u00e5land. These are simply 4 tips that you shouldn’t miss!<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udeb2 Cycle through Vimmerby and the picturesque streets of Eksj\u00f6.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udeb2L\u00f6nneberga, Mariannelund, Katthult and Bullerbyn from Astrid Lindgren’s works.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udeb2 Get up early and cycle on winding forest roads at dawn.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udeb2 The over 1,000-year-old Kvilleken, or Rumskullaeken, just south of Norra Kvill National Park. One of Sweden’s oldest and largest oaks with a circumference of around 13 meters!<\/p>\n

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\n Sweden’s best area for gravel cycling <\/h2>\n
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Sm\u00e5land Gravel has been voted by readers of Happyride, one of the country’s largest cycling sites – Sweden’s best gravel cycling area in 2024 and 2025! There are still many secret…