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Hard Hiking Trails in Dalarna County

The directory currently contains 48 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Dalarna County. Their average mapped distance is 75.3 km and average recorded ascent is 727 m (2,385 ft); the longest route in the set is 716 km.

This subset represents 24% of the 204 quality-checked routes in Dalarna County. Its average distance is 75.3 km, compared with 22.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 727 m (2,385 ft), versus 261 m (856 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 48 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (8%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

22.9 km

Connector Gagnefs fäbodstigar - Sméleden

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

468 m

Connector Gagnefs fäbodstigar - Sméleden

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Gästrikeleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
344 km
/ 214 mi
Elevation gain
1,546 m
Typical duration
83 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Siljansleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
350 km
/ 218 mi
Elevation gain
2,746 m
Typical duration
87 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 3b

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
30.8 km
/ 19.2 mi
Elevation gain
529 m
Typical duration
7 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 4

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
32.5 km
/ 20.2 mi
Elevation gain
411 m
Typical duration
7 hr 55 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 5

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
33.5 km
/ 20.8 mi
Elevation gain
428 m
Typical duration
8 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 6

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
34.4 km
/ 21.4 mi
Elevation gain
382 m
Typical duration
8 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 7

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
34.7 km
/ 21.6 mi
Elevation gain
193 m
Typical duration
8 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 3a

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
31.9 km
/ 19.8 mi
Elevation gain
458 m
Typical duration
7 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sälenringen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
65.1 km
/ 40.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,224 m
Typical duration
16 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 1a

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
28.9 km
/ 18.0 mi
Elevation gain
178 m
Typical duration
6 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sméleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
43.7 km
/ 27.2 mi
Elevation gain
508 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
S:t Annas chapel, Malingsbo, Smedjebacken municipality, Sweden.
Expert

Malingsbo-Klotenrundan

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
45.3 km
/ 28.1 mi
Elevation gain
430 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
Expert

Gagnefs fäbodstigar

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
404 km
/ 251 mi
Elevation gain
1,355 m
Typical duration
97 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Vasaloppsleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
95.0 km
/ 59.0 mi
Elevation gain
836 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Viks bro (Bridge of Vik ("bay")) crossing river Dalälven, Hedemora municipality, Sweden.
Expert

Pilgrimsled Hedemora

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
106 km
/ 66.1 mi
Elevation gain
709 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Bjursås kyrka/church. Diocese of Västerås, Falu kommun, Sweden. Main view.
Expert

Vildmarksleden (Bjursås)

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
34.5 km
/ 21.4 mi
Elevation gain
663 m
Typical duration
8 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Storfjällsturerna

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
36.9 km
/ 23.0 mi
Elevation gain
845 m
Typical duration
9 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
Expert

Romboleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
716 km
/ 445 mi
Elevation gain
4,175 m
Typical duration
176 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 2

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
17.1 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
205 m
Typical duration
3 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Rättvik-Prästbodarna

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
43.1 km
/ 26.8 mi
Elevation gain
963 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Gagnefs fäbodstigar

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
24.5 km
/ 15.2 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
5 hr 37 min
Hard

Säterdalsleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
27.2 km
/ 16.9 mi
Elevation gain
466 m
Typical duration
6 hr 44 min
Expert

Brovägen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
40.6 km
/ 25.2 mi
Elevation gain
387 m
Typical duration
9 hr 49 min
  • Mountain
Expert

Finnmarksleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
51.3 km
/ 31.9 mi
Elevation gain
551 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
Hard

Klövjestigen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
33.3 km
/ 20.7 mi
Elevation gain
378 m
Typical duration
8 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
Hard

Backa-Prästbodarna

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
29.1 km
/ 18.1 mi
Elevation gain
568 m
Typical duration
7 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Granfjällssätern

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
15.7 km
/ 9.7 mi
Elevation gain
459 m
Typical duration
3 hr 58 min
Hard

Amperundan

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
393 m
Typical duration
4 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Barmarksled, Våmhuskölen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
250 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Kallbergsvägen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
23.9 km
/ 14.9 mi
Elevation gain
364 m
Typical duration
5 hr 48 min
Hard

Klossbergsvägen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
18.6 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
330 m
Typical duration
4 hr 29 min
Expert

Lostigen

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
40.3 km
/ 25.0 mi
Elevation gain
710 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Connector Norwegian/Swedish border - VasaloppsledenFulufjället191 km2,574 m49 hrExpertApril to October
Connector Vasaloppsleden - Gagnefs fäbodstigarDalarna County119 km1,626 m30 hrExpertJune to October
Connector Gagnefs fäbodstigar - SméledenDalarna County22.9 km468 m5 hr 43 minHardJune to October
GästrikeledenDalarna County344 km1,546 m83 hrExpertJune to October
SiljansledenDalarna County350 km2,746 m87 hrExpertJune to October
Dalkarlsvägen etapp 3bDalarna County30.8 km529 m7 hr 41 minHardJune to October
Dalkarlsvägen etapp 4Dalarna County32.5 km411 m7 hr 55 minHardJune to October
Dalkarlsvägen etapp 5Dalarna County33.5 km428 m8 hr 10 minHardJune to October
Dalkarlsvägen etapp 6Dalarna County34.4 km382 m8 hr 19 minHardJune to October
Dalkarlsvägen etapp 7Dalarna County34.7 km193 m8 hr 7 minHardJune to October

Connector Norwegian/Swedish border - Vasaloppsleden, Connector Vasaloppsleden - Gagnefs fäbodstigar, Connector Gagnefs fäbodstigar - Sméleden currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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