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Hard Hiking Trails near Borlänge

The directory currently contains 15 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Borlänge. Their average mapped distance is 60.7 km and average recorded ascent is 563 m (1,847 ft); the longest route in the set is 404 km.

This subset represents 21% of the 72 quality-checked routes near Borlänge. Its average distance is 60.7 km, compared with 16.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 563 m (1,847 ft), versus 192 m (630 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, 15 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (7%) 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

411 m

Dalkarlsvägen etapp 4

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

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 3a

Dalarna County · Sweden

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

Sméleden

Dalarna County · Sweden

Distance
43.7 km
/ 27.2 mi
Elevation gain
508 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
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
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

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 Gagnefs fäbodstigar - SméledenDalarna County22.9 km468 m5 hr 43 minHardJune 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 3aDalarna County31.9 km458 m7 hr 51 minHardJune to October
SméledenDalarna County43.7 km508 m10 hrExpertJune to October
Gagnefs fäbodstigarDalarna County404 km1,355 m97 hrExpertJune to October
Pilgrimsled HedemoraDalarna County106 km709 m25 hrExpertJune to October
Vildmarksleden (Bjursås)Dalarna County34.5 km663 m8 hr 46 minExpertJune to October
Gröngubbens vandringslederDalarna County41.2 km941 m10 hrExpertJune to October

Connector Gagnefs fäbodstigar - Sméleden, Dalkarlsvägen etapp 3b, Dalkarlsvägen etapp 4 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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