We recommend our holiday home at the lake as a starting point for boat tours. There you can rent a canoe and spend a few hours active on the lake or go fishing.

We have 1-2 canoes (2 and 4 person canoes) available for rent. The rent is 25 euros per day including life jackets if required.

You can also use your own canoe or kayak to paddle in this area. The lake at our log cabin, the large river Ljungan or any other lake in the wider area offer great paddling opportunities.

The fishing areas around Galå Fjällgård are characterised by a wide variety of fishing opportunities. Rivers such as the Ljungan, Arån, Lövan, Galån and Aloppan, as well as smaller brooks and over 1,000 hectares of lakes of various sizes, ensure there’s never a dull moment.
The most common fish include trout (brown trout and rainbow trout), grayling and Arctic char (including brook char). Pike, perch, whitefish and burbot are also native to the area.
By the way, the trout is considered the "landscape fish" of Jämtland.

The neighbourhood is home to the popular fishing areas of Börtnan FVOF (Börtnan "East") and Börtnans Västra KFO (Börtnan "West"), as well as the extensive state-owned waters in the mountains of the Tåssåsen Sami village.

Not far away is also the fishing area of Skålan FVO, located in the direction of Åsarna, where also the Lakehouse ist located.

Fishing for grayling and trout is especially popular in the River Ljungan. The Ljungan originates slightly east of the Sylarna massif, near Jämtland’s highest mountains (Helags and Sylarna). With its cold and oxygen-rich waters, it is one of the best fishing rivers in Sweden. In fact, Börtnan holds the world record with a caught trout weighing 14 kg!
Some rapids sections of the Ljungan are reserved for fly fishers, whilst on other stretches along the river you can fish with spinners, spoons or other lures. Special are the mouths of the Arån, "our" river Galån and, on the southern side, the Aloppan. Further upstream along these tributaries, there are also good chances of catching grayling in particular.

The Ljungan is repeatedly interspersed with lakes such as Flåsjön, Börtnessjön, Lill-Börtnen, and Fotingen. There are good fishing opportunities here too. In addition to trout and grayling, you also have good chances of catching pike, perch, and whitefish.

Boats can be rented both in Börtnan and Skålan. For longer rental periods, it may be possible to rent a good-quality fishing boat from Skålan for continuous use during your stay at the lakeside house.

In addition, there are numerous lakes easily accessible by car, some of which even have a wind shelter for an even more enjoyable fishing trip.

Starting from Galå Fjällgård, there are numerous forest roads that are excellent for exploring by bike. The nature and landscape in Jämtland have a number of lonely places and hidden natural gems to offer.

A mountain bike or e-mountain bike are the perfect choice for your rides. However, some tours can also be ridden on a normal bike or e-bike, as well as a trekking bikes or gravel bikes.

We have two to four mountain bikes available for rent.

Guests can rent a mountain bike under following conditions:

• 20 euros for the whole day
• 15 euros for 3 hours

We have worked out some tour suggestions for our guests. These tour suggestions include a variation from easy routes to challenging half day or entire day tours in the countryside of Sweden.

In June 2022, the 2nd edition of our activity guide for the Swedish Oviksfjäll written in German was published. It includes 32 selected hikes in the Oviken Mountains in Jämtland with different difficulties, so that there is something for every hiker. Detailed topographic maps for each hike make orientation on the trail easier. The in-depth tour descriptions and pictures are based on our years of experience and knowledge on site.
Price: 20 EUR for the sale on site or to order on the German page.

An English short version with the most popular or especially pretty hikes is available free of charge for our guests on site.

Experience Sweden's untouched nature on one of the beautiful hiking routes in Jämtland. Enjoy the fresh air and the silence of the forest and the mountains. Located on Fäbodvägen (street with around 30 mountain pastures), Galå Fjällgård is the ideal base for any kind of walk, short hike or longer hiking tour in the Swedish mountains.

Hikes to different alps and the forest

Whether short forest walks or diversified hikes through the primeval and mountain forests of Sweden or to the nearby alp huts. Lovers of nature will find unique treasures in the direct surroundings but also on farther hikes in Jämtland.

Hiking in the Fjäll

The best way to explore the wide mountain area - the Fjäll - with countless peaks and grazing land for the reindeer, native to this area, is on a mountain hike. It is not far to the tree line from Galå Fjällgård. A variety of hikes in the Arådalen and Marntallsåsen nature reserve await you.