Route Summary:

A nice warm up on your first evening here. Setting off from the beautifully located Wallby Säteri, your route takes you up and down through the hills to the west of Skirö. Almost all of the route is on gravel, with a mixture of buttery smooth sand roads and slightly more challenging forest gravel. You’ll pass numerous lakes, with every chance of seeing an osprey or black throated loon. A short and challenging hill awaits on the way up to Skurebo, followed by a long and fast descent through sweeping corners, forest and meadow. Once back in Nye, we cycle through a lovely avenue of broadleaf trees and onward to more gravel. Then its back to the hotel and a chance to visit the sauna and take a dip in the lake before dinner! 

Ride Distance: 32km   Ride Elevation: 453m   % Off Road: 85%   Difficulty: 2/5 Technical Difficulty: 1/5

Route Summary:

Leaving Wallby, you have almost 10km of flawless forest gravel to start the day. Fast, sweeping corners, gently downhill and past many lakes. Once in Slagdala, the route heads north towards Kvillsfors, climbing steadily. Various pretty hamlets and vantage points await. The climb out of Kvillsfors is a treat, gaining over a hundred metres in several kilometers. Fika awaits at the first rest stop, which is 30km into the ride.

The ride continues on, heading NW through pristine forest and unridden gravel roads. The next rest stop is at Mellby, at the bathing beach at Solgen. A stunning spot for a swim before lunch. Afterwards, we continue on more beautiful gravel tracks towards Eksjö, a Unesco World Heritage Site, famous for its ‘Gamla Stan’ (old town) with its old, painted wooden houses and buildings.  

Ride Distance: 104km   Ride Elevation: 1015m   % Off Road: 80%   Difficulty: 2.5/5 Technical Difficulty: 1.5/5 

Route Summary:

This is where you really find your unspoilt peace. Mile after mile with scarcely a car in sight. Each time we’ve ridden this, we’ve gone at least 2hrs without seeing a moving vehicle during this stage. The route always varies, with occasional tarmac breaking up extended periods of lovely gravel. As we descend towards Örserum, you are wowed by the views of Lake Ören to your left. Lunch is in a perfect spot right by the lake. After lunch, we’re back into the forests and back onto the gravel.

The route is fast and flowing all the way to the lavishly appointed Wiredaholm Golf Resort. Another lakeside sauna awaits, as well as a traditional Swedish dinner. 

Ride Distance: 106km   Ride Elevation: 1413m   % Off Road: 85%   Difficulty: 3.5/5 Technical Difficulty: 1.5/5

Route Summary:

From Wiredaholm, you’re immediately on fast gravel. The overall profile of the route is downhill, but you still reach over 300m altitude, winding through the Småland forest. There is no shortage of lakes to stop at, if cooling off is required, and there is an outstanding bathing beach 18km before the finish. A real treat is where the route runs directly alongside Solgenån, a long narrow lake a little over halfway through the stage.

The final run back into Wallby is a relaxed few kilometers of backroad asphalt. A chance to cool the legs off before rolling to the finish, jumping into the sauna and diving into the lake.

Ride Distance: 118km   Ride Elevation: 1282m   % Off Road: 85%   Difficulty: 3/5 Technical Difficulty: 1.5/5