Description of the package Canoe tour Svartälven
Day 1: Arrival
We meet at our centre in Gunnerud between 13:00 and 14:00 on the date stated on your booking confirmation. Upon arrival, you check in at our reception and receive the rented equipment. There you can also buy a fishing permit, mosquito repellent, a T-shirt or other things in our simple shop.
Please remember that you might want to pack some of your luggage in the waterproof barrel and pack sack that is included in the basic equipment. For this reason, it is sensible not to arrive last minute!
Day 1: Information and transport
At 14:00 we gather all guests going on the same tour for a briefing about canoeing technique, safety and public access to nature. After that, we load your equipment in the bus that will bring you to the starting point of your canoe tour, which is 1-1.5 hours’ drive. On Saturdays we transport guests for both 4-day and 7-day trips, so we go to Tyfors (7 days) and to Gustavström (4 days). The 4-day trips on Tuesdays start from Lesjöfors.
Day 1: Launching
At the starting point, we unload your equipment together and you receive your canoe(s). Either you decide to stay at this spot or you start to paddle down the river for a while and look out for a spot for the night, following the rules of the right of public access to the countryside – Don’t disturb, don’t destroy!
Day 2-4(7): On the river
You paddle according to the route description and set up the day’s stages yourself. There are small signs that show where to take the canoe out of the water for a land crossing. Sometimes, however, the signs can be difficult to find. Read the travel description that will help you find the right spot. Enjoy the simple life! Take a break along the shore and stretch your legs from time to time! Making a campfire or cooking coffee on your camping stove often creates the best memories.
Day 4(7): Finish
At the end point, you clean your canoe and other rented equipment. We come to pick you up at designated places at a certain time. We transport you and your equipment back to Gunnerud, where you return everything complete and clean.
If you do the 7-day tour, you finish at Västra Sundsjön where we pick you up on Friday at 14:00 (you will be back in Gunnerud around 15:00).
If you do the 4-day tour, you finish either in Lesjöfors (if you start on a Saturday) where we pick you up on Tuesday between 16:00 – 17:00 (you will be back in Gunnerud around 18:00) or Gustavström (if you start on a Tuesday) where we pick you up on Friday at 13:00 (you will be back in Gunnerud around 15:00) .