{"id":11571,"date":"2024-01-24T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vildmark.se\/?page_id=11571"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:52:59","slug":"klaralven","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vildmark.se\/en\/experiences\/klaralven\/","title":{"rendered":"Klar\u00e4lven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-container block-acf-hero\"><div class=\"block is-acf-block acf-hero\"><div class=\"hero hero--design-3 wp-block-acf-hero\">\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"hero-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<picture><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1535-scaled-2379x1350-c-center.webp 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1535-scaled-360x640-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1535-scaled-720x1280-c-center.webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><img srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1535-scaled-2379x1350-c-center.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-content-wrapper gradient-2 row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-2 order-md-1 no-margin-padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-fade-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"block-container block-acf-breadcrumbs has-link-color\"><div class=\"block is-acf-block acf-breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-breadcrumbs wp-elements-ce5fbe2a945f0e71833d641560dc0f67\"><ul class=\"breadcrumbs d-flex\">\n\t \n\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item has-white-color has-text-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vildmark.se\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t \n\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item has-white-color has-text-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs__item__active\">Klar\u00e4lven<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-core-heading alignwide alignleft\"><div class=\"block is-wp-block core-heading\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:43px\">The history of the river Klar\u00e4lven<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-core-paragraph\"><div class=\"block is-wp-block core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Klar\u00e4lven is a typical example of a very old river, finding its way through the primary rocks for decades and decades, carrying pieces of rocks and sand while heading towards lake V\u00e4nern. Large quantities of different natural materials are still carried by the mass of water in the river; in the wintertime, an estimated mass of 20 to 25 tonnes of sediment goes down the river each day. During the spring flood, it is estimated to be around 5,000 (!) tonnes per day.&nbsp;Klar\u00e4lven is considered to mean the river with the clear water.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-acf-cards\"><div class=\"block is-acf-block acf-cards\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-cards\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"2012-Oxigeno-Klar\u00e4lven-3\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2012-Oxigeno-Klaralven-3-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The river Klar\u00e4lven<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p>Together with G\u00f6ta \u00e4lv, Klar\u00e4lven makes up the longest river basin of Sweden \u2013 all together 720 kilometres. The river springs in H\u00e4rjedalen and the area around Lake Femunden, soon growing large and strong. With great power, the river runs through Norway, here under the name of Trysil \u00c4lv. Still strong, the river \u2013 once crossing the Swedish border called Klar\u00e4lven \u2013 runs through northern V\u00e4rmland, passing the village Syssleb\u00e4ck and a little further south forming the river lake Ving\u00e4ngsj\u00f6n. At this lake, one can still observe the 50-metre high terraces; the remains of an ancient bay when the sea still reached the inner parts of Sweden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper order-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Zweden-V\u00e4rmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-43-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The history of the river<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p>After the withdrawal of the inland ice and the following forming of the great lake V\u00e4nern, the river Klar\u00e4lven slowly started to dig its groove through the forests of V\u00e4rmland. In these ancient times, Klar\u00e4lven discharged itself into V\u00e4nern close to Kristinehamn, though, since changing its ways with the lapse of time, nowadays the mouth of the river is to be found by Karlstad, many miles further west than originally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Zweden-Varmland-TimberRafting-BjornSnelders-41-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Repeating curves<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river Klar\u00e4lven is unique with regular meanders over a distance of a 100km. There are few equivalents to this. The closest example is a part of Bear River in Alberta, Canada. Shorter distances of similar appearance will however be found at many places, for example the Mississippi river. The slow river run of Klar\u00e4lven begins south of the river-lake Ving\u00e4ngsj\u00f6n. Slowly the current is heading south, with about 2 km per hour. From here on you can enjoy 100 km uninfluenced river! The evenly repeating curves have contributed to the many sandy beaches at the beautiful riversides. In the northern part, you will find a narrow valley with the forested mountains directly by the riverside. Further southwards, the landscape flattens and opens up for agricultural use, meadows and tilled land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper order-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_4637\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4637-scaled-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Man and the river<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p>During the 20th century the natural environment in the southern parts of the river \u2013 from Gunnerud down to Karlstad \u2013 changed as a result of human influence. Creating dams and building power stations have forever disturbed the natural rapids of the river and the only remaining original rapid in Klar\u00e4lven is Str\u00e4ngsforsen, a little north of Syssleb\u00e4ck.<\/p>\n<p>In 1960, the largest pond and power station in V\u00e4rmland was built in H\u00f6ljes. With its constructed drop of 88 metres, the pond was not only built to produce power, but also to harness the spring floods. In spite of this, large areas of the Klar\u00e4lven valley were flooded in 1995, putting even the campsite \u2018Klar\u00e4lvens Camping\u2019 nearby St\u00f6llet completely underwater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__item puff__item--1 \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 puff__img_wrapper \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__img\" data-link=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-750x463-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-1500x926-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-750x463-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-1500x926-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-492x304-c-center.webp 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-984x608-c-center.webp 2x\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-492x304-c-center.jpg 1x, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-984x608-c-center.jpg 2x\" \/><img class=\"\" alt=\"Eksh\u00e4rads kyrka\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eksharads-kyrka-750x463-c-center.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The road of the Pilgrims<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"puff__text\"><p>Along the river, you find the ancient road of the pilgrims, used as they struggled through Sweden and Norway to finally reach Nidaros (today Trondheim) and the holy sepulchre with the mortal remains of Saint Olov. For about 500 years this was the most frequented road in Sweden. The pilgrimages have left their mark on the surroundings of Klar\u00e4lven; you will always find the churches one day\u2019s foot march apart. These not only fulfilled a religious purpose, but were also used as a shelter for the night, safely protected from wild animals and robbers. Around the churches, small villages and market places naturally appeared, reminding us of the ancient times through many pilgrim names still remaining.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container block-core-buttons\"><div class=\"block is-wp-block core-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vildmark.se\/en\/experiences\/\">back to experiences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klar\u00e4lven is a typical example of a very old river, finding its way through the primary rocks for decades and decades, carrying pieces of rocks and sand while heading towards lake V\u00e4nern. 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