Kattegattleden Guide EN

STAGE 8 Kungsbacka – Gothenburg

Photography: Per Pixel Petersson

Photography: Göran Assner

Kattegattleden continues along Kungsbackafjorden. At Båt- och Sjöfartsmuseet maritime museum, just below the church in Onsala, you can find out all about “Lasse i Gatan”, the king’s privateer Lars Gathenhielm, who was born here in 1689. Royalty and Gothenburg’s high society came to Särö for amuse ment in the early twentieth centu ry. Make a detour to Särö Väster

skog, where you can walk beside the sea. When you have left the seaside resort, you cycle along side the former Säröbanan railway track, which runs parallel to the sea. Cliffs, lush forest, bays and marinas line the path and there are plenty of places to swim. When you start approaching Goth enburg, the path passes Nya Varvet docklands, Klippans kulturreservat historical district and Röda Stens

Konsthall art gallery. At Järntorget square you head towards Gothen burg city centre, passing picnic paradise Kungsparken and Stora Teatern. The final stretch goes alongside Trädgårdsföreningen, one of Eu rope’s most well-preserved parks from the 1800s, before you reach your final destination at Drottning torget by the Central Station.

Photography: Hanna Larsson

BIKES ON TRAINS AND BUSES If you want to take your bike onboard, buy a bike ticket before boarding. You can take your bike on the train where space permits. Buses have bike holders and will take bikes where space permits. The maximum is one bike per bus. Bear in mind that bikes are not permitted on SJ trains. You can find full terms and conditions at hallandstrafiken.se and vasttrafiken.se

PRACTICAL INFORMATION In Gothenburg, Kattegattleden starts and/or ends at Drottningtorget – a stone’s throw from the Central Station where the train station, bus station and long-term car park are located.

OPENING HOURS Remember to check the opening times of the visitor destinations and facilities you intend to visit and ideally book your accommo dation in advance!

CYCLE SERVICE If something happens to your bike en route, you will find all the cycle work shops along the path at kattegatt leden.se

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More information and tips are available at kattegattleden.se