Worth every visit! In Gävle, the contrasts provide the strongest experiences, all year round. Powerful journey with long-distance skates or a calm paddling on a mirror-like sea. Choose for yourself between baldness, stillness and curiosity.
To do in Gävle
Ski paradise Gästrikland
Scenic Gävle and Gästrikland
Cross-country skis
In Högbo, the ski season starts extra early on artificial snow with cross-country skiing tracks for both classic style and skate. When the natural snow comes, we prepare several miles of natural snow trails in the beautiful landscape! Live well, eat well and ski a lot.
Skis across
In Kungsberget you get to experience fantastic skiing with as many as 25 pistes and 16 lifts to choose from. There is skiing here for young and old, with everything from inviting children's and beginner slopes to breathtaking steeps.
For the whole family
Welcome to Gävle's largest recreation area, a large nature reserve just over three kilometers south of Gävle city centre. Here there is a snow park, ski tracks of various lengths, barbecue areas, rest cabins, a nature trail and Hemlingbystugan with restaurant and café.
Discover nature this autumn!
Discover gold nuggets from Axmar, Högbo, Sandviken, Gysinge, Ockelbo, Hofors and Jädraås, among others. Plan your trip over blue mountains through beautiful magical forests to the mill environments, the chalet farms and the cities.
Biking Gästrikland
You live well, eat well and have access to mountain bike trails in different environments with different degrees of difficulty outside the knot. Here there are nice dirt roads for cycling and many are signposted routes so you can cycle from destination to destination.
The nature map
Welcome to discover Gästrikland's magical nature! Download the Naturkartan app to find your next adventure. The nature map is a digital guide where you get more information about nature and outdoor activities in Gävle, Sandviken, Hofors & Ockelbo.
Gävle for the curious
Highlights of Gävle
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