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Lemlandsleden – hilltops and peasant sailing traditions

The trail can be hiked in several stages. The route Lemström–Söderby offers several scenic sea and archipelago views. The route Söderby–Lumparsund goes up on Bistorpberget hill, 77 metres above the sea level. The view over the Lumparn is splendid, and there are large stone fields created by the inland ice.

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Lövö – peace congress and Russian stone ovens

The village of Lövö was once a stage for a superpower game, a peace congress between Sweden and Russia 1718–19. The trail runs on historic ground passing past fields and meadows and through birch and pine forests. Along the trail you can find remains of Russian outdoor baking ovens and a bird watching tower.

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Byrundan – village trail in Finland’s smallest municipality

The trail offers open landscape with fields and pastures, old farm buildings and lush gardens with big trees such as ash, maple and oak. The trail passes e.g. by the midsummer pole, homestead museum/old school and the only windmill in the village preserved from the 1800s. 

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Skogsrundan – seaviews and marshland

The trail passes the wooden church of Sottunga, built in 1730, and continues through a pine tree forest to the seaside rocks on the western side of the island with fine archipelago views and a picnic spot. After the seaside rocks the path rounds a marshland, the village road takes you back to the visitors’ marina.

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Sadelinleden – cultural landscapes and wild orchids

The trail passes several villages and attractions and offers varied nature such as meadows, forests, rocky hills and seashore. The trail can be hiked in shorter stages and in both directions. There are lookout towers in Skarpnåtö, Sålis and Pålsböle.

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Mariehamn Runt – small boat jetties, beaches and ferries

The eastern and western seasides of Mariehamn offer a sense of genuine archipelago atmosphere. There are paths along the shore, in some places right next to the waterline. The eastern shore is lower with seaside meadows, the western side is hilly with cliffs, wooden walkways and stairs.

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Järsö – smooth rocks, sea views and wooded meadows

The white trail starts and ends at the same place and goes around a rocky tip. At the far end of the tip you get a scenic view of the sea and the ferry route between Sweden, Åland and Finland. The red and blue trails have separate routes each starting from the white trail. You can also choose to follow only one of them.

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