Treading Gota Canal

Summary

Day 1                  Töreboda-Sjötorp-Töreboda (40 km)
The trip starts in Töreboda, perfect if you'll arrive with train. You will bike on the old towpath along the Göta kanal to Sjötorp passing 19 locks. You will enjoy your lunch at the café in Sjötorp just beside the tourist information. In order to learn how the 200 year old Göta Canal was constructed, you will have to visit the Canal Museum. On your way back, please take you time and make several stops in Norrkvarn at the Mini Canal and in Hajstorp for ice-cream or coffee perhaps. There are also other things to see and you are in no hurry. When you're back in Töreboda you will spend the evening and night at Hotel Pensionat Prästgården's, sleep well in the freshly renovated rooms after having enjoyed a deligthful dinner. 

Day 2                  Töreboda-Forsvik-Karlsborg (40 km)
Strengthened by a nutritious breakfast and carrying a bag filled with food for the road, you will ride your bike to Karlsborg. First goal is Lake Viken and from there small winding roads to Forsvik where you will of course study the industry museum area filled with interesting things. Then you continue to Karlsborg and Restaurant Idas Brygga for dinner. At Idas Strandgård near Lake Bottensjön and means a short walking stretch from the restaurant, 10-15 mins. 

Day 3                  Karlsborg-Jonsboda (49 km)
Having completed a full night's rest, you'll enjoy breakfast before getting on your bicycle and continuing your journey along the canal with your lunch-parcels on the bike. You will now bike back towards Töreboda passing mythical woods and a lot of fields on your way back to the old tow-path. In Tåtorp and Vassbacken you can stop for ice-cream and coffe-breaks if you like. After Vassbacken it is not very far to your destination Jonsboda, where you will stay the night in a small cottage at the camping site situated just along the canal. Here you can watch the ships passing by, take a swim yourself in the canal or try fishing. You will grill your own dinner and perhaps also enjoy relaxing in the small sauna after dinner. 

Day 4                  Jonsboda-Töreboda (8 km)
This day there is no hurry and you can sleep late if you like to. You can rest after your hard trip yesterday and just relax. So take it east and enjoy the better part of the day in Jonsboda before leaving for Töreboda and your journey back home again. 

Göta Canal Maphttp://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d11982bd#/d11982bd/1