Primitive hut in the Swedish forest
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Back to nature in these troll huts
This looks like a forest troll’s cabin but is actually an eco-lodge located in Sweden, hidden deep in the woods, two hours’ drive from Stockholm.
In this unique natural retreat, without running water or electricity, you escape modern life for a stay focused on silence and sustainable tourism.
Back to basics in the lush green forest of Bergslagen. To start, let's prepare warm and appropriate clothing, as you'll need to handle an axe to chop wood. In our wooden hut covered with earth, with two or three beds and sheep skins, a few candles, and the crackling of the fire becomes essential again.
In the early morning, we slowly wake up to the sound of birdsong and head to refresh ourselves in Lake Skärsjön or warm up in the floating sauna.
Swimming, fishing, canoeing to explore this beautiful lake, or hiking to discover the forest will be gentle activities alongside survival courses or guided tours tracking beavers, moose, or wolves that inhabit the forest. You are more likely to hear their calls than to see them, although...
The huts are built in the style of charcoal burners' huts, where forestry workers used to sleep in the forest during logging and charcoal-making operations. A 400-year-old tradition that some, like Andreas Ahlsen, the owner, want to keep alive and share. So, are you ready to take on the adventure and live like Robin Hood with your partner or your children?
✯ 2017 season, open all year round ✯
This looks like a forest troll’s cabin but is actually an eco-lodge located in Sweden, hidden deep in the woods, two hours’ drive from Stockholm.
In this unique natural retreat, without running water or electricity, you escape modern life for a stay focused on silence and sustainable tourism.
Back to basics in the lush green forest of Bergslagen. To start, let's prepare warm and appropriate clothing, as you'll need to handle an axe to chop wood. In our wooden hut covered with earth, with two or three beds and sheep skins, a few candles, and the crackling of the fire becomes essential again.
In the early morning, we slowly wake up to the sound of birdsong and head to refresh ourselves in Lake Skärsjön or warm up in the floating sauna.
Swimming, fishing, canoeing to explore this beautiful lake, or hiking to discover the forest will be gentle activities alongside survival courses or guided tours tracking beavers, moose, or wolves that inhabit the forest. You are more likely to hear their calls than to see them, although...
The huts are built in the style of charcoal burners' huts, where forestry workers used to sleep in the forest during logging and charcoal-making operations. A 400-year-old tradition that some, like Andreas Ahlsen, the owner, want to keep alive and share. So, are you ready to take on the adventure and live like Robin Hood with your partner or your children?
✯ 2017 season, open all year round ✯
Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge
Skärsjön
739 92 Skinnskatteberg, Suède
Tel : +46 70 400 70 53
From 785 SEKSkärsjön
739 92 Skinnskatteberg, Suède
Tel : +46 70 400 70 53
Pricing details
Rates 2018, per night for two people in a cabin, depending on the season, type of hut and service (sauna, breakfast, ...), between 785SEK and 2270SEK per night.Included in the price: sleeping bag, small pillow, insulation mat, sheepskin, candles and matches, river water, forest wood, a communal place for washing and kitchen equipment (and food stock) sheltered from the weather, meal options, ...
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
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At the edge of Lake Skärsjön, next to the small town of Skinnskatteberg. By public transport:
° by train to Skinnskatteberg station (3km)
° or by train to Köping and then by bus to Skinnskatteberg, sometimes a faster option depending on your origin.
