Bruksleden between Hallstahammar and Långsjön is a nice stretch where you walk on forest trails almost all the time. It is quite easy to hike in Hallstahammar's surroundings as there are no large mountains or steep slopes. The nature is rich in plants and animals and there is much to study here. Along the trail you will find information signs that tell you about nature and about people who lived in the area.
During the walk you pass several bogs. The first is called Horsmossen, and here you can sometimes hear the wading bird snipe, also known as the Horsgöken. After passing road 66, you arrive at Långsjön. Here the trail follows an easy path through beautiful surroundings on the edge of the lake. After just under a kilometer you arrive at the beautifully located windbreak that is the goal of the stage.
RESTING PLACES
At the Långsjön stage finish, there is a shelter in a beautiful location overlooking the lake. It can accommodate 6-8 people and around it you can camp. At the shelter there is a fireplace and TC.
HALLSTAHAMMAR
Hallstahammar municipality stretches from Lake Mälaren in the south to the foothills of Bergslagen in the north. Strömsholmsåsen, which is heavily influenced by quarrying, runs through the community, and Kolbäcksån flows parallel to it. Inside the town there is a nature reserve around Sörkvarnsforsen, the only major natural foreland on the entire Kolbäcksån river, with beautiful hardwood forests and a rich flora.
Prehistoric finds from the area around Hallstahammar show that there was already a population here during the Stone Age. Access to the Kolbäcksån rapids made the site well suited to industry. In 1628, a copper hammer was built on the Kolbäcksån in Hallsta. It later developed into Hallstahammars Bruk AB. Today, Hallstahammar is a mill community with extensive engineering industry. The town has become known for names such as Hallstahammars Bruk, Bulten and Kanthal.
It is well worth taking a detour from Bruksleden and walking through Hallstahammar down to Kolbäcksån - Strömsholm's canal. In the 1770s, the canal company had more buildings erected at Skantzen in Hallstahammar in connection with the construction of Strömsholm's canal. Several of the buildings are still there today. In the green and leafy Skantzen area, you can visit a canal museum that tells the history of Strömsholm Canal. Here you will find a working model of a lock, a tool museum and a small chapel.
STAY AND EAT
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Directions
The easiest way to get to Hallstahammar is by train. You take the train that runs on the Västerås - Ludvika line via Hallstahammar, Surahammar and Fagersta. The train station is located about 2.5 km from Hallstahammar's exercise center.
From Västerås, bus no. 511 goes to Hallstahammar and stops in central Hallstahammar. From there to the exercise center you have about 2.5 km.
You can also get to Hallstahammar with Brukslinjen from Kvicksund-Kolbäck or Virsbo-Ramnäs, but most trips only run Monday-Friday.
If you take your own car, there is free parking adjacent to the starting point at the exercise center.
Parking
Free parking is available at the start, exercise center in Hallstahammar.
