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Carl Johans Locks, Berg, Göta Canal

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Carl Johans Locks, Berg, Göta Canal

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Location: Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden

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1. Hiking loop from Berg

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2. Göta Kanal Photo Frame loop from Ljungsbro

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3. Hiking loop from Berg

9.47km

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Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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JR56

September 21, 2020

Where the Göta Canal joins the lake on the west bank of the Roxen is the lowest point of the Bergs Slussar lock staircase, which consists of eleven steps. It begins shortly after the mouth of the canal with the imposing Carl Johans lock, which consists of a total of seven lock chambers connected directly behind one another and overcomes a height difference of 18.9 meters.

On the mountain side behind this lock staircase is a very large harbor basin, which is used as Berg's boat harbor and as a waiting area for the boats and ships waiting for the lock, but primarily serves as a water reservoir for the seven-step lock staircase.

At the opposite exit of the harbor basin is Oscar's lock, a double lock with which 4.8 meters of altitude can be overcome. After another, much smaller port basin, the last thing to come is the Karl Ludvig Eugen lock, another double lock with which the last 4.8 meters of height difference can be overcome.

Immediately by the locks there is a snack bar as well as a restaurant with a café and a beautifully designed adventure golf course. At the latest, the large car park with numerous motorhome parking spaces shows that Bergs Slussar is a very popular national excursion destination. In the immediate vicinity of the locks are the beautiful Bergsbaden bathing beach and the ruins of Vreta Kloster, Sweden's oldest monastery complex.

guidebook-sweden.com/de/reisefuehrer/reiseziel/bergs-slussar-schleusentreppe-goeta-kanal-berg

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

August 22, 2024

The lock staircase, with its seven interconnected locks, is the longest on the canal. The lock staircase lifts the ship 18.8 m.

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Andreas 🚴🏻‍♂️ 🚵‍♂️

June 24, 2022

Here boats are lifted a total of 18.8m via 7 locks in order to pass the Göta Canal from Lake Roxen. There are paths on both sides, you should also look at the building from below (Roxen Lake).

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Carl Johans Locks, Berg, Göta Canal

1. Hiking loop from Berg

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