Göta Canal – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Västra Husby

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Göta Canal – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Västra Husby

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Göta Canal – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Västra Husby

02:58

43.5km

270m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 12.2 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.26 km

Göta Canal

Highlight (Segment) • River

Very nice tour along the Göta Canal with many beautiful places to stay and picnic.

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6.41 km

Jolla Chokladmakarna Café

Highlight • Cafe

The ice cream here is much better than the highly praised ice cream in Söderköping (which isn't bad either). The cake and coffee were also of excellent quality. Highly recommended.

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8.15 km

MS Diana on the Göta Canal

Highlight • Structure

A very leisurely tour along the Göta Canal, allow enough time for the locks.

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10.7 km

Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal)

Highlight • Bridge

The Södlerköping Lock spans over the Göta canal and was built in 1847. However, the lock you see today is not the original one that dates back to 1832. It …

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10.8 km

Lock Keeper Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The sculpture in Söderköping depicts a canal worker in the act of opening or closing one of the heavy wooden lock gates, honoring the human effort behind the canal’s operation. …

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28.5 km

Roden Lunden Island

Highlight • Natural

This building is on the small island. I suspect that there are some boat events taking place here. I find it interesting how it was built.

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28.9 km

Norrköping City Hall

Highlight • Monument

A nice object to photograph. Better with a single lens reflex camera than with my old cell phone.

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41.3 km

Hospitalet

Forest

42.1 km

Bicycle Boat Across Lake Asplången

Highlight • Rest Area

The cycle path here takes you across the lake by boat.
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Bicycle boat operating times in 2024:

Pre- and post-season: May 7th - June 12th and August 16th - September 28th Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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