Vårdkasen

The Vårdkasen mountain is worth a visit at any time of year. Here you will find several different trails and exercise tracks, a downhill ski slope, a nature reserve, a shelter with a barbecue area, a viewing tower, a restaurant and café, many active associations and the successful Härnö Trail race is organized here.

Hiking and walking

There are many tracks and trails on Vårdkasberget. There are four exercise trails for running and walking, the shortest being 2.2 km and the longest 8 km.

The Härnöleden hiking trail and the more challenging Härnö Trail also pass by here.

Härnösand's hiking guide (pdf)

Map with hiking trails

Mountainbike

Vårdkasberget in Härnösand has world-class mountain bike tracks. One of the country's most successful cycling clubs, Härnösand Cykelklubb, has built tracks here that have been used in two Swedish championships and international competitions.

There are two trails that are marked with signs. Gerestavarvet is an 8.5 kilometer long and technically easy trail, but with a somewhat tough finish. Holmbergsrundan is 7.5 kilometers and moderately difficult with some technical parts. In addition, there are endless other trails in the area.

Härnö Trail Kidz

Härnö Trail Kidz is an adventure course for both children and adults. The course is a few hundred meters long in a cozy spruce forest and on open rocks and consists of 13 different adventures.

Each adventure is named after a place along the Härnö Trail and there is also a small mission linked to each adventure. It's all about balance, mobility and cleverness. The course is adjacent to the start and finish area at the top of Vårdkasen.

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Viewpoints

The best view of Härnösand is from Vårdkastornet. On the top floor of the tower there is a sign with a QR code. Scan the QR code with your phone to find out more about what you see in text and images. Did you know that you can see the pylons of the High Coast Bridge from the tower? Don't miss the southern and northern views, they are also great places with a lovely view of Härnösand and the sea.

The view from Vårdkasen

Vårdkasmalen

Vårdkasmalen is a sloping and terraced shingle field located between the top of Vårdkasberget and Bräntberget. When the ice sheet retreated, it left behind moraine. Below the highest coastline, the sea has since worked and sorted the moraine material. Here you get a sense of the land uplift, which is about 8 mm per year.

Eating and coffee

Härnö Outdoor Lodge

Härnö Outdoor Lodge is located at the top of the hill, right next to the viewing tower. The restaurant serves both food and coffee. The restaurant often has different themes and is known for both cooking and serving food outdoors.

Härnö Outdoor Lodge

Café by the slopes

In the café you can warm up with a cup of coffee or chocolate, eat something warm, have a sandwich or a coffee break. There is seating both indoors and out on the terrace, which is in a sunny position.

Barbecue areas

There are several barbecue areas to choose from at Vårdkasen.

Barbecue area map

Vårdkasen ski slope

The slope is south-facing with four runs and a snowpark. Långsvängen at 800 meters is the longest slope. Other slopes are Stora backen 550 m, Teknikbacken of 300 m, Barnbacken of 250 m which is long, flat and easy to ski and a toboggan run right next to the children's slope.