If you are lucky to spend your holiday in the High Coast, the Skuleskogen national park, the Ulvön island, and the Skuleberget mountain have to keep a priority place into your summer’s bucket list.
In Docksta, you find the perfect “base camp” to start visit them.
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You can even leave your personal means of transport at rest - your own car or boat is not essential to discover the surroundings of Docksta.
Here you have some transportation alternatives:
by free bus service, you can reach the nearest entrances of the park;
by ferry from Docksta, you can reach the typical fishing village of Ulvön;
by walking you can conquer the summit of the Skuleberget just following its beautiful paths or taking the chairlift (if you are not confident with hiking uphill).
DAY 1#
Hiking the Skuleskogen best trails
The National Park is the target of a full day spent hiking and enjoying the beauty of the Höga Kusten world heritage outdoors.
The bus starts from Kustlådan campsite 2km south of the village and stops at Docksta Marina on the E4 (just 50 meters from our piers), then it picks up people at the campsites on the southwest side of the Skuleberget and at the museum & Tourist High Coast Center on the east side, and has a last stop to the campsite at Veåsand before to leave you at the southern entrance of the park. From there, you enter some of the best trails and the most popular spots.
This bus service operates during the summer: here you find more info about how to easily reach the park from Docksta with the summer bus >
One spot recommended:
Start visiting the beaches at the Kälaviken bay and walk the suggestive path in the forest alongside the coastline and step on its beautiful spots seaside. In the morning particularly, it’s an amazing walk with the rays of the low sun entering in the wood from the sea.
DAY 2#
Cruising to the charming Ulvön
It is the ideal trip to discover the beauty of the archipelago and the magic of a renowned fishing village: for its traditional houses and docks and for the delicacy of its fermented fish, the surströmming.
During the summer, the ferry M/S Kusttrafik starts from the harbor in Docksta every morning at 10am. The cruise along the Docksta and Ullångersfjärden covers the nautical miles to Ulvön in one hour while people enjoy the view of the natural coastline from the deck.
One spot recommended:
Don't miss the short walk to the step up at the Lotsberget hill to the high viewpoint over the village and the harbor or an incursion on the coastline close to the bay of Flågstängsberget that faces toward the open sea to east.
DAY 3#
Up-up-up to the Skuleberget
Walking its trails or taking the chairlift to reach the summit, from the top of the mountain the views over the surroundings are always astonishing.
If you're based in Docksta, the slopes of the mountain are one step away from your front door (and from the piers of the Marina, too). But you can also have an enjoyable ride, lock your bike and start hiking, taking the chairlift, or visiting the museum about the High Coast World Heritage, or… climbing up a route of the Via Ferrata!
ONE SPOT RECOMMENDED:
The Naturum Höga Kusten Museum lies at the foot of the Skuleberget mountain about 3 km walking or biking north of the village: if you want to know more about the highest uplift of the land in the world, and geology & landscapes of the High Coast, start there!
Staying in Docksta even few days during your holiday, you will notice that there is no shortage of things to discover and do around here outdoor.
If using your car isn't in your plan or you decided to safely dock your boat, start from here to discover the coastline and inland beauty of the High Coast, where the heart of the world heritage beats even stronger.
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