Discover Wilderness Canoeing in Rogen
Duration: 4-8 days
Dates/Period: Tours start/end on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays between 15.06-15.09.10
Price: £167/tour per two persons for up to 8 days
Accommodation: Wild camping
Required: You must have previous outdoor experience for this tour and a good level of fitness/strength. Swimming ability for all participants. Minimum age 10 for families with suitable experience.
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The Rogen Nature Reserve is a wonderful area for wilderness canoeing - a very special moraine landscape of low mountains, ancient lichen-covered pines and a labyrinth of lakes, peninsulars, bays and islands.
The reserve was created in 1976 to preserve the unique natural heritage of this region. The highest point is Brattriet, at 1276m, with a number of other peaks between 1000m and 1200m.
Rogen is an important area for wildlife, including three of Sweden's largest and most fascinating predators - the brown bear, wolverine and lynx. Otters also inhabit the area and with luck you may see the majestic Golden Eagle and Rough-legged Buzzard circling over the landscape. In wintertime, Rogen is visited by Sweden's only population of musk ox.
Discover Wilderness Canoeing in Rogen is the ideal canoe tour for those who have suitable outdoor experience but have not done a canoe tour in such a remote region before.
This self-guided canoe adventure offers you a convenient and flexible way to discover the unique paddling opportunities of this stunning mountain area in north-west Sweden close to the Norwegian border. The tour is circular, with pick-up back at the start point 4-8 days later depending on the length of tour chosen, giving you great flexibility in terms of level of challenge and distance covered.
You have a choice of routes for your canoe tour. You may decide to explore the system of small tarns up towards Rödsjön and Skedbro, paddling further out towards Rödviken. If weather conditions permit, the northern end of lake Rogen offers wonderful paddling with sandy bays, clear water and glorious views. And for those with a love of fishing, the area is marvellous for grayling and trout! Alternatively, spend some time in the lovely Perch Bays area, where knarled pines dot the landscape. This area is also very good for grayling, and has a number of wind shelters where you can make a fire to cook your catch!
Rogen is an area of complete wilderness with virtually no infrastructure and very limited access. No previous canoeing experience is required, but you must be used to and proficient in travelling independently in remote areas and have a general good level of health and fitness for this experience. Accommodation is wild camping along the route. There are also a limited number of wind shelters at various points where, if vacant, you are welcome to spend a night. These are also the only places in the reserve at which it is permitted to make a fire.
In addition to a number of smaller transports, there are two portages in both directions of approx. 700m and 500m required for this tour. Depending on the route chosen, the tour may also involve additional portages of 100-500m.
Discover Wilderness Canoeing in Rogen is a challenging but accessible canoe tour suitable for couples, groups of friends and active families with suitable outdoor experience - a real canoeing adventure in the Swedish wilderness!
See also: Rogen Wilderness Canoe Expedition
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Comments on Discover Wilderness Canoeing in Rogen:
"I couldn't fault the upfront service and pre-departure advice and help...Spending ten days outdoors in a beautiful place and the rewarding challenge and adventure of completing our journey. It felt like having the world to ourselves! It was a great experience. [The local staff] were exceptionally helpful, informative and friendly and the equipment was in good order." Hannah, June 2010