Snow & ice report

Februari 20:

Snow depth: 20 cm

Ice thickness: 40-50 cm

Recommended activities: Snow shoe hiking or skiing on the extended waterways

Other activities to do: Ice fishing

There are vacancies on the snow shoe hiking tour >> over the weekend

The Wilderness Lodge has free rooms and beds over the weekend. www.wildernesslodge.se

Open daily (bookings required)

Discounted beaver safari

Beaver safari 9-10 June
Read about beaver safari >>

Accommodation in the Nature Reserve

    • Window view from the Wilderness Lodge

Cottage for rent

The Nature Reserve Malingsbo-Kloten

The Nature Reserve Malingsbo-Kloten in southern Dalarna and northern Västmanland is one of the biggest Nature Reserves in Sweden. High hills and deep valleys surround a long stretch of excellent paddling water with steep cliffs descending dramatic into the river along narrow stretches. The wilderness is located high and the wildlife is rich. There are a lot of moose, deer and beaver but also lynx, wolf and bear are represented. The chance to see lynx, wolf and bear is very small because the animals are in low number and are very shy. Sometimes howling wolfs can be heard at night. Moose, deer and beaver are more common. The reserve is one of the most moose populated areas in the world and one of few wolf territories in Sweden. None of the animals are dangerous

    • Photografer: Elisabeth von Sydow

The beautiful and untouched nature is classified as central Europe's closest wilderness. 2,5 hours journey (200 km) by car from the Swedish capital Stockholm. The Nature Reserve has an amount of good canoe, bicycle and hiking trails and is very well looked after. Along the canoe and hiking trails are a great number of rest areas with rain and wind shelters with firm fireplaces in front. There are no charges to camp at rest areas or other places in the reserve. The fishing is excellent and the forest good for berry and mushroom picking

Canoe and hiking trail map over the Nature reserve >>

Detaild maps are for sale at the Nordic Discovery's Adventure Center

The history of Kloten

The history of Kloten is divided in three epochs. Iron producing in a iron work with start at the 17th century. A lumber jack boom between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. At modern time we are living in the village Kloten’s third era with a low impact of recreational tourism

The forest has been protected from constructions from 1950 when the wilderness become a Nature Reserve. This is the reason why the forest has been left in peace and why the wilderness still is a popular escape by many wild animals. Facts which makes the Nature Reserve unique compared to the rest of mid Sweden

At the end of the iron producing era and the beginning of the lumber era, at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century Kloten had a population on more than 1000 inhabitants. Today the population is around 30 people

On both sides of the small village square was once two grocery stores located. Both stores finished their business a long time ago and the two buildings become family homes. Since 2003 Nordic Discovery is running the Adventure Center in one of the buildings and the Wilderness Lodge in the other building

Local places of interest

1. The old railway station. Between 1877 and 1934 there was a railroad between Kloten and BÃ¥nghammar (located south of Kopparberg). Between the railway station and the Adveture Center is still remains of a loading platform
2. The old locomotive garage. A message board show interesting pictures from the past
3. The Kloten Trail. A 5 km marked hiking trail
4. The Troll Hill. The marked hiking trail from Kloten and up to the top is 2 km (Roundtrip 4 km)
5. The Grass Hill. The marked hiking trail from Kloten and up to the top is 8 km (Roundtrip 16 km). The hill is the highest point in the Nature Reserve.  Splendid views over the forest and the lakes from the top of a high watch tower 
6. The Ã…bo Cottage. An old hillside cottage along the hiking trail Bergslagsleden. Back in time the poorest people lived in hillside cottages and it is interesting to se what its like. A hillside cottage is partially dug into the hillside. The marked hiking trail from Kloten to the Ã…bo Cottage is 7 km (Roundtrip 14 km)
7. The Canoe trail north of Kloten. The trail goes on the inside on the first islands an keep going north along excellent paddling water and untouched wilderness for many days
8. The local swimming place
9. The location of the old sawmill. Today there are no remains from the old steam driven sawmill which was in use between 1901 and 1939
10. The ruin from the old iron work. The iron producing once took place along the small stream (from where water power was used) between the two lakes. Today there is a fishing farm located which breed rainbow and brown trout to the lakes in the Nature Reserve. The iron work was in use until 1910. The ruin of the iron work is located 100 meter West of the Wilderness Lodge
11. The old mansion area 

Guided village walks

1 hour: 600 SEK/group. 30 minutes: 300 SEK/group