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Route description for Southern Sweden July 2022


Southern Sweden July 2022

We are planning a four week caravan tour to southern Sweden in July 2022. We start in the canton of Thurgau and drive via Germany and Denmark over the Öresund Bridge to Sweden. On the way we will be with 2 caravans. We will stay between 3 and 4 nights at the different campsites, so that we have enough time to admire the sights and nature. It then goes back via ferry from Trelleborg to Rostock and through Germany back home.

Bischofszell, Schweiz

Planning is in full swing at our home base.

October 2021: Itinerary decided together

January 2022: All campsites and the ferry are booked and paid for

April 2022: Sights during the trip are mostly determined

May 2022: All right, now it just has to be July and the trip can begin!

June 2022: Last but not least, we decided to book the ferry from Puttgarden to Rodby including the Öresund Bridge as a combination ticket!

Waldparkstrasse 7, 9220 Bischofszell, Schweiz

47° 29' 10.5" N 9° 14' 1.1" E

47.4862629 9.2336430


☍ 349,2 km (3 hrs. 21 min.)


Wir fahren via Bregenz, Memmingen das Kreuz Feuchtwangen auf der A7 nach Eibelstadt

E43, 97318 Biebelried, Deutschland

49° 43' 26.1" N 10° 6' 10.5" E

49.7239135 10.1029041


☍ 18,0 km ( 12 min.)

Camping, Stellplatz, Mainparkring, Eibelstadt, Deutschland

Here we will only make a stopover of one night.


Parking space:

Costs: 17 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: Conveniently in containers, showers included in the price

Bread: could be ordered the evening before

Wi-Fi: none available

Terrain: level gravel pitch with grass cover

Electricity: included

Mainparkring, 97246 Eibelstadt, Deutschland

49° 43' 53.8" N 9° 59' 15" E

49.7316014 9.9875131


☍ 483,4 km (4 hrs. 16 min.)


Freizeit-Camp-Nordheide e.V., Egestorfer Landstraße, Garlstorf, Deutschland

Also here in the vicinity of Hamburg only a transit stop is planned.


Campsite:

Costs: 28 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: Clean and good, showering is included in the price

Bread: we didn't need any

Wi-Fi: none available

Terrain: level natural grass with some trees

Electricity: included

Egestorfer Landstraße 50, 21376 Garlstorf, Deutschland

53° 13' 23.7" N 10° 5' 17.4" E

53.2232630 10.0881531


☍ 418,1 km (5 hrs. 10 min.)



Lomma Camping & Resort, Södra Västkustvägen, Lomma, Schweden

Here in Lomma we stay for the first time 3 nights at the campsite.


campsite

Costs: 45 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: rather old and in need of renovation, showers had to be paid extra

Bread: can be bought in the small camping shop

Wi-Fi: Free, but only within 30m of the beach bar

Terrain: Natural grass with few trees

Electricity: included


Activities:

In Malmö we visited the Museum of Disgusting Food, the Turning Torso and walked around the old town.

Lund Old Town is a must visit if you are in the area. This is really worth seeing and in the middle of the city there is an open-air museum with 30 historic buildings from Sweden's history.

Södra Västkustvägen 114, 234 34 Lomma, Schweden

55° 41' 24.6" N 13° 3' 35.7" E

55.6901791 13.0599238


☍ 147,6 km (1 hrs. 41 min.)


Kolleviks Camping, Kolleviksvägen, Karlshamn, Schweden

3 nights are planned here in Karlshamn.


campsite

Costs: 41 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, clean and functional, showers had to be paid extra

Bread: can be ordered the evening before, or bought directly in the shop in the morning

Wi-Fi: subject to a charge of 5 euros per day, but reception is not available everywhere

Terrain: natural grass with different gradations

Electricity: included


Activities:

A must-visit junkyard in the middle of the forest near Ryd. This can be reached by car in about 1 hour.

We also did a 75 km long bike ride with our e-bikes in the really beautiful and worth seeing nature north of Karlshamn.


Kolleviksvägen 11, 374 30 Karlshamn, Schweden

56° 9' 36" N 14° 53' 42" E

56.1600000 14.8950000


☍ 481,2 km (5 hrs. 29 min.)

Gnesta

Nysätter, Gnesta, Gnesta kommun, Provinz Södermanland, 646 30, Schweden

59° 1' 34.8" N 17° 18' 10.4" E

59.0263273 17.3028939


☍ 362,7 km (4 hrs. 18 min.)


Kronocamping Saxnäs/Öland Camping & Stugby

3 overnight stays are also planned on the island of Öland.


campsite

Price: 54 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, well furnished and clean, showers had to be paid extra

Bread: can be bought in the campsite shop

Wi-Fi: Free and available throughout the campsite

Terrain: level natural grass terrain with a few trees

Electricity: included


The campsite is a holiday destination for campers with families, but it was also very pleasant for us


Activities:

We visited the north side of the island with the lighthouse "Langer Erik" and the ruins of Borgholm Castle. We didn't treat ourselves to a visit to the summer residence of the King of Sweden near Borgholm.

On the second day, the south side of the island with the lighthouse "Langer Jan" was on the agenda. We also visited the windmills at Lerkaka in the middle of the island.

Södra Saxnäs, 38695, Färjestaden, Sweden

56° 41' 15" N 16° 28' 54" E

56.6875000 16.4816600


☍ 148,3 km (1 hrs. 42 min.)


Långsjön Stugor & Camping i Ankarsrum AB, FAGERSAND, Ankarsrum, Schweden

Here we will once again park our caravans for 3 nights.


campsite

Costs: 38 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, clean and practical, showers included

Bread: pre-order the evening before, collection from 09.00 a.m

Wi-Fi: included but only available at the reception

Grounds: natural grass, partly gravel grass with trees

Electricity: included


Activities:

The campsite is visited by many Swiss people!

Ideal base for visiting Vimmerby, home of Astrid Lindgren. We also visited the MX World Museum (Motocross) in Vimmerby. A visit to the farms of the series "Wir Kinder von Bullerbü" was also included. A visit to "Katthult", the home of Michel from Löneberga, was also a must. At the end we made a detour to the Runkestein (wobble stone) of Mariannelund. On the second day we went on an extended boat tour on the "Langsjön" lake. As a campsite user, we could rent the boat directly from the reception.

FAGERSAND 2, 593 71 Ankarsrum, Schweden

57° 41' 44.4" N 16° 17' 23.1" E

57.6956596 16.2897453


☍ 296,2 km (3 hrs. 12 min.)


First City Camping, Stockholm

Here in the vicinity of Stockholm we will spend a first and last time 4 nights.


campsite

Costs: 62 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: outdated and not maintained, and not clean, hot water was scarce

Bread: had to be procured by yourself

Wi-Fi: free but reception was very poor

Terrain: Gravel grass mixed with natural grass

Electricity: included


The campsite left a lot to be desired for its cost. It is an absolute tourist demolition!!!


Activities:

There was a lot to see in Stockholm, as we were about 20km from the city center we used public transport to get there and back.

On the one hand, the old town "Gamla Stan" is highly recommended with its many different shops and the really beautiful and well-kept houses. The island "Djurgarden" can be reached by scheduled boat included in the public transport ticket and houses an amusement park as well as the "Vasa Museum" and several other museums. Also on the island, which is close to the city center, is probably the most famous museum in Stockholm, namely the "ABBA" museum, which of course was also visited. The "Avicii Arena" or Globe Arena with the "Skyview" the outside elevator from which you have an outstanding view over the city should not be missing either. Right next to it is the "Tele 2 Arena", the football stadium. Of course, a boat trip from Stockholm to Vaxholm in the famous archipelago was a must.

Flatens skogsväg 30, 128 30 Skarpnäck, Schweden

59° 14' 53.7" N 18° 9' 41.4" E

59.2482592 18.1615068


☍ 323,1 km (3 hrs. 26 min.)


First Camp Mörudden-Karlstad

In Skoghall we will pitch our tents for 3 nights!


campsite

Costs: 57 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, clean and practical, showers are included

Bread: we had it with us!

Wi-Fi: free and good reception

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included


Activities:

If you like hiking, this is the right place for you in this area. The landscape with its lakes and forests is simply made for it. Here we dedicated a whole day to our hobby geocaching in order to achieve the goal of the 81 matrix in one day, which we finally succeeded in doing. Here we also had the only breakdown of the whole trip, a flat tire on the car. Anyone who imagined that the flat tire was fixed quickly was wrong. Either garage holidays or breakdown service doesn't come forever. After four hours of sitting around, we took the bus back to the campsite and returned the next day with a spare wheel and had the flat tire repaired in Karlstadt.

Möruddsvägen 700, 663 33, Skoghall, Schweden

59° 18' 45.3" N 13° 29' 52.3" E

59.3125860 13.4978520


☍ 214,2 km (2 hrs. 43 min.)


Utne Camping AS, Greaker

Further excursions are planned from here, eg Oslo. We will also spend 3 nights here.


campsite

Costs: 25 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: appropriately furnished, cleanliness left something to be desired, showers are included

Bread: we had it with us!

Wi-Fi: free but limited reception on the campsite

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included


Activities:

Since we had to realize that Oslo is just a bit far away with a journey time of just over an hour by car and not very good public transport connections, we changed our program. We rode our e-bikes to Frederikstad and made an extended visit to the beautiful and specially designed old town. Since we still had a second day available, geocaching was announced once more. We chose a round where we found pretty much everything in terms of terrain. From dirt roads to no path somewhere in the forest and sandy roads, everything was there.

Desiderias vei 43, 1719 Greåker, Norwegen

59° 19' 5.9" N 10° 58' 50.1" E

59.3182925 10.9805704


☍ 215,6 km (2 hrs. 29 min.)


Göteborgs Camping AB, Torslanda

We will spend 3 nights at this campsite one last time before we start our return journey towards Switzerland.


campsite

Costs: 35 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: are located on the other side of the street about 150m away, appropriately furnished, cleaned several times a day, showers are included

Bread: we had it with us!

Wi-Fi: free and good reception

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included

Specifics: The campsite is on the other side of the road from the site and is in poor condition as far as the meadows are concerned (depressions where a large lake forms when it rains).


Activities:

Since the campsite is about 20 km outside of Gothenburg, we used public transport to get to Gothenburg, which is absolutely no problem. In Gothenburg we visited the very beautiful old town "Haga" and looked around. In Haga in the Cafe Husaren there is the largest cinnamon roll in the world, called "Hagabulle". Of course we had to try them too. A Hagabulle is absolutely sufficient for two people to eat their fill. One day was planned for geocaching, in order to salvage the many solved question marks (81 pieces) with a fishing pole. However, we had to abandon the task of rescuing everyone because it would have taken far too long and we still had to ride our e-bikes back to the campsite.

Lillebyvägen 100, 423 53 Torslanda, Schweden

57° 44' 36.3" N 11° 45' 23.7" E

57.7434078 11.7565714


☍ 327,8 km (3 hrs. 27 min.)


Trelleborg Strand Camping, Dalköpinge strandväg, Trelleborg, Schweden

We will spend 1 night at this campsite in order to catch the ferry to Rostock early in the morning the next day.


campsite

Costs: 40 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, clean and functional, showers had to be paid for separately

Bread: we had it with us!

Wi-Fi: free but once again weak reception

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included

Dalköpinge strandväg 2, 231 32 Trelleborg, Schweden

55° 21' 49.5" N 13° 12' 33.3" E

55.3637588 13.2092412


☍ 6,4 km ( 12 min.)


Fähre Trelleborg nach Rostock, Fyrmästaregatan, Trelleborg, Schweden

At 7.30 a.m. our ferry to Rostock leaves Trelleborg!


Checking in and loading went smoothly and the crossing could start on time.

Fyrmästaregatan 11, 231 42 Trelleborg, Schweden

55° 22' 20.5" N 13° 9' 8.1" E

55.3723689 13.1522565


☍ 253,0 km (3 hrs. 57 min.)


FS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

On the ferry "FS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" we continue on the Baltic Sea to Rostock. During the crossing we enjoy a rich breakfast on board. The ferry including breakfast costs us 259 euros!


We spent the time on the ferry eating breakfast, playing and reading. Unfortunately, it's the same here as everywhere else where the food is at the buffet and you can get as much as you want. There are people who fill their plates until they overflow and then throw half of them away.

Ostsee

54° 37' 47.2" N 12° 39' 47.2" E

54.6297694 12.6631167


☍ 172,4 km (1 hrs. 34 min.)

Rostock Fährterminal, Deutschland

So now we have reached the mainland again and we can continue on our journey.


Arrived at the ferry terminal, we went back to the mainland. Since three or four ferries had just docked, we had to be patient until the journey could be continued.

Rostock, 18147 Rostock, Deutschland

54° 9' 10.9" N 12° 5' 53.7" E

54.1530359 12.0982531


☍ 478,4 km (4 hrs. 26 min.)


Campingplatz zum roten Milan

We will stay 1 night at this small campsite and then continue our return journey.


campsite

Costs: 19 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: appropriately furnished, showers 2 euros per person and one shower

Bread: Bakery in town with a large selection

Wi-Fi: free and very good reception

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included


special:

The campsite is a fine but small place. The groundsman is very helpful and friendly. You can swim in the lake within a 5-minute walk. The village is exactly how we imagine a village in the former GDR to be.

Hohes Ende 3, 16818, Wustrau, Deutschland

52° 50' 57.9" N 12° 51' 42.1" E

52.8494110 12.8616960


☍ 369,1 km (3 hrs. 27 min.)


KNAUS Campingpark Nürnberg

Here in Nuremberg is our last planned overnight stay before returning home.


campsite

Costs: 48 euros per night for 2 people including caravan and car

Sanitary facilities: modern, clean and practical, showers are included

Bread: we had it with us!

Wi-Fi: free and good reception

Terrain: natural grass

Electricity: included


special:

The campsite is right next to the 1.FC Nürnberg football stadium and the DEL Club Nürnberg Ice Tigers ice hockey stadium.

If you want to leave early the next morning, you have a problem. The barrier doesn't open until 8am and we could see the line in front of it getting longer and longer!

Hans-Kalb-Straße 56, 90471, Nürnberg, Deutschland

49° 25' 19" N 11° 7' 17" E

49.4219400 11.1213900



Bischofszell, Schweiz

Hopefully we've gotten home safely. I already hope that we have taken a large backpack with memories and beautiful places home with us.


Happy and full of new impressions we are now back home and can state the following.

We covered a total of 4540 km (about 2000 km went through Germany twice)

We used diesel for 1065.- Fr. (thanks to the high diesel prices)

I would do the same again on a next tour like this. I would book and reserve the campsites and ferries and more in advance!

The duration of 3 nights per campsite has turned out to be optimal. There was enough time to see around the area.

Waldparkstrasse 7, 9220 Bischofszell, Schweiz

47° 29' 10.6" N 9° 14' 1.3" E

47.4862679 9.2336815