close
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save

      This region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!

      Vättlefjäll is a natural reserve north of the city of Gothenburg suited for MTB, Hiking, Running, Camping (not in caravans), Swimming and general wildlife activities covered by "Allemansrätten" which allows you certain activities.

      MTB is "restricted" such that you are not allowed to ride bicycles on marked walking paths or trails, but no such walking paths or trails are marked either on a map or out on the trails. Either way, please do observe right of way to people on foot. In almost all cases however, people on foot will step aside when they notice you riding MTB. Just make sure to thank them and wish them a nice day.

      While you are allowed to have a campfire, the locations you may do so are restricted to prepared locations only. And be aware that in summer time, there may be a open flame prohibition in effect so make sure to check for that first before starting a campfire etc.

      Swedish:
      Vättlefjäll är ett naturreservat norr om Göteborg som lämpar sig för MTB, Vandring, Motionslöpning, Övernattning (inte husvagn), Simning och generella vildmarksaktiviteter som täcks av Allemansrätten.

      MTB är "begränsat" såpass att du inte får cykla på markerade gångstigar och leder, men inga sådana gångstigar eller leder är utmarkerade varken på karta eller i terrängen. Oavsett, var snälla och lämna företräde för fotgängare.
      I så gott som samtliga fall så stiger fotgängare åt sidan när dom uppmärksammar att du kommer på en MTB. Se bara till att tacka dom och önska dom en trevlig dag.

      Det är enbart tillåtet att grilla/elda på speciellt förberedda grillplatser i naturreservatet och kontrollera om eldningsförbud råder under sommaren innan du startar en brasa.
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      Land Status: National Park
      Surtesjöns Badplats google parking directions
      Access Info:
      There are plenty of entry points to Vättlefjäll.

      Vättlestugan is the main entry point in Angered, Gothenburg. They offer free parking but the number of parking spaces are limited.
      Surtesjön badplats is another just east of Surte, Ale. They also offer free parking with a few more spots.
      Jennylund, located just east of Bohus in Ale offers plenty of free parking spaces and access the the north west corner of Vättlefjäll.
      Rördalen offers access to the north east corner and offers a very limited number of free parking spaces.

      To reach any of these locations you go north bound out of Gothenburg and into Angered, Surte or Bohus and check a map from there.
      This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 18
      • 17
      • 35
      • 18
      • 3

      Region Status
      Open as of Jan 26, 2025

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      91
      Trails Mountain Bike
      14
      Trails E-Bike
      10
      Trails Horse
      15
      Trails Hike
      91
      Trails Trail Running
      91
      Total Distance
      41 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      20 miles
      Total Descent
      3,649 ft
      Total Vertical
      289 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      473 ft
      Reports
      138
      Photos
      764
      Ridden Counter
      5,116

      Photos of Vättlefjäll Mountain Bike

      6 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:46pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      7 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:46pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      8 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:46pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      6 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:45pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      18 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:45pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      19 |
      Aug 8, 2022 @ 1:45pm
      Aug 8, 2022
      trail: The Mud Bath
      4 |
      Jul 25, 2021 @ 2:46am
      Jul 25, 2021
      trail: The Mud Bath
      7 |
      Jul 25, 2021 @ 2:45am
      Jul 25, 2021

      Recent Trail Reports

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      Trush61addreportactivity #65210629
      Jan 26, 2025 @ 6:12am
      Jan 26, 2025
      JBohdenupdatetrailactivity #53911493 and 52 more
      Jun 10, 2024 @ 10:07am
      Jun 10, 2024
      JBohdenupdatetrailactivity #53861507 and 26 more
      Jun 9, 2024 @ 11:49am
      Jun 9, 2024
      forkbearddifficultyvotetrailactivity #51922751
      May 1, 2024 @ 1:35am
      May 1, 2024
      JoelVsKygDriddentrailactivity #51899138 and 4 more
      Apr 30, 2024 @ 1:17pm
      Apr 30, 2024

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      JBohdentrailStone Pond EastEn sjukt kul stig när det är torrt om man...
      Aug 11, 2021 @ 5:04pm
      Aug 11, 2021
      sernevitrailStone Pond EastVery nice trail in the dry, but as almost all...
      Aug 21, 2020 @ 6:04am
      Aug 21, 2020
      TyroneSlothroptrailThe PumpRiktigt fin till stor del, en del tveksamma...
      Aug 6, 2020 @ 10:47am
      Aug 6, 2020

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Angered 13 182.5 km
      Nödinge/Alefjäll 23 313.2 km
      Olofstorp 4 133.7 km
      Paradiset 25 343.8 km
      Rödbo 4 84.5 km

      Local Badges


      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike1441 miles3,648 ft20 miles289 ft
      #2,082#4476413811,612
      E-Bike102 miles121 ft5,007 ft105 ft
      103194
      Horse156 miles397 ft3 miles148 ft
      #621
      Hike9141 miles3,648 ft20 miles289 ft
      #1,602#32138165
      Trail Running9141 miles3,648 ft20 miles289 ft
      #1,603#32132316
      • By VattleBokaren & contributors
      • Admins: GSC, TyroneSlothrop, edvin-m, JBohden, nivis, Marleey, wikisara, JBohden
      • #30143 - 4,191 views

      Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is enabled for Vättlefjäll.
      You must login to download files.