The High Coast Trail starts at Hornöberget at the northern end of the High Coast Bridge.

There’s free parking here for the duration of your hike if you’ve driven to the area.

There’s also a hotel and tourist information centre that’s staffed during the summer and you can fill up your water bottles before you set off too.

You’ll go right underneath the High Coast Bridge and follow the old coastal road from Hornöberget to Nyadal. You’ll also cross over Lövviksbron bridge and head over to Svartnoransäset before climbing a few hills and finishing the day in Lövvik.

• How to get to the start: Get the bus to Hornöberget E4. See timetables through www.dintur.se.

Starting the morning in Lövvik you have the option to add a short detour to your hike today.

The detour is short, and you’ll follow an 800 m trail to Valkallen’s Peak. It’s well worth coming up here for one of the best views along the whole trail! You’ll see the mouth of the Ångermanälven River, the bridge Höga Kustenbron and the island of Storön.

The top of Valkallen is the old site of a hilltop beacon. Huge bonfires were lit here to warn local inhabitants of enemy invasion and it’s believed the last time they were lit was in 1721 to warn of the Russian invasion of the Ångermanland coast!

After this detour, continue along the High Coast Trail to Grönsviksfjärden.

There’s another small detour to Rödhällorna, where you can see the red Nordingrå granite; a classic stone of this area.

There are two springs nearby for refilling water and the trail continues over to Gavik where you’ll find more accommodation options, toilets drinking water and other services.

After a longer day yesterday, it’s time for a shorter day today. This is an easy section that takes you mostly along gravel roads with two easy detours to the Älgaberget and Rödklitten mountains. Up on Rödklitten, you’ll find an old hill fort with a spectacular view over the Gaviksfjärden inlet.

You’ll finish the day in Lappudden which is in a beautiful location near the tip of a headland jutting out into the Vågsfjärden lake. There’s a great tourist site here and in addition to accommodation and a sauna, there are canoes, kayaks, rowboats and bicycles that can be rented.

From Lappudden you can head to Nordingrå a short distance off the trail if you need to restock any food and drinks. However, if you have enough for the day where you end up. fortnight (Ullånger) has a wide range of services including a grocery store, shops and restaurants.

Along the trail, you have the option to head up to Kiörningsberget. I recommend it as you’ll get a fantastic view of Kiörning village and Lake Vågsfjärden.

After a short climb from Ullånger, you’ll reach Mäjasjöns fäbodar which is an old homestead. The dozen or so buildings here have been collected from various parts of the region and reverently rebuilt on-site to give you some historical background while you hike.

The trail between Mäja and Docksta follows an old coastal road where there’s the opportunity to walk 1.5 km up to the top of Fäberget. This is highly recommended!

Further along the trail, you’ll come to Docksta. Here you’ll find services like a grocery store, hardware store, gas station, restaurants and accommodation facilities.

Then, it’s time to make your way up Skuleberget Mountain! On the mountain, there are traces of the highest coastline after the ice age and Skuleberget today has the highest coastline in the world at 286 meters above sea level.

On the way from Skuleberget, the trail takes you down towards Veåsand and further up Getsvedjeberget. Up here you will find our own “Pulpit”.

After a bit of hiking, you reach Entré Syd, the southern entrance to Skuleskogen National Park. The National Park has more rules on camping and dogs and bikes, so be sure to read the rules and regulations and abide by them.

One of the national park’s most popular points to visit is Slåttdalsskrevan. Though you shouldn’t hike through the cave for safety reasons, you can walk up to various viewpoints and photo locations nearby to appreciate it.

From Entré Nord, the northernmost entrance to the national park, the trail follows a gravel road down to the small community of Näske and then on to Köpmanholmen, which is where you’ll end this section.

The section of the High Coast hike takes you through the Balesudden Nature Reserve. It can get quite hilly as you make your way through dark forests and then through plateaus rising over 150 m above sea level.

As you hike through Balesudden there is a two-kilometer detour from the trail that takes you to the viewpoint on Balesberget. On the way to Balesberget, you pass Balestjärnen which is a beautiful lake with extremely clear water.

The trail follows the gravel road along Bäckfjärden from the parking lot in Sandlågan via the village of Bäck and up to Utby. Then up over the Vitsjö massif before reaching Svedjeholmen. You’ll also pass through Moälven and continue over the bridge up to Varvsberget, Örnsköldsvik’s closest city hill.

From here you’ll get a nice view of the city and a chance to reflect on the last week of hiking the High Coast Trail, hiking some of Sweden’s most beautiful places.