The Njupeskär trail


Start and finish: entrance to Njupeskär 
Length: 4 kilometres
The Njupeskär trail takes you on gravelled and boarded paths and is very easy for walking even with ordinary shoes. The trail passes different types of natural scenery and the illustrative information signs allow you to learn without a guide.  
On the way up towards the waterfall you pass the valley of the River Njupån, with large, enchanted spruce trees almost 400 years old. The valley is lush, rich in herbs such as wolfsbane, alpine sow-thistle and angelica.  Through millions of years, the water of the Njupån has eroded the huge canyon that has created Sweden’s highest waterfall, Njupeskär, with a dizzying drop of 93 metres.  
On the walk back you have a magnificent view towards Städjan, Nipfjället and Fjätervålen before you pass very  old pine trees on the way towards the entrance to Njupeskär. Cavities in the pines are used as nesting places by the swift, Tengmalm’s owl or the three-toed woodpecker.  
The fearless and inquisitive Siberian jay also flies around here in its family groups. The Siberian jay is the  emblem of the National Park.