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SUGGESTED WALKS• Sundbyholm–Slätviken approx.12km• Slätviken–Torshälla approx.6km• Torshälla–Eskilstuna approx.6km

SUGGESTED STARTING POINTS• ÅrbyCottage(Årbystugan)• Torshälla,byTorshargsportsground• Slätviken• Ostra,bythebeach/marina• SundbyholmsGuestMarina

CONNECTIONSYoucantravelbybustoseveralofthestarting/endpoints.Thecurrenttimetablecanbefoundatlanstrafiken.se,tel+46(0)771-224000.

ÅRBYCOTTAGE(Årbystugan)ÅrbyCottagewasoriginallyanoldfarmhousefromthe1700s.South-eastofthefarmsteadisarunestone,andnexttothestonearesomeIronAgegraves.

ÅRBYNATURERESERVE(Årbynaturreservat)

ThetrailpassesÅrbyNatureReserve,whichcompriseswoods,farm-landandpasture.Here,especiallyintheareasbetweenfarmlandandforest,wefindmanyplantsandanimalsthatsuggestthelandhasbeenfarmedforverymanyyears.Thenaturereserveisendowedwithmanyancientremains,includingseveralburialgroundsfromtheIronAge.

BURIALGROUNDS(Gravfält)HerewefindthefoundationsofahouseterracefromtheIronAge.Atsomepointalonghousestoodhere,comprisingadwellinghouseandstables.Southoftheterraceisastringofstones,probablytheremainsofananimalenclosure.TheareaincludesburialgroundsfromboththeEarlyandLateIronAge.

GLÖMSTARIDGE(Glömstaåsen)GlömstaRidgeisadornedwith100-year-oldoaktrees,largejuniperbushes,aspwoods,sprucewoods,opengrasslands,forestfringeswithvariedfaunaandfloraandrockyoutcrops.Thelandiskeptopenbygrazingcattle.Hereyoucanalsoseeburialgroundswithabout85IronAgegraves.

TORSHÄLLACANAL(Torshällakanal)Attheendofthe1500s,KingCharlesIXofSwedendecidedthatacanalshouldbebuiltbetweenthelakesMälarenandHjälmaren.Atthebeginningofthe1600s,Sweden’sfirstfullyfunctioningcanalwascompletedbetweenLakeMälarenandEskilstuna,althoughafterjust20yearsitbegantofallintodecay.Duringthe1800s,anewcanalwascon-structed,completedin1860.Thelockswererenovatedin1999.Todaythecanalistraffickedbyvesselssuchasthecanalboatm/sStOlof.

KRÅKECOTTAGE(Kråketorp)Herewefindtheremainsofanoldsoldier’scottageknownlocallyas‘Krokens’,namedafteroneofthesoldierswholivedhereattheendofthe1800s.

HILLTOPVIEWEnjoythewonderfulviewsfromthishilltop.FromhereyoucanseebothTorshällaRidge(Torshällaån)andLakeMälaren.

MEMORIALATBARNRÖSHILL(OfferkastetvidBarnrösberget)

ThestorybehindthenameofthisplacetellsofafarmerwholongagowastravellingbysledgefromEnebytoSjötorpatLakeMälaren.Beforeheleft,oneofhischildrensneakedoutandhidundertheskinruginthesledge.Onthereturnjourney,thefatherfoundhischildfrozentodeathatthisplace.Thechildhadfallenoutofthesledgewithoutthefathernoticing,andfrozetodeath.Sincethen,peoplehavemadeofferingsofsticksandstonesatthisplace.

SLÄTVIKENThebayatSlätvikenhasasmallandverybeautifulbeach.

VIEWPOINTATLAKEMÄLARENMälarenisthethirdlargestlakeinSweden.Thelakeishometozander(orpike-perch),eel,Europeanperch,Europeanciscoandsignalcrayfish.LookingtowardsSundbyholmyoucanseepartoftheRidö-Sundby-holmArchipelagoNatureReserve.Theculturallandscapeoftheislandsisrichinbroad-leaveddeciduousforest.OspreyandWhite-tailedEagle(orSeaEagle)cansometimesbeseenhere.

TÄRBYSTRONGHOLD(Tärbyborg)Yougetagreatviewfromhere.TärbyStrongholdisoneofmanyan-cientstrongholdsfoundintheareaaroundLakeMälaren.Thestrong-holdsformedalineofdefenceagainstattacksandwerebuiltintheperiod300–600A.D.Herewealsofindtwostonecircles,whichareburialgroundsfromtheIronAge.Theyarecomprisedofstonesformedinacircleoranoval.

OSTRAKNALLYoucanenjoythebeautifulsandybeachatOstraKnall.Anavalbattletookplaceherein1229betweenKingEricXIofSwedenandCouncil-loroftheRealmCanuteHolmgersson.KingEriclostthecrownandfledtoDenmark.CanuteproclaimedhimselfKingCanuteIIofSweden.EricreturnedtoSwedenin1234anddefeatedCanute.

GOLFCOURSEThegolfcoursehasarestaurantandoffersaccommodation.TheclubhouseiscalledLöfgårdandwasalreadymentionedinthe1300sunderthenameLeegård.Overtheyears,thebuildinghasbeenamanorhouse,hometomonksandsquires,andevenanagriculturalschool.

TROTTINGTRACKInadditiontoraces,thetrottingtrackatSundbyholmisusedforconfe-rences,tradefairs,concertsandparties.

SUNDBYHOLMANDSUNDBYHOLMRIDGENATURERESERVE(SundbyholmsochSundbyholmsåsensNaturreservat)

SundbyholmNatureReserveisabeautifulandvariedagriculturallands-capewithahistorythatstretchesbacktotheBronzeAge.Farmlandsdominatethereserve,buttherearealsomanytypesofforests.HereyouwillfindruggedpineforestsandairygreeneryinoneofSweden’snorthernmostbeechforests.Aroundthelake,wherehaymakingandgrazinghavelongsinceended,shorelinealderforestsandbroadbeltsofreedsarenowtakingover.InthemiddleoftheSundbyholmNatureReserveistheSundbyholmRidgeNatureReserve.

THESIGURDSTONECARVING(Sigurdsristningen)

ThisstonecarvingisthelargestinSödermanlandandisdatedabout1040.TheimagesillustratethemythofSigurdFafnesbaneandtheruniccharactersspeakofwhofinancedthestoneandabridge.Theinscrip-tionreads:“Sigrid,motherofAlrik,daughterofOrm,madethisbridgeforthesoulofHolmger,fatherofSigröd,herhusband.”

SUNDBYHOLMPALACE(SundbyholmsSlott)

Atthepalaceyouwillfindasandybeach,aplayground,barbequeareas,walkwaysandtrails,arestaurantandasmallshop,ahotel,acampsite,aharbour,aguestmarina,acaféandlograftrental.Youcanspendthenight,enjoyagoodmeal,holdaconferenceororganiseapartyatSundbyholmPalace.IntheMiddleAgestheestatebelongedtothemonasteryoftheOrderofSaintJohninEskilstuna.DuringthereignofKingGustavIofSwedenthepropertywastransferredtothecrown,andattheendofthe1500sKingCharlesIXofSwedengavethepropertytohisillegitimatesonCarlCarlssonGyllenhielm.In1639Gyllenhielmbegantheconstructionofthepalacethatstandstoday.ThepalacehasbeenownedbytheMunicipalityofEskilstunasince1939andisleasedout.

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Respect the environmentTheSwedishrightofpublicaccessaffordsusgreatfreedomtoenjoynature.However,westillhavearesponsibilitytoprotecttheenvironmentandtorespectprivateproperty.Ifyoumakeastoptoeatapackedlunch,besuretotakeyourrubbishwithyou.Alwaysrespectbansonlightingfires.Donotdisturbbirdsandanimals.Beparticularlycarefulinthespringandearlysummer,whenmanybirdshavetheiryoung.

Welcome to the Gyllenhielm Trail!

TheGyllenhielmTrailstretchesfromÅrbyCottagetoSundbyholmGuestMarina.Theentiretrailis24km(15miles),althoughyouneednotwalkthefulllength.Thetrailpassesthroughwoods,overrockyknollsandalongsidefields.InthesummeryoucanevenstopforaswimatSundbyholm,SlätvikenorOstraKnall.Thenaturalsurroundingsarealsoverybeautifulinthespringandtheautumn.Fillyourbackpackwithaheartypackedlunchandenjoythenaturalbeautyofahikealongthistrail.Orangecolourmarkingsontreesandpostsshowyoutheway.ThetrailisnamedafterCarlCarlssonGyllen-hielmwho,amongotherthings,groundedSweden’sfirstprimaryschoolnearSundbyChurch.Readmoreabouthiminthisbrochure.

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Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm – the founder of Sweden’s first primary school

More informationCultureandRecreationDepartmentEskilstunaMunicipalityeskilstuna.se/vandringslederkultur-fritidsforvaltningen@eskilstuna.se

EskilstunaTouristInformationeskilstuna.nuinfo@turism.eskilstuna.seTel+46(0)16-7107000

Culture and Recreation Department and Town Planning Department 2012. Photos: Maria Berggren. Design/Layout: Naturcentrum AB.

The Gyllenhielm Trail

C arlCarlssonwasbornin1574inNyköpingtoKarinNilsdotter,thedaughterofapriest.HisfatherwasDuke

Charles,wholaterbecameKingCharlesIXofSweden.CarlCarlssonreceivedmilitarytrainingandwasmadeanoble-manbyhispaternaluncle,KingJohnIIIofSweden.In1597hisfathergavehimtheSundbyholmestate.WhenhewasmadeaBaronin1615hereceivedthenameGyllenhielm.

Earlyinlife,CarlCarlssonGyllenhielmwasassignedmilitarycommissionsandledtheSwedishtroopsinthewaragainstKingSigismundIIIVasainLivonia.Hewascapturedin1601andspent12yearsinaPolishprison.Followinghisrelease,hewasappointedCouncilloroftheRealm,AdmiraloftheRealmandeventuallyGovernor-GeneralofSwedishIngriabyQueenChristinaofSweden.HemarriedChristinaRibbingin1615.

Afterhisrelease,Gyllenhielmshowedhisgratitudewithalar-gedonationtoSundbyParishtoestablishaschoolatSundbyChurch.Aplacewhereallchildren–regardlessofsocialclass–couldbetaughtreading,writingandarithmetic.ParticularlygiftedchildrencouldbesupportedbyGyllenhielm’sdonationforfurtherstudiesinSträngnäsorUppsala.

Theschoolwasinauguratedin1631,andonamapfromthattimeismarkedasjustnorthofSundbyChurch.EachdayGyllenhielmsentabarrelofsouptotheschool–Sweden’sfirstschoolmeals.

TheoldschoolhousenowfoundnearSundbyChurchdatesfromthe1800s.Thisisthethirdschoolhouseintheareaandwasstillusedforteachingupuntil1987.

CarlCarlssonGyllenhielmalsofoundedanironworksandtwoglassworks,andwasastakeholderinseveralotherworks.Theseworks,togetherwithincomefromhisagriculturallands,enabledtheconstructionofhislargepalacesinSundbyholmandKarlberginStockholm.

GyllenhielmdiedatKarlbergin1650,aged76years,andwasburiedatSträngnäsCathedral.