{"id":63638,"date":"2026-08-09T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aresweden.com\/?p=63638"},"modified":"2026-08-09T15:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:59:53","slug":"lit-cross-country-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aresweden.com\/en\/see-do\/lit-cross-country-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"Lit cross country trails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-block wp-block-content-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"container-standard my-12 md:my-24\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lit trails in Bj\u00f6rnen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> <br\/><strong>3 kilometres <\/strong>The track starts at \u00c5re Bj\u00f6rnen\u2019s Track Centre with a slight uphill to get your pulse going. After the first long stretch comes a steep downhill before the track snakes its way through a short series of lefts and rights, ups and downs just before the finish mark.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 kilometres <\/strong>The same start as the 3-kilometre track but take the track off to the left after the first long downhill onto a 2-kilometre loop with relatively small climb and decline. The track then connects to the final part of the 3-kilometre track in the same location as it turned off. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full mx-auto my-3 max-w-4xl lg:my-6 px-3 lg:px-0\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-callout border-grey rounded-lg border bg-light-grey px-0 py-2 md:px-6 md:py-5\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Many people choose the 5-kilometre track then take the outside loop on the track (after the long stretch with an oncoming track) a few turns extra before returning home.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/see-do\/cross-country-skiing-tracks-and-ski-passes\/\">Information about cross country track passes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lit trails in Duved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> <br\/><strong>2.5 kilometres <\/strong>A pleasant loop that starts with a slight downhill before continuing onto a variety of changes before reaching the finish line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 kilometres <\/strong>Starts in the same way as the 2.5-kilometre track, then turns left onto a bit of a work out higher up in the terrain. A nice uphill section before the track turns back to reunite with the 2.5-kilometre finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7 kilometres <\/strong>Follow the 5-kilometre track all the way past the longest uphill where it wraps into a nice loop before the track returns to the 5-kilometre just before a long downhill stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ski cross course <\/strong>Head right into the Ski Cross course after a short distance on the lit track. A 400-meter-long course with curves, bumps and short but steep slopes. A Lit and fun play on skis for the whole family.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skistar.com\/en\/ski-destinations\/are\/winter-in-are\/cross-country-skiing\/\">Information about cross country track passes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"63590,63125,63592,63119,63450,63538","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,15],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-63638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nordic-skiing","category-see-do","tag-winter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In the evening lamplight \u2013 lit trails around \u00c5re<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether the sun hasn\u2019t yet woken, or its already gone bed plays no importance to fantastic cross-country skiing in \u00c5re. 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