Top 10 Skedala Mountain Bike Trails

Skedalaskog is a city owned multi-use recreation area about 10 km outside of Halmstad on Hwy 25. Skedala Mountain Bike Area includes 2 major lakes; Torvsjön home to the outdoor school Ön, and Toftasjön. There are about 35 km of marked and another 15-20km of unmarked trails in Skedala. Currently, there are 3 mountain bike priority trails, and all other trails in the park are open for MTB use. HOWEVER, you must give other trail users right-of-way when you are riding on the mixed use trails, and let people know that you are coming.

Skedala mountain bike area is just one of two parts of the park. There are the 3 mountain biking routes that are quite advanced, but further along Hwy 25 you will find the Ön turn, this will take you to a second parking area that has more family friendly area with a number of different length of trails to explore.

Skedala is a multi-use area, there is the built mountain bike trails, but riders do use the other trails as well. If you are going to ride these trails you must be respectful of other trail users. It is very common to meet horses on the Red and Orange loop, I recommend saying off the Purple loop around the lake as it is filled with walkers. Dogs off-leash are not uncommon on the backcountry trails, even when it is the wrong season. Be respectful of other trail users. It is recommended to dismount and let horses past you, as that’s a whole bunch of animal to get angry!

Parking – West turn off Hwy 25 at SKEDALASKOG V for the Enduro Trails parking, or Turn off at ÖN, and drive 1km past the outdoor school (immediately off the highway) to the lakeside parking.

Catch Me if You Can – An Enduro run with drops, jumps and berms. 2.49km 98m climbing – Advanced Download

Den Okände Mannen Stig – Another Enduro run with the best wooden features in Skedala. 2.5km 67m climbing- Intermediate. Download

Halmstad to Skedala East – A beautiful ride along the river into the MTB zone of Skedala – 14.2km 121m climbing – Beginner Download

Skedala Flow – The ultimate in a super-friendly kids loop. 1.3km 32m climbing – Beginner Download

Skedala Red – One of the original backcountry routes. 7.15km 228m climbing -Intermediate. Download

Old Skedala Green – Some great backcountry riding, follow gpx not signage. 7.65km 139m climbing – Intermediate Download

Old Skedala Yellow – Another route that has been removed, but a great ride nonetheless- Follow GPX, there are no painted colours on this route, but it is still a fun loop. 5.95km 105m climbing – Beginner. Download

Skedala Orange – A climbers route. 4.32km 128m climbing- Intermediate. Download

Skedala East Hard – 23 km of single track with 400+m of climbing. No jumps, lots and lots of roots. This is back to basics mountain biking. – Intermediate. Download

Skedala West Enduro – 13 km and 360m of climbing, jumps, berms and wooden features. This includes routes like ‘Okände mans stig’ and ‘Into the Deep’ as well as the climbing trails – Advanced Download

Halmstad Epic Mountain Bike Challenge! A great way to explore all of Halmstad, including the Skedala mountain bike trails! 100 km of amazing riding, 75% single track. 6 different natural areas. Beautiful trails. Solitude! Real wilderness exploration near an urban environment. Intermediate-Advanced. 100km 1200m

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If you feel like you’ve ridden everything Skedala has to offer, no worries, Halmstad has a lot of mtb areas. Nearby is the quiet village of Simlångsdalen with it’s wilderness trails, or you can hop in the car and head to the family friendly professionally built mountain bike park out in Plönninge (near Harplinge).