Mountain hikers have become better at spreading out this summer and more people are choosing to hike during the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the notorious and damaged Blanktj\u00e4rn in the V\u00e5l\u00e5dalen Nature Reserve in V\u00e4stj\u00e4mtland, for example, the number of visitors was halved this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, more hikers are coming during weekdays now in September, previously the pressure has been on the weekends, according to the Swedish Tourist Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This pandemic summer is also breaking visitor records in the mountains and more visitors mean increased wear and tear on the ground, but this year hikers have become better at finding new places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The media attention this spring has meant that we have actually had a halving of the number of visitors, as it looks over the summer months, says Wictoria Wadman, nature conservation officer at the J\u00e4mtland County Administrative Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does this mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 It means a lot to nature, it has had another rest period in terms of wear and tear, both at Blanktj\u00e4rn but also, above all, along the trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that mountain hikers have become better at spreading out is also noticeable in the Swedish Tourist Association's (STF) bookings, where there has now been an increase in previously less visited places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 It's great that everyone wants to discover something new but also takes responsibility for the fact that we can't be in the same place at the same time, says press manager Jenny Engstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another trend that STF sees in its bookings is that the summer season has been extended so that it is not concentrated in July, as in previous years, but has spread out during the autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Even now as we enter September, there are many hikers out on weekdays and not just on weekends, and that makes us all feel good, both nature and the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Blanktj\u00e4rn in V\u00e5l\u00e5dalen, the county administrative board introduced a ban on entry around the lake two years ago, and last summer several people who stepped over the barriers were fined. There are also positive changes this year, with no violations reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ahead of next season<\/strong> New reserve regulations will be developed for the entire V\u00e5l\u00e5dalen nature reserve, with hiking trails that attract hikers and mountain bikers from all over Sweden, and this may mean further restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 We have the possibility with regulations to restrict the right of access and what it is, and who it is and what activities will be affected, we cannot comment on now, says Wictoria Wadman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: sverigesradio.se<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fj\u00e4llvandrarna blivit b\u00e4ttre p\u00e5 att sprida ut sig den h\u00e4r sommaren och fler v\u00e4ljer att vandra under h\u00f6sten. Vid uppm\u00e4rksammade och skadade Blanktj\u00e4rn i V\u00e5l\u00e5dalens naturreservat i V\u00e4stj\u00e4mtland halverades exempelvis bes\u00f6ksantalet den h\u00e4r sommaren. Dessutom kommer fler vandrare under vardagarna nu i september, tidigare har trycket legat p\u00e5 helgerna, enligt Svenska turistf\u00f6reningen. \u00c4ven den h\u00e4r […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[214,117,155],"class_list":["post-238475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-turism","tag-fjall","tag-resa","tag-turism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n