Uttran – Lake, Nature and Special Excursions

Uttran is a destination for anyone who enjoys spending their days between water, nature and special experiences. In summer, residents of Salem and Botkyrka use Lake Uttran for paddling. In winter, those same residents use it for ice skating. This change alone makes it clear that planning can focus on different activities depending on the season.

Lake, Island and Nature Reserve

The Ensta ö Nature Reserve offers a striking landscape experience. It includes Ensta ö in Lake Uttran as well as an area on the mainland immediately east of the island. This means that the island and mainland form part of a clearly defined natural area that can be included as a separate focus in your travel planning. Uttran and Utterkalven also formed within the same rift valley or fault structure. This geological connection is part of the landscape’s distinctive character.

The Ensta ö Nature Reserve has cliffs where you can go ashore, swim and enjoy a meal you have brought with you. Anyone who wants to combine a day by the water with more than just a sporting activity will also find space here for a break and a meal prepared themselves. For families, this can make for a varied day out without every activity having to follow the same rhythm.

Swimming, Exercise and Specific Excursion Destinations

Möllebadet has jetties, a bathing ramp, a kiosk, changing rooms, toilets, a small diving tower, a barbecue area, parking spaces and a beach volleyball court. The range of facilities mentioned makes this an independent option for a day of swimming. Depending on how you want to structure your day, you can combine swimming, a meal at the barbecue area and exercise on the beach volleyball court.

Rödstu Hage also adds a sporting option to the selection. It has four synthetic lanes on a 360-metre circuit, a water obstacle and six straight lanes. The different lanes and the water obstacle provide a distinct contrast to the activities by the lake. This allows you to alternate in your planning between water experiences, nature and another form of exercise.

Tradition and Seasonal Planning

Uttran’s character also includes the traditional Valborg celebration with a bonfire, singing and fireworks. It is held every year. If you would like to experience this tradition, the specific date should be part of your travel planning. When choosing a holiday apartment in Uttran, it may therefore be useful to first decide whether you want to focus on summer paddling, winter ice skating, swimming, nature experiences or an event.

You can then choose accommodation to suit your personal daily schedule and the places you plan to visit during your stay. Uttran is particularly suitable for a trip where it is not just a single item on the itinerary that matters, but the variety offered by the lake, nature reserve, bathing facilities, sporting opportunities and regional tradition.

Discover More Places

If you would like to get to know more places besides Uttran, you can also visit Bromma, Arsta, Spånga, Skarpnäck, Sköndal, Rönninge, Svartsjö and Bandhagen.

For the overarching travel overview: Stockholm.