Discover Brottby: Trails, Churches and Historical Traces

Brottby can be explored via an approximately 1.1-kilometre circular trail, longer hiking routes and historic churches. This creates an interesting combination of activity, local history and special details along the paths for planning your trip.

Paths for Shorter and Longer Days

Brottbystigen is an approximately 1.1-kilometre triangular loop along the watercourse in Brottby. The trail connects the existing cycle path along the old Norrtäljevägen with the grass path through the burial ground to Kvarnbacken, forming a loop. Brottbystigen also passes the historic site of Garns Bro. This allows you to combine a manageable circular trail with a historical connection.

Those planning a longer hike can consider stage 3 of the Roslagsleden from Örsta to Lövhagen. It is 16 kilometres long. At the bridge near Brottby, the Roslagsleden crosses the Långhundraleden. This was a Viking Age waterway between Uppsala and the Baltic Sea. For a trip with different daily itineraries, Brottby therefore offers both a short circular trail and a considerably longer hiking stage. There is also a mountain bike trail at Össeby IP, which you can include when planning a more active day.

Churches and Historic Buildings

The churches also tell the story of the area. Össeby Church was probably consecrated at the end of the 14th century. Össeby-Garns kyrka is a Romanesque stone church from the 13th century. It has preserved its medieval ground plan and medieval form, which are typical of rural churches in Uppland. The building is made of natural stone; the surrounds and the decorative masonry in the eastern gable contain brick.

The church ruin at Össeby near Brottby gård is also part of the area’s historical context. It is the remains of Vallentuna’s ninth medieval church and its ninth medieval parish. Today, the church ruin is mainly used for summer services and weddings. Those interested in church architecture, regional history and preserved medieval forms will find several different points of interest in Brottby, without every stop having the same character.

Further Traces by the Water and in the Area

Klockarborg consists of two 19th-century houses on Garnsviken in Brottby. The windmill has also been preserved in Brottby at its original location. The Vallentuna school museum offers another insight into the area’s history. It is located in the former school building of Össeby-Garn, which was used as a school from 1887 to 1965.

A construction project for a pedestrian and cycle path in Brottby and Össeby-Garn is also relevant for current orientation in the area. It is intended to improve safe access to bus stops and other destinations for pedestrians and cyclists. The planning status remains part of the information and should not be equated with a path that has already been completed.

Choose Your Accommodation Based on Your Travel Plans

When searching for a holiday apartment in Brottby, you can orient yourself according to your preferred daily rhythm. For a shorter loop, Brottbystigen provides a clearly defined point of reference, while the 16-kilometre Roslagsleden stage requires a different kind of daily planning. If historical topics are the main focus, churches, the ruin, Klockarborg, the windmill and the museum can be considered as different focal points. This allows you to choose your accommodation to suit the experiences that interest you most during your stay.

You can find another page for trip planning at Vallentuna.

To the higher-level travel overview: Vallentuna.