Store Mosse National Park is located in three Småland municipalities: Värnamo, Gnosjö and Vaggeryd. Both our hostels are located inside the national park. Svänö is located in the northern part and the other (Lövö) in the southern part. This is how you get to Svänö.
If you come by car, bicycle or motorbike
To Svänö you can drive almost all the way to the house. From road 152 take the exit at Uppebo, pass Stråkeved, then turn towards Häradsö and keep to the right when the road splits towards S .Svänö. The last bit is a narrow gravel road out over the bog.
Park in the designated parking lot, which is to the right of the first gate, 200 meters before the house. Resident guests may drive up to the gate to unload packing, but then need to park the car in designated parking.
Do you use public transport (bus/train)?
There are good opportunities to travel to us by public transport, for example by train. Suitable stations for getting off are Värnamo or Gnosjö for further travel by bus.
Fun, flexible and climate-smart to take public transport to Store Mosse hostel
Bus
Jönköping county traffic services the route between Värnamo and Gnosjö with bus 242. The ”Store Mosse national park” bus stop is just outside the Naturum car park. For information about the bus, call +46(0)771 444 333 or click on the link.
Bus timetable line 242 (Länstrafiken Jönköping website)
As there are not frequent trips around the clock between the train stations and the bus stop outside Naturum, you may need to be picked up and driven to the hostel. In that case, it is fine to pre-book this with us on phone +46-(0)72 227 78 22 or e-mail info@vandramedandre.se and we will pick you up for a small cost. ATTENTION! Collection must be booked at least two days in advance.
If you book in advance, we can shuttle you from the train station out to the hostel.
Do you want to hike out to us?
If you follow the trail around Kävsjö (14 km in total), you will pass Svänö hostel. You can start your hike at the church in Kävsjö or at Naturum, which is located along road 151. The bus stop is right outside the Naturum parking lot.