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Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal – Göta Canal loop from Berg

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Sweden

Östergötland

Linköping

Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal – Göta Canal loop from Berg

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4.7

(18)

106

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Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal – Göta Canal loop from Berg

01:39

18.0km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 97 m for 14 m

After 14.8 km for 23 m

After 17.9 km for 14 m

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103 m

Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal

Highlight • Monument

Bergs Slussar is the Göta Canal's largest flight of locks and one of Sweden's most famous engineering structures. The imposing lock system, almost a kilometer long, is a well-visited attraction in the small town of Berg am See Roxen, around 10 kilometers north of Linköping.

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Carl Johans Locks, Berg, Göta Canal

Highlight • Structure

Where the Göta Canal joins the lake on the west bank of the Roxen is the lowest point of the Bergs Slussar lock staircase, which consists of eleven steps. It begins shortly after the mouth of the canal with the imposing Carl Johans lock, which consists of a total of seven lock chambers connected directly behind one another and overcomes a height difference of 18.9 meters.

On the mountain side behind this lock staircase is a very large harbor basin, which is used as Berg's boat harbor and as a waiting area for the boats and ships waiting for the lock, but primarily serves as a water reservoir for the seven-step lock staircase.

At the opposite exit of the harbor basin is Oscar's lock, a double lock with which 4.8 meters of altitude can be overcome. After another, much smaller port basin, the last thing to come is the Karl Ludvig Eugen lock, another double lock with which the last 4.8 meters of height difference can be overcome.

Immediately by the locks there is a snack bar as well as a restaurant with a café and a beautifully designed adventure golf course. At the latest, the large car park with numerous motorhome parking spaces shows that Bergs Slussar is a very popular national excursion destination. In the immediate vicinity of the locks are the beautiful Bergsbaden bathing beach and the ruins of Vreta Kloster, Sweden's oldest monastery complex.

guidebook-sweden.com/de/reisefuehrer/reiseziel/bergs-slussar-schleusentreppe-goeta-kanal-berg

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3.75 km

Göta Canal

Highlight • Structure

Bumped into the Göta Canal more or less by chance on our bike tour through Sweden and cycled along the shore for two days. There are 58 locks, 50 bridges, two trough bridges and five lakes on the canal. A recommendation is definitely to go along the canal at dusk, great atmosphere!

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8.97 km

Kanalvägen at Göta Canal

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Kanalvägen on the Göta Canal is one of Sweden's most popular holiday destinations. Here you can experience a lot of history, locks, boats and breathtaking landscapes.

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9.22 km

Ljungs Västra Bro

Highlight • Bridge

11.9 km

Rest Area by the Göta Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice rest area right on the canal with a fireplace (and probably a toilet block during the high season. This was closed at the end of August)

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12.9 km

Göta Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Beautiful route along the Göta Canal. Ideal for cycling in peace and quiet, far away from cars!

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17.8 km

Göta Canal Monument

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Monument to the construction of the Göta Canal

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18.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

160 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.2 km

480 m

248 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

22°C

8°C

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Comments

June 20, 2023,Fahrradtour am Göta-Kanal

After 5 years e-bike again a normal bike. Felt without brakes 😄. Luckily it was at the canal.
It's a very nice track. Eventually the complete Göta Canal cycle path. But then with your own bike.

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Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal – Göta Canal loop from Berg

Bergs Slussar, Göta Canal

Carl Johans Locks, Berg, Göta Canal

Göta Canal

Kanalvägen at Göta Canal

Ljungs Västra Bro

Rest Area by the Göta Canal

Göta Canal

Göta Canal Monument

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