Runn
The archipelago lake Runn is teeming with activities both summer and winter.
Legend says that Lake Runn has as many islands as there are days in a year. This might be a bit of an exaggeration, but Runn is what you call an archipelago lake with many islands, islets, rocks, and beaches. The largest and most famous islands in the northern part of the lake are Hjärtklack, Hellmansö, Dejstolen, Koholmen, and Orrholmen.
Runn is Dalarna's second-largest lake, covering 65 square kilometers, and is known for its bustling boating life and excellent fishing. The Runn area also includes the large bays of Liljan, Ösjön, and Vikasjön.
SJÖSIDAN FALUN
Take the boat here, we have several guest docks. Eat well, paddle SUP, kayak, swim, fish, and enjoy.
Swimming in Runn
The beach at Sjösidan Falun is nice and well-suited for the whole family. Around the lake, there are also a large number of other beaches, such as Roxnäs Udde, Vikastrand, or Uvbergsviken.
Boating on Runn
With approximately 3,000 boats and about ten boat clubs, Runn is a bustling lake. Paddlers, sailors, water skiers, windsurfers, jet skiers, and pleasure seekers all share the water and the shores. The latest addition to the boat docks and clubs is the newly formed "Sjösidan Brygga," which will offer around 80 boat docks at Sjösidan in several stages.
Fishing in Runn
Runn offers great fishing where you can catch pike, perch, burbot, and whitefish. In winter, the lake is perfect for ice fishing.
Note: You must have a fishing permit to fish in Runn. Free fishing for children and youth up to 15 years old.
Fishing Rules in Runn
Pike over 80 cm must be released back into the water. Max 5 pikes under 80 cm per fishing trip/day.
Zander under 50 cm and over 70 cm must be released back into the water.
Max 2 zanders between 50 and 70 cm per fishing trip/day.
Zander fishing ban during the last two weeks of May and the first two weeks of June.
Crayfish fishing is prohibited!
Contact the Fishing Management Association (FVOF) for more information.
Rules for trolling fishing (extra cost). Max 6 rods per boat are allowed; otherwise, the same rules as above apply.
Cycling around Runn
Cycling around Runn is a beautiful tour of about 55 km. The Runn around cycle path is just the right length for a day trip. The route contains no steep hills and is generally perceived as easy to cycle from a topographical perspective. You ride from Sjösidan Falun through both Falun and Borlänge.
The varied terrain consists of lake landscapes, open fields, and beautiful forests.
On the Naturkartan website, you can find a map of the route with more detailed information.
Winter Lake Runn
Lake Runn is a classic ice for long-distance skating. Here, several tracks are plowed throughout the season, and you can join guided tours and technique courses. Competitions with both local and international participants are also held.
Why not join a magical moonlight tour or try ice sailing?
The skating season usually runs from January to March, but as it is natural ice, it is, of course, weather-dependent.
Runn-IS is a non-profit organization that works to promote outdoor life on Lake Runn and adjacent lake systems in winter. They ensure that long-distance skating tracks are plowed and support other winter activities. You can find information about them at the link below.
Waterways on Runn
During the Swedish Empire in the 1600s, Kopparberget was responsible for two-thirds of the entire Western world's copper production. Falun developed as a trading post near the mine. The waterways in Falun were one of Sweden's largest shipping ports in tonnage in the 1600s and 1700s. The massive amounts of raw copper exported from here were loaded onto barges at Kopparvågen in Falun and shipped with larger sailing ships over Runn. The famous shipbuilder Fredric af Chapman designed a two-masted copper schooner in 1800 that sailed on Runn. The schooner, which had Falun as its home port, was 27 meters long and 3 meters wide. There are records of several ships that ran aground or capsized on Runn. Some wrecks have been identified, including in Vikasjön.
Steam Boat Lake Runn
About 10 years ago, Runn was known as Sweden's most steam boat-dense lake. This history began in the mid-1800s when the paddle steamer Fahlun was launched. Fahlun was built as a paddle steamer, she was 27 meters long and probably the longest boat that has navigated our waters. The owner was E.G Floding, a treasury cashier. Floding acquired another paddle steamer in 1860 named Engelbrekt.
By 1870, Engelbrekt had already been scrapped, and Floding acquired another steamboat for passenger traffic, "Sylfid," which was a very beautiful propeller steamer. Sylfid sailed on Runn for 21 years. But the flagship of them all was Najad, which could carry 200 passengers and twelve cows. She operated on Runn between 1875 and 1917.
Even into the 1960s, you could take pleasure trips on Lake Runn with the boat, which had changed owners twice by then.
Slussbruden
Today, you can join the boat Slussbruden on shrimp cruises several times a week. Slussbruden was built in 1964 in Germany at the request of the German Federal Railway for archipelago traffic. After a few years in Germany, she was bought by a Dutch shipping company and operated there for some years before coming to Sweden and having Simrishamn as her home port, named Vitaskär.
In 2001, Rederi AB Runn bought Vitaskär, and she was renamed Slussbruden. Slussbruden is the largest boat by volume that has navigated Runn. She has a draft of 1.20 m and is therefore perfect for traffic in Lake Runn, which is a relatively shallow lake. Her length from bow to stern is 20.94 m, and her width is 5.21 m. Slussbruden can carry 95 passengers onboard, and there are seats for up to 72 people inside the boat.
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