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View of Uppsala Cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral loop from Uppsala

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Uppsala

View of Uppsala Cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral loop from Uppsala

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View of Uppsala Cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral loop from Uppsala

01:21

5.26km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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1.68 km

View of Uppsala Cathedral

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view of the impressive Domkyrka!

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1.71 km

Jernbron (Järnbron) is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over the Fyrisån in central Uppsala. It was formerly located at the current Sankt Olofsgatan, then Järnbrogatan, but now connects Sankt Johannesgatan and Linnégatan. The bridge is the work of the architect Georg Theodor Chiewitz and was inaugurated in 1848.

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1.74 km

Alfvénsalen (YMCA Castle), Uppsala

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The YMCA Castle ("Borgen") is a 1911 building by Fyrisån and Jernbron in the Fjärdingen district in central Uppsala. In the building is the Alfvénsalen concert hall, named after the composer Hugo Alfvén, long-time music director at Uppsala University and director of the Orphei Drängar men's choir.

The YMCA Castle is a four-story stone house with a tile roof. One part of the house consists of living space and some office space, the other part of the house is rented out to various companies and cultural activities, including a recording studio. The best known is the Alfvénsalen's house on the second floor, Orphei Drängar's concert hall, with space for around 250 people. Source: Wikipedia

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2.06 km

Gustavianum – Uppsala University Museum

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The Gustavianum is the oldest surviving building of Uppsala University. It has housed the University Museum since 1997. After a five-year renovation, it reopened on June 24, 2024. Construction of this new, larger building, intended to supplement the teaching facilities of the Academia Carolina, began in 1622. It contained lecture halls, a printing press, a student dining room, student dormitories, and later, a library. With the demolition of the old Academia Carolina in 1778, the Gustavianum became the university's main building until the new university building was constructed in 1887.

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2.29 km

Uppsala Cathedral

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The Gothic Uppsala Cathedral (Uppsala Domkyrka), consecrated in 1435, is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Uppsala, the parish church of the Uppsala Cathedral parish, and a national shrine of the Church of Sweden. It houses the relics of Sweden's national saint, Saint Erik, and a relic of Saint Bridget. The church is traditionally the coronation and burial church for Swedish kings and queens.

Following a fire in the former cathedral (in Gamla Uppsala), the Pope granted permission in 1258 to move the bishopric to present-day Uppsala (then Östra Aros). The move to Domberget took place in 1273. Initially, the existing Saint Erik Chapel was used for services while French builders, under the direction of Etienne de Bonneuil, began constructing a new cathedral. The construction would continue for over a century and a half.

The cathedral's towers are the tallest church towers in Scandinavia, reaching 118.7 meters. The most powerful of its five church bells, called Storan, weighs 7,360 kilograms, making it Sweden's largest church bell. The Church of Sweden estimates that around half a million people visit Uppsala Cathedral each year.

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2.68 km

Helga Trefaldighets Church

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The Church of the Holy Trinity (Helga Trefaldigets kyrka), immediately south of the cathedral, is probably the third church building on this site. The oldest part is the sacristy, which was added to an older wooden church at the end of the 13th century. In the 14th century, the present three-aisled basilica was built, with the lower part constructed of grey stone and the upper part of brick. At the end of the Middle Ages, perhaps in the 15th century, the sturdy but short church tower was erected. On the south side of the tower is an elaborately restored medieval sundial, which displays Swedish Standard Time (winter time). The rectory next to the church is a converted medieval tithe barn.

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3.16 km

Saluhallen Uppsala

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The Saluhallen, designed in 1907 by architect Ture Stenberg in the National Romantic style and inaugurated in 1909, is one of Sweden's oldest surviving market halls. Stenberg gave the building a basilica-like form with three naves and a semicircular apse to the east facing the Fyrisån river. This, along with its original purpose, likely explains the local nickname: "Meat Basilica." The market hall was intended to allow meat vendors to offer their wares not outdoors in the square, but in a sheltered hall with improved hygiene. The wooden roof structure caught fire and collapsed on May 9, 2002; only the outer walls survived. The hall was rebuilt in a slightly simplified form in 2003 and 2004. The building houses six shops and three restaurants.

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3.82 km

Linnaeus Garden

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Originally planted by the medical professor Olaus Rudbeck in 1655, the garden was owned and re-arranged by Carl Linnaeus starting from 1741. The garden houses many of the plants researched in his lifetime. The former residence of Carl Linnaeus adjacent to the garden is nowadays used as Linnaeus Museum (Linnémuséet). Tickets for the museum and the garden can be purchased on site, however since the garden closes after the museum, it is possible to visit the garden for free in the evening.

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5.26 km

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Bus stop

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2.86 km

1.55 km

645 m

185 m

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2.93 km

2.00 km

140 m

< 100 m

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View of Uppsala Cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral loop from Uppsala

View of Uppsala Cathedral

Jernbron (The Iron Bridge)

Alfvénsalen (YMCA Castle), Uppsala

Gustavianum – Uppsala University Museum

Uppsala Cathedral

Helga Trefaldighets Church

Saluhallen Uppsala

Linnaeus Garden

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