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Borensberg Manual Lock – The Motala Ström in Borensberg loop from Godegård

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Sweden

Östergötland

Motala

Borensberg Manual Lock – The Motala Ström in Borensberg loop from Godegård

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Borensberg Manual Lock – The Motala Ström in Borensberg loop from Godegård

05:05

85.8km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 1, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 27.7 km for 12 m

After 48.8 km for 22 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.4 km

Bona Garden Café & Pottery Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Really nice place to have a coffee and something to eat during a bike trip

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27.6 km

Borenshult Locks

Highlight • Monument

In May, there doesn't seem to be much going on. We were lucky that a ship wanted to bridge the 15m difference in height with the five locks. The wait was worth it!

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28.6 km

Lokverkstan Locomotive Museum

Highlight • Monument

48.7 km

Börslycke Gård Ice Cream Café

Highlight • Cafe

Homemade ice cream with local products.
Very generous portions. The shop also sells jams, marmalades, caramel candies, and souvenirs.

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49.2 km

Lusthus Borensberg

Highlight • Structure

49.5 km

Göta Hotel

Highlight • Monument

Small, family-run hotel directly on the Kanala from around the beginning of the 20th century. Lovingly furnished, you can hear the fact that it is a wooden building from around …

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49.5 km

Borensberg Manual Lock

Highlight • Monument

In summer, thousands of boats pass through the locks of the Göta Canal. Here you can experience the spectacle, when enormous volumes of water flow into one of the 58 …

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49.7 km

The Motala Ström in Borensberg

Highlight • River

In Borensberg, the Göta Canal meets the Motala Ström, creating a picturesque setting where water and history intertwine. This is one of the few sections of the canal without a …

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85.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.9 km

6.09 km

2.62 km

1.07 km

223 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

83.4 km

1.96 km

313 m

129 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

19°C

9°C

0 %

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Bona Garden Café & Pottery Shop

Borenshult Locks

Lokverkstan Locomotive Museum

Börslycke Gård Ice Cream Café

Lusthus Borensberg

Göta Hotel

Borensberg Manual Lock

The Motala Ström in Borensberg

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