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Nordisk Fjällbyrå
Climb with experienced instructors and get closer to the nature around Gothenburg.
Göteborg
Outdoor things to do in Gothenburgpage 5
129 places in Gothenburg for fresh air, water and walking. Updated November 2026.
Outdoor things to do in Gothenburg, page 5
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Padel Arena Frihamnen
The reason to go is the chance to play padel outdoors overlooking Gothenburg’s harbour entrance, with indoor courts at the same venue.
Göteborg
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Pilgrimsleden Göta Älv
Walk through the Göta Älv valley, where the route links traces of human history across more than 7,000 years.
Göteborg
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Plums Kayak Center
Take a guided tour along the Vallgraven canal to see Gothenburg from the water.
Göteborg
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Poseidon
Go for the view from the art museum’s stairs, with Poseidon in the foreground and the avenue running down through the city.
Göteborg
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Rentbike
Rent a bike for exploring Gothenburg, Hönö or the Kattegattleden route towards Helsingborg.
Göteborg
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Rya Skog
Walk through an alder-forest wetland in Gothenburg, with a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk to a meadow.
Göteborg
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Saltholmen
Go to Saltholmen to catch a ferry to Gothenburg’s car-free southern archipelago.
Göteborg
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Sense in nature
Go to experience forest bathing as a slow, two-to-three-kilometre walk.
Göteborg
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Ship O’Hoi
Use the platform to arrange a boat trip and see Gothenburg’s coastline, archipelago and surrounding waters from the sea.
Göteborg
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Sisjö golf club
Play nine holes or practise several parts of your golf game at one site.
Göteborg
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Skatås evenemangsplats
It brings summer events and exercise tracks around the Delsjö area’s nature reserve together in one place.
Göteborg
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Skatås sports and recreation centre
The centre offers several ways to exercise outdoors in the Delsjön area, from short illuminated runs to longer trails.
Göteborg
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Slottsskogen Discgolf
The two courses let beginners and more experienced players choose different levels of challenge in the same setting.
Göteborg
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Stadsmysterium Göteborg
It gives you a way to explore the city centre while solving a mystery about a missing pop star.
Göteborg
How this list is made
Ranked by the Herald score: recognition (guides, heritage, visitor numbers, the tourism boards), interest from abroad (English Wikipedia), what Sweden Herald readers rate and read, how recently the facts were checked, and the editors. Nothing a place pays changes its place in the list.
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Updated 8 November 2026
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