Vesel

Winter guide

Arvid Lund

Arvid only walks in winter. When the snow comes down he opens the Snow Line, a short loop through the pines where every animal that passed in the night has left its name, and he reads them out to you like a guest book.

09:00 The snow gate
09:50 White hall
10:40 The frozen creek
11:30 Track crossing
13:00 Back to the road

4 h

on snow

8 km

loop

2 to 6

people

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About Arvid
Snow is the only page the forest writes on. Arvid just reads it out loud.
Arvid Lund, Winter guide
Arvid Lund's emblem, a hand drawn line mark
Where he came from
Arvid trained as a tracker in the north and came south for the beech woods. He lasted one summer before he admitted he only really liked this place under snow.
How he guides
He walks ahead, stops at every track and lets the group catch up before he says anything. Most people guess wrong the first three times and right for the rest of the walk.
A walk with him
Four hours, gentle, cold at the edges. Snowshoes are at the gate. Bring gloves you can take off quickly; the tracks are worth touching.

The line, stop by stop.

09:00 The snow gate
09:50 White hall
10:40 The frozen creek
11:30 Track crossing
13:00 Back to the road
09:00 The snow gate
09:50 White hall
10:40 The frozen creek
11:30 Track crossing
13:00 Back to the road
The snow gate on the Snow Line, around 09:00
Trailhead09:00
The snow gate
Snowshoes on, gaiters tight. Arvid walks the first hundred metres alone to see who came by in the night.
White hall on the Snow Line, around 09:50
Viewpoint09:50
White hall
The pines close over the path and everything goes quiet. Snow falls off the branches in slow, soft drops.
The frozen creek on the Snow Line, around 10:40
Water10:40
The frozen creek
The creek runs under the ice; you can hear it. Tea from the flask on the stone bench.
Track crossing on the Snow Line, around 11:30
Rest11:30
Track crossing
Where four trails meet in the snow: hare, fox, deer and one that Arvid will not name until you guess.
Back to the road on the Snow Line, around 13:00
The end13:00
Back to the road
Out of the trees into the low winter sun, the loop closed before the cold comes back.
The snow gate on the Snow Line, around 09:00
Trailhead09:00
The snow gate
Snowshoes on, gaiters tight. Arvid walks the first hundred metres alone to see who came by in the night.
White hall on the Snow Line, around 09:50
Viewpoint09:50
White hall
The pines close over the path and everything goes quiet. Snow falls off the branches in slow, soft drops.
The frozen creek on the Snow Line, around 10:40
Water10:40
The frozen creek
The creek runs under the ice; you can hear it. Tea from the flask on the stone bench.
Track crossing on the Snow Line, around 11:30
Rest11:30
Track crossing
Where four trails meet in the snow: hare, fox, deer and one that Arvid will not name until you guess.
Back to the road on the Snow Line, around 13:00
The end13:00
Back to the road
Out of the trees into the low winter sun, the loop closed before the cold comes back.

Every stop on the line.

The same marks you see on the map, in the order you will walk them.

The same marks you see on the map, in the order you will walk them.

The snow gate on the Snow Line, around 09:00

start

09:00

The snow gate

Snowshoes on, gaiters tight. Arvid walks the first hundred metres alone to see who came by in the night.

White hall on the Snow Line, around 09:50

view

09:50

White hall

The pines close over the path and everything goes quiet. Snow falls off the branches in slow, soft drops.

The frozen creek on the Snow Line, around 10:40

water

10:40

The frozen creek

The creek runs under the ice; you can hear it. Tea from the flask on the stone bench.

Track crossing on the Snow Line, around 11:30

rest

11:30

Track crossing

Where four trails meet in the snow: hare, fox, deer and one that Arvid will not name until you guess.

Back to the road on the Snow Line, around 13:00

finish

13:00

Back to the road

Out of the trees into the low winter sun, the loop closed before the cold comes back.

Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Wild boar
Snow Line 09:10
Wild boar
The snow turned over under the oaks where a sounder dug for acorns in the night. Arvid can tell you how many.
Most walks
Red fox
Snow Line 09:40
Red fox
A straight line of prints across the hall, each paw in the last one. Arvid calls it the neat walker.
Most walks
Roe deer
Snow Line 10:20
Roe deer
Bedded down under the low pines, the snow melted in an oval where they slept.
Most walks
Wolf
Snow Line 11:30
Grey wolf
One set of large tracks at the crossing, twice a winter. Never closer than that.
Rare
Tawny owl
Snow Line 12:40
Tawny owl
Calling in daylight when it is very cold. Nobody knows why.
Some walks
Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Wild boar
Snow Line 09:10
Wild boar
The snow turned over under the oaks where a sounder dug for acorns in the night. Arvid can tell you how many.
Most walks
Red fox
Snow Line 09:40
Red fox
A straight line of prints across the hall, each paw in the last one. Arvid calls it the neat walker.
Most walks
Roe deer
Snow Line 10:20
Roe deer
Bedded down under the low pines, the snow melted in an oval where they slept.
Most walks
Wolf
Snow Line 11:30
Grey wolf
One set of large tracks at the crossing, twice a winter. Never closer than that.
Rare
Tawny owl
Snow Line 12:40
Tawny owl
Calling in daylight when it is very cold. Nobody knows why.
Some walks
Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Wild boar
Snow Line 09:10
Wild boar
The snow turned over under the oaks where a sounder dug for acorns in the night. Arvid can tell you how many.
Most walks
Red fox
Snow Line 09:40
Red fox
A straight line of prints across the hall, each paw in the last one. Arvid calls it the neat walker.
Most walks
Roe deer
Snow Line 10:20
Roe deer
Bedded down under the low pines, the snow melted in an oval where they slept.
Most walks
Wolf
Snow Line 11:30
Grey wolf
One set of large tracks at the crossing, twice a winter. Never closer than that.
Rare
Tawny owl
Snow Line 12:40
Tawny owl
Calling in daylight when it is very cold. Nobody knows why.
Some walks

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