A winter cycling city

Which means that the bike rides on top of the snow.

The pressure in the tyres needs to be really low so that you can get around easily. When riding a fat bike don´t forget to bring a small pump. You will have to adjust the tyre pressure depending on the surface biking on.

If you want to bike on the ice or on a road, normal studded mountain bike tyres will do.

open by local enthusiasts.

Lillsjön/Torvalla

One route starts by Lillsjön´s swimming area, heads up towards Spikbodarna and Torvalla and then loops back to Lillsjön again.

It´s easy to find. Reflectors clearly mark the trail which makes it a cool experience to bike with a head torch. The route is approximately 20 kilometres long. You can park just beyond Jemtbil in Lillsjön and bike from there.

Frösön

You´ll find the other trail over on Frösö island. In a forest area between the campsite and Valla there are a couple of kilomtres of trails that are fine to bike with an ordinary MTB. These trails are also marked with reflectorys. You can continue up towards Sommarhagen and then onwards to Frösö Park Hotel and the Swedish Championship circuit.

It can be a bit tricky to find your way if you don´t know the area.  Ask the local cyclists or look up the route on Strava.

Park either by Videvägenroad to get to the trails in the forest area or by Frösö Park for the Swedish Championship circuit and the trail around that area.

Both trails are suitable for anybody who wants to try winter cycling and those of you that are experienced cyclists.

Here and there they can be somewhat strenuous, but the trails are level and not technically difficult.

Biking on snow-mobile tracks on a fat bike is a great experience.
The tracks are at their best in the morning before the sun has warmed (and softened) the snow. Around Östersund there is a network of snow-mobile tracks that you bike on. If the trails are really hard a mountainbike with studded tyres will do.

You can bike around Brunfloviken using snow-mobile tracks. Take the snow-mobile tracks from Östersund to Brunflo and then onwards to Fugelsta. You will need to switch to roads in places.
The simplest way is to search for snow-mobile tracks on the internet and find some maps.

Singsjön

There are plenty of good roads to bike on with very little traffic. One of the classics is a loop around Lake Singsjön that starts beyond Spikbodarna and passes through Brunflo and Ope. At Singsjön you´ll find a snow-mobile café that is open some weekends during wintertime.

The trail is about 60 kilomtres long.

 Storsjön

On a day when it´s not too windy the ice on Lake Storsjön is a great biking experience. If the snow isn´t too deep you can pretty much bike anywhere on the lake. When the ice-skating trail Medvinden is cleared you can also bike there.

There is a lane along the ice-skating trail that can be used for walking and biking. It also works fine for older children that are used to riding a bike.

A biking tour on Medvinden trail is magical in the warm early spring sun.

You can use your normal training  gear when biking in winter, the clothes you might wear when skiing or running. The main thing is that they are windproof and breathable to allow your excess heat out and keep the wind from coming in. It is important to dress in layers adjust your clothes depending on the temperature.

Think about keeping your hands and feet from getting cold and protecting your cheeks from frost bite. A scarf will keep your neck warm and can be pulled up over your cheeks if it gets cold. Mittens work better than gloves. Roomy shoes with woollen socks keep your feet warm.