Historical nature
Sala has a lot to offer nature enthusiasts. If you like history as well, it’s just icing on the cake considering that many of the lush natural environments in Sala today came into being due to the former mining operations of the Sala Silver Mine. You can, for example, enjoy the lovely walking path along Gröna Gången, “the green path,” which follows the mine’s huge water system, or soak up both nature and culture at the same time by wandering down the Gruvdammsrundan hiking trail, which runs atop the dam wall of the Helgonmossen bog. There are of course also many other hiking trails through pristine natural environments in Sala.
Right in the middle of Sala’s picturesque city park, you can try your luck at fishing in the Ekeby ponds, which were once used to supply hydropower to Gustav Vasa’s old smelting hut. If you’d like to find out more about this, a guided city walk is offered periodically with interesting facts about how and why the city of Sala came to be. You can also hop on your bike for a self-guided tour of the city on one of the suggested bicycle routes. And if you like mountain biking, you’ve just got to try the seven-kilometer Knektleden MTB trail.