Travel Reference
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1655 - the oldest along the Bothnian Coast. There are also some great secluded spots for
bathing, reachable by the walking paths that run through the woods; just pick your own
flat rock by the water or else head to the sandy cove at Björnviken, on the eastern side of
the island. You can walk around the whole of Trysunda in an hour or two, but overnight
stays are available at
Trysunda Gästhamn
( 0660-430 38; s/d Skr270/550; May-Sep)
, a
guesthouse consisting of a red waterfront building with super-compact doubles and guest
kitchen. If you don't feel like cooking up a storm, you can purchase some smoked fish at
the village shop, which also stocks free maps of the island.
Getting There & Around
BUS
You can reach most departure points for boats by public transport. Buses are infrequent on
weekends. Länstrafiken Västerbotten buses 10 and 100 (at least six daily) run between
Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik, stopping at Ullånger, Docksta and Bjästa. From Örnskölds-
vik, bus 421 runs to Köpmanholmen via Bjästa (Skr 59, 40 minutes, up to nine daily). The
villages of Bönhamn and Barsta are not reachable by public transport.
BOAT
M/S Ronja
FERRY
(
www.hkship.se
; one way/return Skr100/150)
Ferry to Högbonden departs Barsta between late June and mid-August at 9.30am,
11.30am, 2.30pm and 5.30pm daily, returning at 10.15pm, 12.15pm. 3.15pm and 6.15pm,
while the Bönhamn-Högbonden service runs at 10am, noon, 3pm and 6pm, returning at
9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm and 5.30pm. There are reduced services from Barsta from early
May to late June and from mid-August to early October.
MF Ulvön & MF Minerva
FERRY
( 070-651 92 65;
www.ornskolvikshamn.se
; return adult/6-19yr Skr150/90)
Between mid-June and mid-August, ferries leave Köpmanholmen for Ulvöhamn (adult/six
to 19 years Skr150/90 return, 1½ hours, six daily), three of them stopping at Trysunda
(adult/six to 19 years Skr120/80, 30 minutes). From late May to mid-June and mid-August
