On the way to Grövelsjön we took a detour to Fulufjället and Njupeskär. Fulufjället is actually a destination in itself with nice hiking trails, but we just stopped for a quickie to see Sweden's highest waterfall Njupeskär, with a drop of 93 metres.
From the car park at Naturum we took the Njupeskär trail, which is about 4 km in total. The way to the waterfall went through a magical forest as if taken from a John Bauer illustration. We felt as if we were walking "Among gnomes and trolls".
During the walk towards Njupeskär, the fall could be seen, and from a distance it didn't look like much, but when we got close we were treated to an impressive sight.
We had also heard that the oldest tree in the world was nearby. On the way back we found what looked like an old scrawny spruce and assumed that we had found the oldest tree in question. The sign also stated that the tree was 900 years old. We were briefly pleased and satisfied with our find but Wikipedia brought us back down to earth. We now know that the world's oldest tree is called Old Tjikko and is about 9550 years old. We missed this attraction but for those who want to visit Fulufjället and see the tree, we recommend for example the here page.
As mentioned in the introduction, Fulufjället also has its own Naturum. Unfortunately it was closed due to Corona but the open architecture allowed us to peek in and it seems to be well worth a visit.
Our impression of Fulufjället is that it is a nice national park both for a short stop as we did, or for a long trip. It is not inconceivable that we will come here again. Then we will not miss the tree!
Read more about Fulufjället at Sweden's national parks.
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