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The bridges of Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen

This blog post is part of the running all bridges of Stockholm-project. Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen are two islands in the city centre. You can enter them from Blasieholmen in the very heart of the city. If you’re running in the area, I think it’s worth running these islands. The scenery is nice, highlights include theContinue reading “The bridges of Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen”

The bridges of Kungsholmen

This blog post is part of the running all bridges of Stockholm-project. Of all islands of Stockholm, Kungholmen is special to me, because I used to live there. Most of the bridge collecting runs started and ended there. Because of this crossing certain bridges e.g. in Södermalm meant quite long, around 20k runs. For aContinue reading “The bridges of Kungsholmen”

The bridges of Södermalm and Reimersholme

This blog post is part of the running all bridges of Stockholm-project. Södermalm Södermalm is a densely populated and tightly built island in the heart of Stockholm. It’s bridge connected to the mainland in the east over the Danvikskanalen canal, in the south in Skanstull and in the southwest to Liljeholmen. For pedestrians (and trains)Continue reading “The bridges of Södermalm and Reimersholme”

The bridges of Långholmen

This blog post is part of the running all bridges of Stockholm-project. Långholmen is a fun little island that sits between urban Kungsholmen and Södermalm. Långholmen has limited housing and is mostly park like environment, it even has two beaches. The inland Långholmen is very hilly. Långholmen offers runners a rare possibility of trail runningContinue reading “The bridges of Långholmen”

The bridges of Djurgården

This blog post is part of the running all bridges of Stockholm-project. Djurgården is the island all the tourists know since it hosts tons of activities and sights such as Gröna Lund, Skansen, Vasamuseet and Junibacken. For a runner living in Östermalm, Gärdet or why not further away too runner, Djurgården is a very goodContinue reading “The bridges of Djurgården”