Swimming, nature and outdoors in Sigtuna

Swimming

• Sjudargårdsbadet, on the lake west of the centre below Sjudarhöjden. Sandy beach, jetties, benches, barbecue spots, grass, toilets, showers and a kiosk in season. The town's family beach. Bike, bus or car to get there.
• Munkholmsbadet, on Munkholmen south-east of the harbour. Rocks and a jetty, calmer than Sjudargården.
• The bathing jetties along the waterfront in the middle of town. No sand, but nearest.
• Steningebadet and Rosersbergsbadet further out, by the castles. All the municipal beaches: sigtuna.se.
• Sigtuna Fritidscenter, the pool in the middle of town at Rektor Cullbergs väg 10: a 25 by 10 metre pool, children's pool, hot tub and sauna. Lane swimming, aqua aerobics, swimming lessons. The rescue on a rainy day.
• Midgårdsbadet in Märsta has an adventure pool, spa and gym, open every day.

The waterfront and Munkholmen

From the main square you are at the water in two minutes. The jetties, the boat club, the ice cream kiosk, the benches facing the sunset. The waterfront path continues east around Munkholmsviken out to Munkholmen nature reserve, shore forest and meadows at the tip of the peninsula, and west towards St Peter and Sjudargårdsbadet. Along the way: the adventure golf run by Sigtuna IF, the book kiosk, Strandvillan's café.

Rävsta, Hällsboskogen and Steningedalen

• Rävsta nature reserve, 257 hectares between Sigtuna and Märsta, a nature reserve since 1974: wooded hills, pasture with sheep and horses, farmed valleys and shore on Sigtunafjärden. Inside it are a beach, an exercise trail, a ball field and the riding centre, and the Upplandsleden long-distance path runs through. Rävstaleden is an eight-kilometre walk through forest and pasture past burial grounds, the beach and several barbecue spots. Bilberries in July, mushrooms from August.
• Embarsboda, the walkers' cottage in Rävsta at Rävstavägen 170, a little past Lunda riding school. Friluftsfrämjandet Märsta-Sigtuna, the local outdoor association, keeps it open to members and the public on Sundays from 11 to 14, January to May and September to the end of November or December. In autumn 2026 the last Sunday is 29 November. Closed in June, July and August and over Christmas and New Year. Buns, chocolate balls and almond tarts, sausages you grill yourself, coffee, tea and squash. The barbecue spot, with a table built for wheelchairs, is open all year and your own picnic is fine. The cottage was built in 1916 for a cowman who worked at Lunda farm across the road.
• Hällsboskogen, 54 hectares two kilometres north-west of town between Billby and Hällsbo, a nature reserve since 1997. Mostly hundred-year-old pine and spruce, beard lichen and wintergreen, remains of settlement from the Bronze Age, and pygmy owl and hazel grouse for anyone who listens. Mushrooms and berries.
• Hällsbostugan at Prästängsvägen 2 is the base of Sigtuna Orienteringsklubb, the orienteering club, and the way into Hällsboskogen: the Hällsbo track, 2.5 kilometres and floodlit, a terrain track, ski tracks when there is snow, a barbecue spot with a windbreak, and the municipal obstacle course of two kilometres with twelve obstacles. Hällsbostigen runs four kilometres through the forest from here, and the mountain bike loops from Sigtuna Bike Arena are in the same woods. The cottage is open for training, a shower, the sauna and coffee on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 17.30 to 20.
• Steningedalen nature reserve follows the Steninge stream down to the lake by the palace, with footpaths and birdlife. Friluftsfrämjandet arranges walks in the reserves.

On the water

• Kanotklubben Mälarpiraterna rents canoes and kayaks and runs try-out sessions for beginners.
• Kayakomat, unmanned kayak rental by the water, booked on your phone.
• The guest harbour in the middle of town takes visiting boats in summer.
• Free rod fishing on the whole of Lake Mälaren, no licence fee. Pike, perch, zander. More under Nature, fishing and hunting.

Gyms, golf, disc golf, padel

• A gym for the day: SATS at Stora gatan 31 and WE at the end of the street both open at five and sell drop-in sessions. The hotels have discounts for their guests. All the gyms are on Clubs, sport and gyms.
• Sigtuna Golf Club, 18 holes with views over the lake, just north of town on Norra Vibyvägen. Green fees for visitors.
• Disc golf at Harberget, a free course in the woods.
• Padel Sigtuna in town and outdoor courts at Erikssund.
• Sigtuna Tennis Club, four indoor courts and three outdoor at Prästängshallen, bookable by the hour.

Winter

When the ice settles on Sigtunafjärden a track is sometimes ploughed from the harbour, and long-distance skating on Lake Mälaren is big in the region: Friluftsfrämjandet Märsta-Sigtuna leads tours and teaches safety. Never go alone. The bay has currents at the narrows. The municipality grooms ski tracks at Rävsta when the snow allows, and Destination Sigtuna lists sledging hills and barbecue spots.