Stage 26 starts in the small community Krokstrand and continues up over the majestic Löveråsfjället mountain. It rises steeply all the way to the top of Björnerödpiggen, 222 metres above sea level. The highest mountain in Bohuslän offers superb mile-wide views. The best and furthest views are offered those who dare climb up the viewing tower.

This is the highest and most northern point of the Bohusleden Trail. Here, it turns and takes you down the mountain on a south-westerly path. On small roads and paths you will eventually reach Högstad, via the exciting ancient remains in the Jörlov-Masslebergdalen valley.

The fjord reaches Krokstrand, and countless shiploads of paving-stone have left from here. Throughout the times, the fjord has united people on both side of the water. In the past it was often easier to travel across the water or ice, than on the roads. The Norwegian town Halden to the north, and Strömstad, some 20 km to the west, were both within reach. Contact across the border was – and, naturally, still is – frequent.

Björnerödpiggen is the highest mountain in Bohuslän, 222 metres above sea level. This is the highest and northernmost point of the Bohusleden trail. An impressive Bronze Age cairn marks the highest point. Here you will find wind shelter, grill area and a viewing tower. The majestic views stretch for miles into Norway on clear, sunny days.

Here you can join the Kuststigen Trail leading up to the Svinesund Bridge and into Norway.

A short detour from the trail at Massleberg to Jörlov will reveal a large number of ancient remains. People have lived and worked in this area for thousands of years.
At Massleberg you will find a 5 000-year-old grave, a so called passage grave, from the Stone Age. There are also numerous rock carvings from the Bronze Age (1800 BC–500 BC). The largest carving comprises around 160 different motifs. You can see, for example, a man lifting a big boat. This particular subject occurs in many rock carvings in Bohuslän. It is believed to illustrate a happening from a legend of that time.

The rock below the outhouse in Jörlov shows people, boats, deer and cup and ring marks. One of the figures is shown throwing himself headlong in a backwards somersault. These acrobats also occur in many other rock carvings in Bohuslän.