Mem Lock – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Mems slott

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Mem Lock – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Mems slott

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Mem Lock – Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal) loop from Mems slott

01:09

12.7km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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174 m

Mem Lock

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The lock was built in 1831/32 as the last lock on the canal. Here the Göta Canal was inaugurated on September 26, 1832 in the presence of King Karl XIV …

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347 m

View of Kanalmagasinet

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Very nice place that invites you to take a break

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752 m

Nice and easy gravel section

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This section offers a magnificent stretch of gravel—very open, wide, and covered with small, compact gravel. It's pure bliss for gravel enthusiasts. It squeaks and rolls along fast!

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3.63 km

Göta Canal Path

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Quite a spectacle during July with all boats...

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5.88 km

Lock Keeper Sculpture

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The sculpture in Söderköping depicts a canal worker in the act of opening or closing one of the heavy wooden lock gates, honoring the human effort behind the canal’s operation. …

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5.91 km

Smultronstället Ice Cream Restaurant

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Unfortunately, the pictures show different ice cream parlors that are almost next to each other on the promenade. But it should mean the ice cream café with the numerous tables …

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5.97 km

Söderköping Lock (Göta Canal)

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The Södlerköping Lock spans over the Göta canal and was built in 1847. However, the lock you see today is not the original one that dates back to 1832. It …

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6.50 km

Söderköping Old Town on the Göta Canal

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Nice little town with many restaurants on the Göta Canal.

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12.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

4.64 km

2.47 km

356 m

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

494 m

413 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Saturday 7 November

4°C

-1°C

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Comments

September 5, 2024,🇸🇪Schweden: WW14: Söderköping nach Mem

A beautiful tour with memories of our Göta Canal 🚲 tour in July.
Today, the restaurant in Mem, where we stayed in July, was also open... for a ☕️ break, of course. 🥲😍
Afterwards, we had an ice cream in Söderköping.🍨
That was a must at 26 degrees.😄

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