With Pleasure Boat
Max. boat sizes
Length: 24.5 m
Width: 4.5 m
Height: 3.09 m
Depth:1,5 m
Opening times 2010
13-16 May, 22-23 maj & 29-30 May:
09.00-12.00, 13.00-17.00
*5 June-24 June:
Saturday - Sunday: 09.00-12.00, 13.00-17.00
Pre-bookings on weekdays (Closed Mondays)
Midsummer Eve 25 Juni:
9.00-16.00
26 June- 15 August:
09.00-12.00, 13.00-19.00
*17 August-22 August:
Saturday - Sunday: 09.00-12.00, 13.00-17.00
Pre-bookings on weekdays (Closed Mondays)
*28-29 August, 4-5, 11-12 September:
Saturday - Sunday: 09.00-12.00, 13.00-17.00
* Pre-bookings on weekdays (Closed Mondays) no later than a day before..
Fees
Up & back: 1000:-
The return trip serves as a season ticket for unlimited trips with the same skipper and boat.
One way trip: 600:-
Price/lock: 50:-
Season ticket: Brokind Lock: 400:-. Sturefors Lock: 400:-
Canoes: 50:- / lock regardless number of canoes
When visiting the Linköping Guest Harbour or the locks of Tannefors, passing the Nykvarn Lock is free of charge
Locks
- Nykvarn 013-121322
- Tannefors 013-120136
- Hackefors 013-152467
- Hjulsbro 013-159074
- Slattefors 013-159231
- Sturefors 013-523 74
- Hamra 013-520 41
- Hovetorp 013-521 54
- Brokind 013-410 01
Guest harbours
Linköping centrum
Tannefors
Hovetorp
Rimforsa
Horn
Berthing next to locks.
Canoes for hire
Rimforsa camping 0494-204 40
Horns Camping 0494-303 57
Stiftsgården Vårdnäs 013-368500
Nautical chart
Chart over Kinda Canal and lakesystem.
Chart no. 122 Göta Canal
Archipelago chart 622, 625 or Leisure boat chart series C:
Order at Bookia City phone. 013-129900
Marine service
Marinmotor AB
Låsblecksgatan 8
589 41 Linköping
Phone.013-140337, fax 013-142952
Dismasting
Sailboats desiring to travel along the canal must dismast in the sailboat harbour in either Linköping or Gamleby.
Fuel
Available at:
- Braskens Bro, Tannefors Locks
- Brokind Lock (on the jetty)
- Rimforsa Bil & Service
- Bensin & Service, Hycklinge
It is possible to tank from trailer when loaded.
Trailer ramps
There are trailer ramps at the following sites:
- Nykvarnsparken, Linköping, lock operator: 013-12 13 22
- Hovertorp, lock operator: 013-52 154
- Rimforsa guest harbour 0494-20 570
- Hovby 0494-10 521
- Horn 0494-30 357
- Hycklinge 0494-30 123
Fishing
Hand fishing is free between the river Stångå outflow – lake Roxen and the Slattefors Lock (Stångån-Linköping fvo)
Licence fee areas (fvo) and fishing preservation associations (fvf)
Roxen fvo,
Viggeby (fvf), (Järnlunden),
Törnevik-Hulta fvf (Järnlunden),
Södra Ämmern fvo,
Norra Åsunden fvo,
NV Åsunden fvo,
Norra Åsunden fvo,
Östra Åsunden fvo,
Södra Åsunden fvo.
A special Tourist Licence is required on Lake Åsunden in Kinda Municipality:
Well-supplied sales sites in the area include:
Statoil/Kinda Motell
Rimforsa
phone. 0494-205 70
Öhammars Fiske & Uteliv AB
013-14 48 95
