Änggårdsbergen – Our Botanical Garden’s wild cousin

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Änggårdsbergen – Our Botanical Garden’s wild cousin

The 2026 tourist season has begun, and we’ve already had our first tours this year, both in the city and out on the islands. But while the season is still young, we take the chance to discover and rediscover our favorite places. Änggårdsbergen is one of those places where you can virtually lose yourself and literally get lost. It’s one of the largest city parks surrounded by highways, shooting ranges, industrial complexes, and housing. On its northern end, it’s attached to our botanical garden, with hundreds of species collected by the man himself, the one and only Carl von Linné (who invented our Latin naming system for all things alive).

Aerial photo of Änggårdsbergen. See distance to downtown (top right, labeled “Centrum”). There are multiple entry points and dozens of hikes.

Where to enter the park

There are multiple entry points on all sides, but I would like to point out just one (which is the one that is most convenient for visitors: the Botanical Garden. It’s on the northern end of the park (top of the picture), and from there you can wander off on many trails.

One path leads into “Japandalen” (the Japan Valley), an extension of the Botanical Garden with a wide variety of Japanese tree species. But instead of telling you about the park. Let me show it to you:

Let us take you

There are no entry fees or anything, and you can get there by public transport. Would you rather be accompanied to the park or elsewhere? That’s where we come in. Reach out, and we’d be happy to help.

Picture of Hans Hirschi

Hans Hirschi

Local Tour Guide in Gothenburg