AT A GLANCE
Why go?
Hobbmyrtjärnen is a very small forest tarn — a tjärn in Swedish — set in the mountain-forest country of Vilhelmina in southern Lappland, near the village of Dikanäs. At just a few hectares in area and lying around 551 metres above sea level, it is the kind of still, dark-water pool scattered through the spruce and birch uplands of the Upper Vojmån valley, more a quiet landmark on a hiking or fishing map than a destination with facilities of its own.↗↗
What gives it a sense of place is its setting. It sits well inland in Norrland's forested interior, close to the tree line and high on the sub-alpine plateau, and its water ultimately drains through the Vojmån towards the Ångermanälven and the sea some 390 kilometres away. The surrounding country is popular for walking, fishing and quiet nature days, so a tarn like this is most often encountered en route rather than visited for its own sake.↗
A tiny tarn in the Vilhelmina uplands
Official figures describe Hobbmyrtjärnen as a lake of roughly 0.04 square kilometres — a little under four hectares — with a shoreline of only about 750 metres. That makes it small enough to take in from one bank: a modest, likely bog-fringed pool of the sort that dots the spruce-and-pine forest of the Dikanäs mountains, its name itself hinting at a mossy, marshy setting (myr means mire). It sits at about 551 metres elevation, comfortably above the surrounding valleys yet still below the treeless mountains to the west.↗
Hydrologically it belongs to the Ångermanälven main catchment through the Vojmån watercourse, one link in a chain of mountain streams and tarns that thread across the sub-alpine forest belt of inland Västerbotten.↗
The country around it
The tarn's real context is the Övre Vojmådalen (Upper Vojmån valley), the forested and partly mountainous district that stretches west from Vilhelmina along the historic Sagavägen road towards the Norwegian frontier. Dikanäs — a small village on that road, with a shop, café and its own motorcycle museum — is the nearest settlement and a natural base. The valley and the fells beyond it, including the Marsfjället massif and the Kittelfjäll area, are a recognised region for hiking, canoeing, berry-picking and fishing.↗↗
Across this district the communal forest lands (Vilhelmina Övre Allmänningsskog) manage a network of marked trails, rest shelters and wind breaks, and the many lakes and tjärnar are fished for char and brown trout. Tarns in this mould are typically reached on foot along forest tracks and trail routes rather than by a roadside parking spot.↗
Visiting
There are no developed facilities, signposted attractions or visitor services at Hobbmyrtjärnen itself; it is best treated as a quiet point of interest for walkers and anglers roaming the Dikanäs uplands, not a place you make a special journey to see. Sweden's allemansrätten (right to roam) lets you pass through and pause in the uncultivated forest around it, but a trip here is most rewarding as part of a longer day in the valley — combining a walk with the region's better-known sights such as the Marsfjället nature reserve, the old spruce primeval forest along the Sagavägen, or the view-fells near Kittelfjäll.↗
If you intend to fish, note that this part of Lappland runs on fishing-rights permits for the managed waters; ask locally in Dikanäs or at the Allmänningsskog office about which waters are covered before you cast a line.↗
Good to know
The ground around a sub-alpine tarn is soft and wet much of the year — waterproof boots and insect protection in summer are sensible. The uplands are remote: carry a map, tell someone your route, and do not count on reliable mobile coverage on the forest trails leading out from Dikanäs.
What makes it special
A little planning goes a long way
- Treat Hobbmyrtjärnen as a quiet stop on a longer hike or fishing day in the Dikanäs / Upper Vojmån valley, not a standalone destination.
- Base yourself in Dikanäs on the Sagavägen, where there is a café, shop and tourist information, for trails into the surrounding forest and fells.↗
- For fishing in the area's lakes and tjärnar, buy the appropriate permit first and check current rules locally, as waters fall under managed fishing rights with seasonal restrictions.↗↗
About this guide
Compiled with AI assistance from the sources below; this is not a first-hand visit. Place details collected October 5, 2026. Hours, access and ratings can change; confirm with the venue before visiting.
