Balesudden, Nature reserve in Nätra District, Sweden.

Balesudden is a 923-hectare peninsula nature reserve about 10 km south of Örnsköldsvik, with 595 hectares on land. Its bedrock is red Nordingrå granite, and the forest is mostly hällmark pine with spruce in the valleys. The terrain is hilly, with hills over 150 metres above sea level.

Balesudden is a nature reserve of 923 hectares, 595 of them land, established to preserve a coastal forest and rocky landscape in untouched condition. It is included in the EU Natura 2000 network under the Habitats Directive, mainly for western taiga, natural primary forests on land-uplift coast, and wooded mire. A forest fire started on 5 June 2008 at the tip of the peninsula, likely from a poorly extinguished campfire, and burned as a crown fire in steep terrain.

The name Balesudden belongs to the reserve's peninsula, and the summit at its tip, Balesberget, was formerly the site of a vårdkase, a beacon fire lit to warn of approaching ships or danger along the coast. The Höga Kustenleden long-distance trail crosses the reserve, and a roughly two-kilometre side path leads out to the point.

The Höga Kusten Trail crosses the reserve over hilly ground with rock outcrops above 150 m; a side path of about 2 km leads from the trail out to the tip at Balesberget. Overnight cabins stand in the reserve, and several bays along the shore suit a break or a swim. Balestjärn is reached by a path from Sör-Balesviken.

The small lake Balestjärnen lies at the outer tip of Balesudden, reached by a path from Sör-Balesviken. Its nutrient-poor water has a high pH, thought to come from a bed of shell gravel on the bottom that limestones the lake. Conserved tree skeletons are visible on the bottom near the shores.