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Further information Colophon Faaborg Turistbureau, www.visitfaaborg-midtfyn.dk Published by: Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune in cooperation with tel. +45 7253 1818 – information about accomodation. Naturturisme I/S Editoria l/ text: Naturturisme I/S, Erik Møller Nielsen and Naturbureauet Øhavsmuseet, www.ohavsmuseet.dk Photographs: Erik Møller Nielsen, Claes Bech-Poulsen, Naurturisme I/S, Faaborg Turistbureau, Falsled Kro tel. +45 6361 2000 – information about Faaborg’s history. Frontpagephoto: Sundbakkerne Basis of maps: Kort- & Matrikstyrelsen - copyright Further particulars on the archipelago trail can also be found at – Days clothed in blue and green Layou t/ print: tryk team svendborg a/s 2014 www.detsydfynskeoehav.dk

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The Funen Alps Hiking and stopping along the trail Seventeen thousand years ago, a glacier moved up through the The Archipelago Trail is made for hikers and ramblers and is way - belts from the Baltic Sea creating the submerged Ice Age land - marked by posts along the entire trail. On your hike, we kindly scape that characterises the South Funen Archipelago today, ask you to be considerate and observe the following: where only the highest hills rise above the water. The glacier’s edge left behind a hilly landscape with deep valleys known as the • The entire trail is open from 6.00 a.m. until sunset. Funen Alps that stretch eastward from the area north of Faaborg. • Dogs must be kept on a leash. As the sandy soil here is poor farmland, the area is characterised • You are walking on private property, so please by woods, moorland, bogs, lakes and streams. It is populated show consideration for the owners and do not with a wide variety of plants and animals, such as the climbing discard refuse. corydalis or the rare common dormouse. The dormouse is Den- • Tenting overnight is only permitted at campsites mark’s only representative of the common European dormouse or campgrounds or in areas where this is specifi - Archipelago Trail family. The dormouse is nocturnal and lives in trees in thickets cally permitted by the property owner. and woodland fringes. In Denmark, the dormouse hibernates • Sections of the trail may be closed during the Faldsled - Faaborg - Fjællebroen from October to May. hunting season, but you will be informed of an alternate route on site. 39 km Faaborg This provincial town is situated on the banks of the South Funen Coffee sites Archipelago. Ferry service departs from the harbour to no less Along the Archipelago Trail there are 10 coffee sites where hikers than 4 islands: Ærø, Lyø, Avernakø and Bjørnø. The town’s by- can enjoy their meals or coffee. The coffee sites are beautifully pass, intersected by the trail, runs between the town and a wild- situated and offer information about the surrounding area and life area known as »Sundet«, a former bay. Sundet was drained activity inspiration for children. The coffee sites are marked on the from 1940 to 1946, but was re- map, but there are also several other rest sites along the trail. flooded in 2000 and is now a large freshwater lake teeming Archipelago Trail Guidebook with bird life. The guidebook provides you with detailed The town gate in Vestergade is descriptions of the routes, a presentation of the only remnant of Faaborg’s the nature- and cultural values of the South Map 1 medieval fortification. The dis - Funen Archipelago, and more information tinctive, 31 metre belfry dates about accommodation and shopping. from 1450. The guidebook is in Danish, German and Faaborg is situated in a corner English and is available at the local tourist of Denmark teeming with cul - offices. ture and history and has many charming old houses and mer - chant dwellings along winding Transport streets. The town’s population is FynBus serves South Funen with several public bus lines to and from around 7,500. the area. Further details and timetables are available from FynBus by The belfry in Faaborg visiting www.fynbus.dk or by phoning tel. +45 6311 2233.

Further information Colophon Faaborg Turistbureau, www.visitfaaborg-midtfyn.dk Published by: Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune in cooperation with tel. +45 7253 1818 – information about accomodation. Naturturisme I/S Editoria l/ text: Naturturisme I/S, Erik Møller Nielsen and Naturbureauet Øhavsmuseet, www.ohavsmuseet.dk Photographs: Erik Møller Nielsen, Claes Bech-Poulsen, Naurturisme I/S, Faaborg Turistbureau, Falsled Kro tel. +45 6361 2000 – information about Faaborg’s history. Frontpagephoto: Sundbakkerne Basis of maps: Kort- & Matrikstyrelsen - copyright Further particulars on the archipelago trail can also be found at – Days clothed in blue and green Layou t/ print: tryk team svendborg a/s 2014 www.detsydfynskeoehav.dk 10 Old boundaries Many stone walls are found in this area, demarcating both parish and settlement boundaries. Some of the settlement boundaries represent the oldest division of the countryside and date back to the Iron Age, more then 2,500 years ago. When the nomadic way of life came to an end, the various settlements needed to mark off their area of habitation and resources. In addition to their inte - resting history, the stone walls also serve as a vital sanctuary for flora and fauna. Drought-tolerant plants are often found here and many amphibians spend the winter in the walls.

11 Norden: rebuilt farmsteads Holstenshuus The small collection of buildings known as Norden (the North) is named for its northernmost location in Diernæs parish. Like Nakkebølle Lake 8 Svanninge Bjerge (Mountains) every where else, the farmsteads in the village were relocated over Svanninge Bjerge is a 600 ha forest- and natural area owned by the a hundred years ago when each peasant rebuilt his farmstead and »Kongenshøj« (King’s Hill) the same day. A large fieldstone tower »Bikubenfunden« (a private foundation) which put much emphasis marked off his property’s boundaries with hedgerows. with an exterior spiral staircase adorns the top of the hill. on the redevelopment of nature and the creation of splendid outdoors experiences for visitors. The Archipelago Trail will take you to »Ler- 12 Diernæs: large village on a broad promontory 14 Åstrup: finding one’s home by the luck of the draw bjerg«; a hill 126 metres above sea level makes it the fourth highest Which is the meaning of the name »Diernæs«. When the sea level Åstrup is intersected by the noisy, heavily trafficked highway peak on Funen and the highest spot on the Archipelago Trail. From was higher, this formed a promontory into the sea here. A large between Svendborg and Faaborg. In 1822, the village farmsteads here you get a nice view of a large part of the mountains and the South fieldstone house with an imposing thatched roof is located in the were relocated to the surrounding countryside. The many scatte - Funen Archipelago. If you want to do more hiking in the area, there village proper. It served as a retirement home for poor villagers red plots of land were reorganised into large sections and were are 7 fascinating routes all offering a number of experiences. In and was built by the baron at the Holstenshuus Estate. Farms and allocated to the peasants by the drawing of lots, drawn by a Svanninge Bjerge you get close to the Welsh Black cattle grazing in vast houses in Diernæs belonged to the estate and the inhabitants »minor, not more than 6 years old, who is also blindfolded.« Most areas in the forests. Read more on www.svanningebjerge.dk laboured for the baron. He acknowledged this by helping elderly farmsteads in Åstrup were relocated south of the village. and poor parishioners. 9 Side trip to sound and town 15 Nakkebølle Lake and Sanatorium At the point where a side trail leads to Faaborg is a heather bog. 13 Holstenshuus and an old deer park The fields south of Nakkebølle Estate were originally part of the This type of biotope is rare in Funen and can be observed from Holstenshuus, one of Denmark’s most recent manor house buil - fjord. More than 0.5 km 2 was drained in 1866–1870 and turned the boardwalk leading through the area. The trail passes »Sundet« dings, is located at the foot of the Funen Alps. Holstenshuus was into farmland. In 2003, however, one of the largest lakes in Funen (the Sound) just before reaching Faaborg (read the »Faaborg« sec - built after a fire in 1908. Several peaks are located in and around was established here. The lake prevents agriculture’s excess fertiliser tion for further details). Many birds rest and breed here in the the deer park lined with a stone wall. One was named after King from flowing into the sea, thus improving the water quality in the lake. Frederik VII who climbed it in 1861, after which it was renamed Archipelago. Many birds inhabit the new lake. One of the many sanatoriums built near the coast in Denmark in the early 1900s is located near Nakkebølle Fjord. Back then sunshine, warmth and rest in fresh air were thought to be a cure for the infectious disease tuberculosis.

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Sv 1 : 55.000 en db or g 30 k K m or t 2 10 Old boundaries Many stone walls are found in this area, demarcating both parish and settlement boundaries. Some of the settlement boundaries represent the oldest division of the countryside and date back to the Iron Age, more then 2,500 years ago. When the nomadic way of life came to an end, the various settlements needed to mark off their area of habitation and resources. In addition to their inte - resting history, the stone walls also serve as a vital sanctuary for flora and fauna. Drought-tolerant plants are often found here and many amphibians spend the winter in the walls.

11 Norden: rebuilt farmsteads Holstenshuus The small collection of buildings known as Norden (the North) is named for its northernmost location in Diernæs parish. Like Nakkebølle Lake 8 Svanninge Bjerge (Mountains) every where else, the farmsteads in the village were relocated over Svanninge Bjerge is a 600 ha forest- and natural area owned by the a hundred years ago when each peasant rebuilt his farmstead and »Kongenshøj« (King’s Hill) the same day. A large fieldstone tower »Bikubenfunden« (a private foundation) which put much emphasis marked off his property’s boundaries with hedgerows. with an exterior spiral staircase adorns the top of the hill. on the redevelopment of nature and the creation of splendid outdoors experiences for visitors. The Archipelago Trail will take you to »Ler- 12 Diernæs: large village on a broad promontory 14 Åstrup: finding one’s home by the luck of the draw bjerg«; a hill 126 metres above sea level makes it the fourth highest Which is the meaning of the name »Diernæs«. When the sea level Åstrup is intersected by the noisy, heavily trafficked highway peak on Funen and the highest spot on the Archipelago Trail. From was higher, this formed a promontory into the sea here. A large between Svendborg and Faaborg. In 1822, the village farmsteads here you get a nice view of a large part of the mountains and the South fieldstone house with an imposing thatched roof is located in the were relocated to the surrounding countryside. The many scatte - Funen Archipelago. If you want to do more hiking in the area, there village proper. It served as a retirement home for poor villagers red plots of land were reorganised into large sections and were are 7 fascinating routes all offering a number of experiences. In and was built by the baron at the Holstenshuus Estate. Farms and allocated to the peasants by the drawing of lots, drawn by a Svanninge Bjerge you get close to the Welsh Black cattle grazing in vast houses in Diernæs belonged to the estate and the inhabitants »minor, not more than 6 years old, who is also blindfolded.« Most areas in the forests. Read more on www.svanningebjerge.dk laboured for the baron. He acknowledged this by helping elderly farmsteads in Åstrup were relocated south of the village. and poor parishioners. 9 Side trip to sound and town 15 Nakkebølle Lake and Sanatorium At the point where a side trail leads to Faaborg is a heather bog. 13 Holstenshuus and an old deer park The fields south of Nakkebølle Estate were originally part of the This type of biotope is rare in Funen and can be observed from Holstenshuus, one of Denmark’s most recent manor house buil - fjord. More than 0.5 km 2 was drained in 1866–1870 and turned the boardwalk leading through the area. The trail passes »Sundet« dings, is located at the foot of the Funen Alps. Holstenshuus was into farmland. In 2003, however, one of the largest lakes in Funen (the Sound) just before reaching Faaborg (read the »Faaborg« sec - built after a fire in 1908. Several peaks are located in and around was established here. The lake prevents agriculture’s excess fertiliser tion for further details). Many birds rest and breed here in the the deer park lined with a stone wall. One was named after King from flowing into the sea, thus improving the water quality in the lake. Frederik VII who climbed it in 1861, after which it was renamed Archipelago. Many birds inhabit the new lake. One of the many sanatoriums built near the coast in Denmark in the early 1900s is located near Nakkebølle Fjord. Back then sunshine, warmth and rest in fresh air were thought to be a cure for the infectious disease tuberculosis.

m 5 3 k 16 Fjællebroen: a disembarkation site 6 Fjællebroen was established as disembarkation site in 1764 by the owner of Rødkilde Estate. The estates in the area wanted their m k 5 4 trading activities to circumvent the monopolies held by market 2 s n towns, and sea-based transport was easier than transport over

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m k A village of mariners and fishermen grew up around the disem -

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