HIKING TRAILSHIKING 140 KM Experience southern Öland Hiking trails through the World Heritage MAP SYMBOLS

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bathing place Signature trail Öland: Mörbylångaleden 4 Mörbylångaleden stage 1 6 barbecue area Mörbylångaleden stage 2 8 car park Mörbylångaleden stage 3 10

resting area Mörbylångaleden stage 4 12 Mörbylångaleden stage 5 14 seating Stora alvarleden 16 toilets Nunnedalen 18

wind shelter Ekelundaleden 20 Örnkulleleden 22 Bårby källa 24 Gösslundaleden 26 Gösslunda – Tingstad flisor 28 Penåsa – Tingstad flisor 30 Millersten 32 Penåsa ödeby 34 Eketorpsleden 36 Other trails 38 Allemansrätten 40 iking is like a balm for both body and emerges for all the senses. Presented within this soul. To leave everyday stress behind brochure, are the hiking trails that are looked after for a moment of hiking, whether it is by Mörbylånga municipality with additional tips long or short, whether it is in areas about trails looked after by the County Adminis- Hyou are familiar with or in new terrain, provides trative Board and non-profit associations. an immediate energy boost and peace of mind while your muscles work. When hiking, it is important to keep in mind that you are a guest in nature or on someone’s land. When you also add the landscape of southern A prerequisite for keeping our land open is that Öland to the equation, an unbeatable combination it is respected and used with care.

1 WORLD HERITAGE Stile The agricultural landscape of southern Öland Stiles are placed along the trails. A stile is a type of ladder, over a fence or wall, made so that people can get Southern Öland offers a unique and exceptionally and stone walls to testify to the long history of the over but not livestock. beautiful landscape. Imagine watching the sunrise agricultural landscape. The world heritage of the over the wetlands on the shores of the Baltic Sea agricultural landscape of southern Öland includes on a summer morning, the night’s magnificent the villages, fields, Stora alvaret and the wetlands. starry sky over Stora alvaret (”the great alvar”) or a Today, farmers continue to cultivate the land and colourful sunset over the fertile Mörbylångadalen their animals graze Stora alvaret and the wetlands. (Mörbylånga valley) and Kalmarsund (Kalmar strait). With 14 parishes and 87 villages, the agricultural A world heritage site tells the story of earth and landscape of southern Öland is one of the man in a very unique way. There are just over 1,100 largest World Heritage sites in Sweden. A tip world heritage sites in the world, 15 in Sweden, is to hike, bike or discover the agricultural one of which is on Öland. UNESCO, the United landscape from horseback. Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is responsible for the World Heritage Wherever you go on southern Öland, you will see List. At its core, the World Heritage Site is a grazing animals and active farms. It is the farmers, major peace project, the following lines can be who today cultivate the land and let their animals read in UNESCO’s statutes: graze both Stora alvaret and the wetlands, that ensure that our agricultural landscape can be ”Since wars begin in the minds of passed on to future generations. You can also men, it is in the minds of men that the contribute to this valuable work. By visiting the defences of peace must be constructed.” World Heritage and enjoying food and drink from southern Öland, you become part of the constantly In 2000, the agricultural landscape of southern ongoing interaction between man and nature. Öland was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Read more at sodraoland.com List as a living cultural landscape. The story of the farmers’ work for many generations is the basis Welcome to our fantastic agricultural of the World Heritage designation. Southern landscape on southern Öland which is Öland has an abundance of ancient monuments unique, beautiful and valuable!

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STAGE 1 18 KM Skogsby 82,5 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND:

MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 2 STF’S 12 SIGNATURE TRAILS Öland’s Tourist Office (Färjestaden) ∙ Station Linné (Skogsby) 18 KM Mörbylånga ∙ Kastlösa ∙ Seby läge ∙ Ottenby vandrarhem 1 Thanks to its unusual agricultural landscape, all landscape with pastures, villages, wetlands and of southern Öland has been a UNESCO World arable land. The trail starts at Öland’s Tourist MÖRBYLÅNGA Heritage Site since 2000. The island’s geographical Office in Färjestaden and continues all the way 2 location, the limestone bedrock and the mild down to southernmost cape of Öland. climate have, along with human impact, created 3 these conditions. The trail Mörbylångaleden runs Mörbylångaleden is divided into five stages STAGE 3 4 through this barren and beautiful World Heritage which are presented on the following pages. 13,5 KM

Site – one of Sweden’s 12 signature trails There is of course the option to walk a section of 5 designated by the Swedish Tourist Association. any stage. There is parking and public transport at close proximity at the start and finish of Kastlösa 6 Distinguishing for the 12 signature trails is the most of the stages. For a current timetable visit 7 8 9 beautiful nature and that they are characteristic kalmarlanstrafik.se. It is also possible to book a 10 of their part of the country. Together, the 12 trails trip via närtrafiken. provide a broad picture of the hiking options 11 and nature in Sweden. For those of you who want to do a longer hike in 12 day stages, there is accommodation along the The Öland soil was cultivated as early as the trail, or wind shelters for those of you who are STAGE 4 19 KM Stone Age, like now, agriculture and animal more adventurous. RESTING AREA 1 Kungsleden Abisko There is a toilet at each husbandry were conducted side by side. resting area. Some also 2 Kungsleden Hemavan The trail Mörbylångaleden runs through this Welcome to Signature trail Öland! have seating, barbecue 3 Höga kusten area and wind shelter. 4 Jämtlandstriangeln 5 Siljan Seby läge 6 Värmland 7 Tiveden 8 Norra Sörmland 9 Södra Bohuslän 10 Omberg STAGE 5 11 Öland 14 KM 12 Österlen

SCALE TRAIL MARKING: 2,5 km Ottenby RED ARROWS Eketorps borg 4 Eketorp’s fortress 5 18 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND: MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 1 Öland’s Tourist Office (Färjestaden) ∙ Station Linné (Skogsby)

TRAIL DESCRIPTION At this stage, you will initially experience Kalmar- At the passage through Mittlandsskogen, between sund, Ölandsbron and the area surrounding Kåtorp and Lenstad, you can make a detour to the Färjestaden. Rural line villages, the leafy Mittlands- ancient castle Lenstad fortress. Here, you also pass skogen, arable land, meadows and the outskirts the nature reserves Konungsbacken and Lenstad. of the alvar contribute to varied views. Continue past the rural, idyllic villages of Lenstad TRAIL MARKING: and Kalkstad and the alvar begins to present itself. RED ARROWS Stage 1 is easily traversed, with many asphalt You then head to the internationally renowned and gravel roads. At the stone walls near the research station Station Linné, in varied terrain, end of the stage, you pass a couple of stiles. through the Kalkstad nature reserve. Car parks and bus stops are available near both Kvarnkungen start and finish. Björnhovda Mittlandskogen Here, the tall oak forest dominates together At the start of the stage at Öland’s Tourist Office, with large hazel groves. The forest gives the hike initially follows asphalt roads to, when a light and airy impression. This is part of approaching Björnhovda, gradually switch to a Sweden’s last large deciduous forest area gravel road. A landscaped pond south of Kåtorp and the reserve in Kalkstad is part of the FÄRJESTADEN southernmost spur of Öland’s Mittlandsskog. Lötmarken is suitable for a moment of rest. This environment is the most diverse of all forest environments and there are a large number of unusual animals, plants and fungi. Many of the special phenomena that characterize a natural forest are found here in Kalkstad, for example, different tree species Kåtorp of different ages and sizes, dead and dying Torslunda trees as well as hollow trees.

Skogsby Lenstads NATURKARTAN Lundtorp nature reserve

t le io v at Gre Lenstad borg Konungsbackens nature reserve SCALE

750 m Kalkstads 6 nature reserve Kalkstad 7 Beijershamn

18 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND: MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 2 Station Linné (Skogsby) ∙ Mörbylånga

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Accompanied by fantastic views, this stage takes Karlevistenen is the resting area Karlevi Mo, with you along the coast to Mörbylånga. You pass toilet, wind shelter and barbecue area. through the leafy, bird-rich Vicklebyskogen and continue along Kalmarsund past Haga Park. Continue through the leafy, bird-rich deciduous You follow the beautiful, steep dune south past forest in Beijershamn nature reserve. Then follow KARLEVI MO Klevabadet. After another leafy forest area and a the paved road past Haga Park’s bathing place. few slopes, you can glimpse Mörbylånga. After the bathing place, the trail continues south Beijershamn along paths and cottage areas by the beautiful The Beijershamn nature Stage 2 consists mostly of gravel roads and paths. steep sand cliff and you reach the next bathing reserve consists of a unique There are also several footbridges and stiles. Along place – Klevabadet. environment with a mixture Eriksöre of beach meadows, reeds the trail, there are many resting and bathing places. and open water surfaces. Kalkstad Feel free to bring binoculars to study different Then continue south along the shore, round the Together with the shallow Beijershamn bird species along the coast. Parking is available pond and further over the wooden footbridge bay and the sand reef, nature reserve Beijershamn has become at Station Linné, Karlevistenen, Beijershamn, through a section with alder forest and after Vickleby Norra Karlevi one of Öland’s most import- Klevabadet and in Mörbylånga. several small slopes, Mörbylånga can be deciduous forest Karlevi nature reserve ant bird habitats, both nature reserve glimpsed. Close to the village is the resting area during the breeding and The stage starts at Station Linné and finds its way Bruksrasten. The stage goal is located at the migration period. From the down to the western coastline via the runestone bathing place Balken by Mörbylånga harbour. path that leads out to the Södra Karlevi pier and the bird towers, nature reserve Karelvistenen. Barely two kilometres south of you get a good overview of Vickleby the area and its birdlife. In total, around 260 different Stora Frö bird species have been Stora Vickleby nature reserve observed here so far. Lilla Vickleby lund Karlevistenen Lilla Vickleby Karlevistenen is considered nature reserve one of the most remarkable Lilla Frö rune stones in Sweden. It stands in a field, very close to NATURKARTAN the beach next to Kalmarsund. Kleva The stone is a moving block of grey quartz porphyry from Gynge the area west of Oskarshamn. Resmo nature reserve The runestone was erected after the Danish chief Sibbe SCALE Foldarsson (Sibbe the Wise). TRAIL MARKING: 1 km RED ARROWS Karlevistenen 8 MÖRBYLÅNGA 9 13,5 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND: MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 3 Mörbylånga ∙ Kastlösa

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The stage largely follows Mörbylångadalen’s The hiking trail then continues south along the fertile agricultural landscape and coast to then beach. After about 500 meters, it turns off to the lead you out on the alvar. You mostly follow east and goes through a forest area further towards paved roads and shorter distances with gravel Kastlösa. In Kastlösa, road 136 is crossed where roads. On the coast, there is Klovenhall’s resting there is a bus stop and you reach the stage goal area with an unparalleled view of Kalmarsund. on the other side of the road. Parking is available MÖRBYLÅNGA TRAIL MARKING: at the start and finish of the stage. RED ARROWS

The stage starts at Balken bathing place at Mörby- Mysinge långa port, close to parking and bus station. After a hike through Mörbylånga to Risinge village, the Mörbylånga Charles XIV John confirmed with a royal letter Mysinge trail returns to the island’s western coastline and in 1820 that the town of Mörbylånga was Bengtstorp nature reserve Risingehamn. Here a wonderful view of Kalmar- founded. It emerged as a trading place for sund and its lakes emerges. To the south along the farmers on southern Öland. The town Mörbylångadalen the coast, you pass a cottage area and soon you received a major boost when a new port was built at the end of the 19th century, the sugar MörbylångadalenBårby (Mörbylånga arrive at Klovenhall resting area, right next to the factory (now closed) was established in 1907 valley) is one of Sweden’s most beach. The resting area has a toilet, wind shelter and the railway came into being in 1910. fertile cultivation areas. The and barbecue area. Beteby valley, which was previously a lakebed, has provided farmers with a natural predisposition for grain cultivation as well as the cultivation of other crops

Rösslösa such as potatoes, beans, Risinge onions and strawberries.

KLOVENHALL

Bredinge

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Stora Dalby nature reserve

Klovehälls SCALE Läge

1 km Lilla Dalby nature reserve 10 Kastlösa 11 Skulpturleden Sculpture trail

19 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND: MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 4 Kastlösa ∙ Seby läge

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Stage 4 largely follows a section where the Öland turns south and passes the old station building in railway ran until 1961. Between Kastlösa and Skärlöv. After a short passage on the alley, the trail Skärlöv, it is suitable even for bicycle and pram. continues again on the old embankment. Here are South of Skärlöv and up to Mellby, the trail is three works of art placed in the open landscape, more uneven underfoot, with several stiles, the so-called Skulpturleden (the sculpture trail). Kastlösa remains of railway sleepers and wear and tear of Hulterstad SKÄRLÖV TRAIL MARKING: animals, weather and wind. Mörbylångaleden continues further south on the alvar RED ARROWS straight railway bank and you will eventually Bjärby Lilla Dalby The stage starts at the back of the old Kastlösa reach Seby resting area at the height of Segerstad/ nature reserve school, where parking is available. Follow the old Seby. Thereafter, the trail turns east towards Seby Bjärby railway bank straight east to the car park at läge via the beautiful road through Gammalsby nature reserve Öland’s railway Penåsa. There are seats, accessibility adapted sjömarker. There is parking, toilet and information PENÅSA Parteby alvar The southern section of toilet and information boards. board as well as a simple bathing place. the railway on Öland was opened in 1910. The track The trail continues on the old railway bank through Skärlöv system of a total of 96 km Skulpturleden consisted of main tracks and a forest area and you will soon reach Penåsa Skulpturleden starts at Skärlöv’s old station Smedby Hammarby – Smedby connecting tracks at the ports alvar resting area which is well embedded in greenery. and follows Stage 4 of Mörbylångaleden for SKULPTUR- of Borgholm, Färjestaden and There are toilets, barbecue areas and wind 4 km south towards Mellby. The trail consists LEDEN Mörbylånga. of three works of art placed along the old shelters. Then the vast expanses of the alvar Klinta – Stora The track became a lifeline for embankment. Here, nature and culture inter- open up again with an amazing view. Smedby alvar the whole of southern Öland act to provide an ever-changing experience. Mellby Klinta and above all for agriculture The works of art along skulpturleden: and beet transports. Södra After just over 8 km of hiking from Kastlösa, you Oxe (Ox) by Anders Lundgren, Mörbylånga, Ölands Järnväg remained as reach Skärlöv’s resting area. The hiking trail then limestone from Öland Gettlinge a company until 1928 when Möckleby – Gårdstorp it merged with Borgholm Passage by Kåre Holgersson, Bergkvara, nature reserve – Böda Järnväg and then concrete Gårdstorp became Ölands Järnväg. The Dukat bord (Set table) by Christer Jansson, railway on Öland was closed Eriksöre, oak chairs, limestone from Öland NATURKARTAN on 30 September 1961. and bronze pumpkins Segerstad SEBY LÄGE

SEBY SCALE Solberga 1 km nature reserve Gammalsby Seby sjömarker 12 13 Gammalsby sjömarker Långe Jan Gammalsby wetlands Tall Jan

14 KM

SIGNATURE TRAIL ÖLAND: MÖRBYLÅNGALEDEN STAGE 5 Seby läge ∙ Ottenby Vandrarhem

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The final stage of Mörbylångaleden runs alternately and continue to Eketorps borg. There is a resting over wetlands and along village streets, on the area with wind shelter, barbecue area and toilet. Gammalsby sjömarker old embankment and through line villages. This The pastures between the fields and stage was walked by H.R.H. Crown Princess Pass Eketorps borg’s car park and connect to the shoreline are called sjömarker Victoria during her Öland landscape walk 2018. the cycle path along the old embankment to (wetlands). Öland slopes slightly to the east so most of the wetlands are on the SEBY LÄGE Enetri. There you cross road 925 and follow Mellstaby east side of the island. The open and Albrunna nature reserve From Seby läge you go south over the unique the village street with beautiful views of the grazed lands are important for nesting Kvinnsgröta nature reserve wetlands, accompanied by exuberant birdlife, wetlands and the Baltic Sea. The last stretch and resting birds. From Seby läge to Gräsgård harbour, after which you walk west to Ottenby hostel continues on the road 925 and Gräsgård harbour, you can easily towards the country road. through the elongated, beautiful Näsby line- reach Gammalsby sjömarker. Feel free to bring binoculars. Respect the bird Gammalsby village which is divided by Charles X’s wall. protection that applies at certain Mellstaby sjömarker After crossing the road, continue on the pictur- parts of the year. EKETORPS BORG esque village street through Gammalsby which From the hostel, you can walk via the County Admin- Gräsgård soon leads into the next village, Mellstaby. After istrative Board’s hiking trail through Ottenby grove the villages, an irrigation dam is passed and the and down to the southern cape of Öland and Albrunna trail continues on the old railway embankment, Långe Jan – Sweden’s tallest lighthouse. nature reserve which here is intermittently joint with the cycle trail Eketorps – Ölandsleden. After a section of forest, the trail Parking is available at the start and finish of the Eketorp borg turns west and follows along the field for almost trail, as well as at Eketorps borg. 300 meters. Then pass over the wooden bridge and cross diagonally over the alvar to a stile, Eketorps borg Eketorps borg fortress is the only fully Össby investigated and reconstructed ancient fortress in Sweden. The fortress was in use both during the Iron Age and medieval times. Read more at eketorpsborg.se Grönhögen

NATURKARTAN Enetri

SCALE TRAIL MARKING: Näsby 1 km RED ARROWS Eketorps borg 14 Eketorp’s fortress Ås 15 Präströr Källarbacken

13 KM STORA ALVARLEDEN Karlevi ∙ Frösslunda ∙ Resmovägen

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The trail follows an old road over the alvar. From Källarbacken, just west of Frösslunda, It is not maintained but goes across existing the trail largely runs on limestone surfaces. land, which means that the road is of a basic At the large stone gateposts, the trail splits standard. After snowmelt or heavy rain, some and the hiking trail continues south towards parts may be boggy. Örnkulleleden. You can continue southwest by bike and will soon reach Resmo-Stenåsavägen. The trail is marked with stone cairns of limestone Karlevi TRAIL MARKING: and has been fitted with bicycle stiles at walls STONE CAIRNS and fences over which the bicycle can be led. Källarbacken Norra Karlevi Källarbacken is located just west of Fröss- nature reserve lunda village. During the first part of the 19th In Karlevi, by road 136, a blue and white bicycle and century, the Öland farmers began to grow Dröstorps hiking trail sign shows the way out onto the alvar. potatoes. The rapidly expanding cultivation nature reserve led to the need for cool, frost-free and dark Here is a small lawn with space for a few cars. Präströr storage spaces. Each farm in the village had Södra Karlevi its own storage cellar here. nature reserve Along the trail is the stone setting Präströr and shortly after you will arrive at Mittmuren, a stone Ekelunda wall that extends from the northern to the Frösslundamossen southern part of Stora alvaret. South of Frösslunda village lies Frösslunda- Stora Vickleby mossen, which is a shallow lake with a nature reserve water depth of just over one meter. The Lilla Vickleby bog is a high-class birdwatching area. nature reserve Frösslundabäcken, which flows through the area and leads out into the Baltic Sea, is seen as one of Öland’s key watercourses. The stream is of great importance for the varied wetlands and is a significant spawning ground for sea trout and pike. Källarbacken

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16 17 4 KM NUNNEDALEN Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Nunnedalen (valley of nuns) is located just south of 4 km. This is probably a very old route between Vickleby and is a well-visited excursion destination the churches in Resmo and Vickleby. Two car parks in the spring. The hiking trail runs through a narrow are located along road 136 adjacent to the area. Liverwort strip of deciduous forest on the edge of the western There are two barbecue areas along the lower The liverwort is a protected species in Sweden, but you can still pick a plateau. In the spring, the ground is covered with trail. Nunnedalen is looked after in collaboration bouquet of them and take home. It blue, white and yellow anemones. with Resmo hembygdsförening. is not allowed to dig them upVickleby or pick them for sale. Rememberädelövsskog not to pick Spring onions and several species of fumewort too many as they may then disappear from that area. also grow here, just to name a few from the Windmills On Öland, there are today just over 300 Vickleby diverse flora. The ivy spreads over a large area and windmills preserved. At most, there were winds its way up many of the tall oak and ash over 2,000. The vast majority of the millls on Stora Vickleby trunks. Here is a small altar where gatherings Öland today are so-called post mills from the nature reserve Stora Frö and weddings sometimes take place. Along the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century. The term post mill is explained plateau’s crest runs Landborgsleden and along its by the fact that the mill housing rests on a Lilla Vickleby lund foot stretches Paradisstigen, with a total length of large post. When the wings, before grinding, are turned towards the wind, the entire Lilla Vickleby mill housing is rotated around a fixed post. nature reserve Scandinavia’s largest post mill – Kvarnkungen Lilla Frö – stands in Björnhovda next to road 136.

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18 19 1,7 KM EKELUNDALEDEN Connecting trail Ekelunda ∙ Stora alvarleden

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Ekelundaleden (the Ekelunda trail) is a cycle- pass two of the farm’s barns and then continues friendly hiking trail that connects to Stora out on the alvar. At the car park, you can detour alvarleden in the south. Here you are treated to across a stile northward to the nature reserve the diverse alvar landscape with its rich flora and Dröstorp with Dröstorps ödeby and on to the fauna. The trail runs on an old road between village Skarpa Alby. Ekelunda and Frösslunda villages and is therefore Sandgårdsborg of a basic standard. South of Ekelunda village, At the end, Ekelundaleden connects to Stora there may be periodic collections of water and alvarleden, which takes you on to Frösslunda Skarpa Alby at those times wellington boots can be good to village and Resmovägen in the south or west to have. Grazing animals can be found in the area Karlevi (see Stora alvarleden). for large parts of the year. Dröstorps ödeby Prästgropen Ekelunda village Norra Karlevi The trail starts at the car park northeast of nature reserve Ekelunda village is a typical Öland line Dröstorp Ekelunda village to proceed south where you village located in the northern part of Stora nature reserve alvaret. The name Ekelunda suggests that there was an oak forest on the alvar at the time the village got its name perhaps more Södra Karlevi than 1,000 years ago. The heyday of the area nature reserve

was during the Bronze and Iron Ages and Ekelunda along the trail, grave and treasure findings Forsfall have been made from this time. Today there is an active agriculture in the village. S Sandby

Stora Vickleby nature reserve

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Frösslunda sjömark

Frösslunda SCALE TRAIL MARKING: 1 km STONE CAIRNS N Kvinneby 20 21 3 KM ÖRNKULLELEDEN Resmovägen ∙ Gösslundaleden

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Örnkulleleden (the eagle hill trail) can be reached landscape and the place invites you to rest for a from the car park along Resmovägen, just west while. Next to the trail, you can see several small, of Ebbelunda. During the hike, the small lake demolished ”stone houses” that in the past were Kritmossen is passed with the remains of a used as shepherd’s huts. There are also several 115 meter long dam wall which had the task of smaller rocky areas and an overgrown burial retaining water from the bog. According to the mound on the small ridge. After a few hundred records, there must have been a ”skvaltkvarn” meters you reach Gösslundaleden. TRAIL MARKING: (a type of water-powered mill for grinding grain), STONE CAIRNS but no traces of this remain. The large stone Gynge Stora alvaret Frösslunda foundations next to it are believed to be leftover Did you know that Stora alvaret is the nature reserve stocks of limestone slabs, so-called ”palmar”. world’s largest connected alvar? It is the MÖCKELMOSSEN The trail crosses the stone bridge/dam wall farmers’ grazing animals that, together with and continues through a small forest grove and the thin soils and limestone bedrock, have created the conditions for the special plant further through a demolished stone wall. After and animal life that exists here. this you can see Örnkullen, take aim at this. From Örnkullen there is a sweeping view of the

Kritmossen Ebbelunda

Örnkullen Kartmuren Stenåsa Bårbykällan

S Kvinneby NATURKARTAN

Slagerstad

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0,5 km

22 23 1.8 KM / 6 KM BÅRBY KÄLLA Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION For the geologically interested or for those and information boards. Dogs should not be of you who just want to enjoy the beautiful brought as there are grazing animals in the area. landscape, the plants, the birdsong and the A recommendation is to walk the loop counter- Mittmuren Kartmuren tranquillity, this loop has a lot to offer. clockwise from the car park, ie. go west, which also The middle wall The map wall applies from the four-lane junction and on towards It has the shape of an eight, where you can the source. To reach Bårby spring, you need to choose to walk either the shorter loop of 1.8 km choose the longer loop, where there is also the Lilla Vickleby TRAIL MARKING: nature reserve STONE CAIRNS or the longer one of 6 km. possibility of a detour to the mythical kartmuren. Stora Vickleby nature reserve The loop follows small ridges and plateaus alternating with lower sections on the limestone Great natural values The area has several of the alvar’s unique slab. The lower parts can be waterlogged after environments such as dry and wet meadows, snowmelt and rainy seasons and therefore the gravel alvar, sun-turning heaths, limestone ledges and plenty of rocky terrain and karst MÖCKELMOSSEN trail is preferable during the summer or other Resmo dry periods. A fence must be passed to reach alvar. Along the trail there is a great wealth Frösslunda of the alvar’s unique plants, lichens and Gynge the relatively easy paths. mosses. Near Bårby källa are the remains of nature reserve an old shepherd’s hut. You start from the car park at Möckelmossen, on the south side of road 940, between Resmo and Stenåsa. In the car park, there is a toilet Kartmuren Kartmuren (the map wall) was built around 1900. The site has been used by cartographers Ebbelunda for various measurements. The wall stands in the middle of Öland’s Stora alvar and is Kartmuren about 30 meters long.

Bårby

Bårbykällan NATURKARTAN

SCALE Gösslunda Alby 1 km

24 25 The stone table by Rörkällan 7,1 KM GÖSSLUNDALEDEN Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Gösslundaleden is an easy hiking loop with mostly trail splits. Here you can continue on Örnkulleleden low-growing vegetation. You follow the limestone north or continue on Gösslundaleden. cairns and pass five stiles. After snowmelt and heavy rain, some areas may be waterlogged and Further on the trail, you come to a ”svinrygg” – a Svinrygg: A ridge that has arisen when the underlying wellington boots are preferred. ridge that takes you to mittmuren. Then a large alum shale has penetrated the slab alvar opens, where the limestone slabs limestone’s weak zones and Start from the car park at the entrance to Gösslunda appear. The trail continues on the eastern side has lifted it up. TRAIL MARKING: village, along road 939, and walk the loop counter- of mittmuren, where you can see so-called karst Karster: Cracks in the lime- STONE CAIRNS clockwise. The trail passes through a narrow curtain cracks in the limestone slab. stone slab. Here, among other things, the rare strict onion of juniper bushes and over a stile, after which two thrives. burial mounds can be glimpsed. After passing the On the way back to the car park, in early summer, first burial mound, you will reach Rörkällan. Here you pass a flowery meadow. is a stone table suitable for a moment of rest. Ebbelunda Kritmossen Kartmuren Further past the next burial mound, you reach a Unique nature The trail shows much of the unique nature ridge that takes you to a moving block where the of the alvar. Here is a larger slab-alvar with Örnkullen karst, a so-called ”svinrygg”, a spring, and not least a fantastic flower splendour. On the alvar, there are a number of both larger and smaller stones / moving blocks Bårbykällan of, among other things, granite which, during the ice age, followed the progress of the ice and then fell off here. Rörkällan S Kvinneby

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Gösslunda Alby Tingstad Gösslunda flisor nature reserve

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1 km Triberga

26 27 3,5 KM GÖSSLUNDA – TINGSTAD FLISOR

TRAIL DESCRIPTION Gösslunda-Tingstad flisor start from the car park a small footbridge where the water usually runs high which is located opposite the entrance to Göss- after the snow melts, you reach a dry ridge. lunda village and extends south over Stora alvaret. Tingstad flisor Tingstad flisor Tingstad standing stones The trail runs next to the Gösslunda nature reserve. Then follow the dry ridge with many moving Tingstad flisor are two blocks to the southwest. At mittmuren, pass 3-meter high limestone You traverse across the alvar landscape, on paths the two stiles and continue over the ridge and standing stones out on Öland’s Stora alvar. The and slabs. Here you will find many signs that man further over the gravel alvar, towards the forest TRAIL MARKING: mythical stones may have Kartmuren STONE CAIRNS has lived in this area for thousands of years. House grove. Follow the cairns through the juniper been used extensively for foundations, long stone walls, which are old fences bushes to an old beach embankment with a a long time: court site, Iron Bårbykällan to keep the animals in place, and tombs from the large burial ground placed on top. Here stands Age tombs, sundials and Bronze and Iron Ages are located next to the trail. one of Tingstad flisor. A little south you will find landmarks for walkers. a stile that will take you to the second flisa that At the car park, cross the road and pass the stands just over 50 meters south of the stone stile. Follow the trail parallel to the road to the wall. Here is a seat where you can rest your next stile and then continue on the small ridge legs before continuing your hike either back S Kvinneby in a southwesterly direction until you reach an to Gösslunda or further south to Penåsa (see orange-marked trail to the nature reserve. Penåsa – Tingstad flisor).

To continue towards Tingstad flisor, follow the lime- Burial ground and cairns stone cairns and cross the large limestone slab, On an old beach embankment that was which after heavy rain can be flooded. After passing formed after the Ice Age is a prehistoric Gösslunda burial ground hosting around 70 visible stone formations, as well as the remains Alby of two larger cairns. Gösslunda Tingstad nature reserve flisor

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28 29 Lunda canal

5 KM PENÅSA – TINGSTAD FLISOR

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The trail goes through coniferous and deciduous and a section of juniper bushes and shrubby groves as well as over the alvar, both on paths cinquefoil, after which you come out on the and limestone slabs. On the hike, you get to expe- open alvar. Thereafter, you reach a ridge, rience the wildlife of Stora alvaret. Depending Grönåsbacken, and here you see the cultivated The wildlife of the alvar Rose-winged and blue-winged on recent rainfall, the trail may be soggy at times. land that belongs to the village Lunda in the grasshoppers live here. The rose- The markings are initially in the form of three- west. Field anemones grow next to the stile winged grasshopper flies with coloured (white-blue-orange) posts to after 2 km and here you can hear the song larks singing a loud hum and shows its pink TRAIL MARKING: switch to white posts. intensely during the summer. At the end of the shimmering wings. On the alvar, WHITE POSTS you can hear birds such as golden trail, you reach the southern stone of Tingstad plover, wheatear and whinchat. The trail starts at Penåsa car park which you flisor. Here is seating where you can enjoy your In summer, the song lark is a Tingstad flisor reach from Kastlösa village. There are seats, packed lunch. The northern stone stands on the constant companion on the hike. toilet and information boards. From the car other side of the stone wall and is reached by With a little luck, you can also see the elegant montagu’s harrier park, cross the plain to the north, cross the crossing the stile. From here you can continue to come sailing in search of voles, bridge over Lunda canal and turn southeast at Gösslunda (see Gösslunda – Tingstad chips). mice or small birds. the burial ground. The trail then goes through coniferous and deciduous groves to arrive at the alvar-lake Rosamossen. The trail is often soggy Lunda underfoot here.

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SCALE Bjärby 0,5 km nature reserve

30 31 7,2 KM MILLERSTEN Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The trail takes you through coniferous and decid- open alvar which in early summer shows a great uous forest areas, over the alvar with limestone flower splendor. Then Mittmuren is reached and Millerstenen slabs and finally onto a gravel road along an old the trail turns south and passes a section with ”The stone in the middle” railway embankment. On the alvar, you can hear juniper bushes, shrubby cinquefoil and a small birds such as golden plover, wheatear and whin- watercourse where it, at times, can be boggy. chat. Here, with a little luck, you can also see the Then you reach Millersten. The trail continues elegant montagu’s harrier sailing in search of 800 meters in a southerly direction, past a TRAIL MARKING: Tingstad voles, mice or small birds. plateau and thereafter along the old railway flisor BLUE POSTS bank west for just under 3 km, back towards You start the hike at Penåsa car park which is Penåsa car park. reached from Kastlösa village. There are seating, Lunda toilets and information boards. From the car park, cross the town to the north and follow the three- Millerstenen PENÅSA Millerstenen is a large granite moving block Kastlösa coloured (white-blue-orange) posts. This section in the middle of the alvar. Millersten, which of the trail is joint with Penåsa – Tingstad flisor. roughly means ”the stone in the middle”, is located in the almost 40 km long stone Pass the bridge over Lunda canal and turn off to Lilla Dalby wall, Mittmuren. the southeast at the burial ground. The trail then nature reserve Rosamossen goes through coniferous and deciduous groves to arrive at the alvar-lake Rosamossen. Hulterstad Bjärby Hulterstads Mittmuren nature reserve After just over 2 km, the trails splits, here you Mittmuren is a 40 km long stone wall that follow the blue posts towards Millersten in a runs in a north-south direction over Stora Millersten southeasterly direction. Soon you will enter the alvaret. This is probably one of the first Bjärby stone walls laid when the crown’s lands nature reserve were divided in the early 1800s. The wall can also be seen when you hike the trails Stora alvarleden, Gösslundaleden and Bårby Källa. Parteby nature reserve NATURKARTAN

Alvlösa nature reserve

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1 km Mittmuren 32 The middle wall 33 2 KM PENÅSA ÖDEBY Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION From Penåsa resting area, you can walk an inspiring loop into the Bjärby nature reserve to Penåsa ödeby Penåsa Penåsa ödeby (a deserted village). The path is The village emerged as ”nyhemman” resting area narrow with some shallow tree roots. A stone wall, (agricultural property) in 1779. It consisted of two small farms. The stone walls that we stiles and bridges must be passed. By the forest, see today around the village are the first there are wetlands and the alvar. This is an excel- to be built out here on the alvar. Today, lent loop to see beautiful nature and culture. the foundation of one residential building TRAIL MARKING: remains, which consisted of one room and BLUE ARROWS a large kitchen. There are also fruit trees, From the car park at Penåsa, follow the railway berry bushes and the remains of a stone bank to Penåsa resting area. Go through the resting cellar and a well. Where the forest grows area and follow the blue arrows over the wall and today, you can see traces of cultivated land through the forest to Penåsabäcken (Penåsa and cultivation cairns. The houses built on the alvar at this time consisted mostly of stream). Continue along the stream to the east limestone, as the supply of this building and you will soon reach a small wooden bridge. material was unlimited. Only the door of PENÅSA On the other side of the bridge, you will find the the house consisted of wood. The roof was deserted village. On the way back you pass the often covered with straw or seaweed. In 1844, the village ceased as homesteads stream, climb over a stile to the north and out and the farms were sold to the villagers of onto the old embankment. At the embankment, Bjärby and Kastlösa. turn west back to the car park.

Lilla Dalby nature reserve

Penåsa ödeby Penåsa deserted village

NATURKARTAN Penåsa Ödeby Bjärby nature reserve

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34 35 1,6 KM EKETORPSLEDEN Hiking loop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION The Eketorp trail runs through the pastures west area with a wind shelter and a barbecue area. In of Eketorps borg, with start and finish at the summer, the alvar is grazed by animals. Eketorps borg settlement that stands by the road between the Eketorp’s fortress entrance building and the fortress. The trail is One of the larger cracks in the bedrock of southern marked with cairns and runs mainly over the flat Öland runs nearby Eketorp. The crack is filled with limestone slab, and is therefore relatively easy sediment and is probably heavily waterlogged, Gräsgård to walk. A stile needs to be passed to get out on which may have been decisive for the fortress TRAIL MARKING: the hiking trail. being placed right here during the early Iron Age. STONE CAIRNS The alvar at Eketorp is open, with slabs and a The trail is easy to get to and by the entrance very thin layer of soil. Here you can find plants building, there is parking and toilets (summer- such as lichens, mosses and stone crop. EKETORPS BORG time). Just north of the fortress, there is a resting

Eketorps borg Eketorps borg fortress is the only fully investigated and reconstructed ancient fortress in Sweden. The fortress was in use both during the Iron Age and medieval Eketorps times. Read more at eketorpsborg.se borg Eketorp

Seberneby

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Össby

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36 37 Bergstigen and Kalkbrottsleden path turns north to Maren, where there is a resting Bergstigen is a barely 5 km long cultural heritage area with many of Anna Rydstedt’s short poems. and nature trail through varied and beautiful environments, characterized by the 300-year-old More info: annarydstedt.se stone industry in Degerhamn. The trail winds past OTHER TRAILS lime kilns, loading docks, large slag heaps and other THE MARGIT FRIBERG-TRAIL powerful remains from the stone industry, which Margit Friberg’s literary path begins at Smedby today are enclosed in and have become part of parish cottage (opposite Smedby church) and ends nature. The trail passes, among other places, Södra in Gåsesten harbour. Take the folder ”Vandra med bruket, which is a very well-preserved manufact- Margit Friberg som guide” in the mailbox outside The County Administrative Board’s trails South of the car park is the hiking trail Bårby källa. uring environment from the early 19th century. There the parish cottage (only in Swedish). It contains a In most of the nature reserves, there are trails Möckelmossen is an obvious excursion destination. is an exhibition area and a geological garden. map of the trail and texts by Margit Friberg that can laid out by the County Administrative Board in The hiking trail continues along the beach and be read at six places marked on the map. Follow Kalmar County. More information about these up to Albrunna on the edge of Stora alvaret. FRÖSSLUNDA SJÖMARKER the road from the parish cottage to the west, cross are available via the County Administrative the southbound road and continue on the gravel The pastures that lie between the fields and There are several resting areas along the trail, one Board or on Naturkartan. Here is a selection: road on the other side. The trail continues west the shoreline are called sjömarker (wetlands). of which has a barbecue area. Bergstigen is looked Since Öland slopes slightly to the east, most of for a while and then turns south and follows the BEIJERSHAMN after by Södra Möckleby Hembygdsförening. these wetlands are situated along the east side water to Gåsesten. The 2.5 km long trail is This well-visited birdwatching area on the west of the island. Starting from the car park by a From Albrunna, the Kalkbrottsleden continues, looked after by Margit Friberg society. coast of Öland, just south of Färjestaden, offers, beautiful stone arch bridge north of the village which is divided into loops of different lengths. among other things, hiking trails, resting areas Norra Kvinneby, you can walk through Frösslunda More info: margitfribergsallskapet.se and bird towers. The hiking trail consists of a 5.5 sjömarker. The trail is 3.3 km long and marked The trail crosses expansive alvar fields and passes km long loop on foot bridges and gravel paths with orange painted posts. Large parts of the hike an old beautiful limestone quarry, and on to the that take you through this unique area. Remember follow Frösslundabäcken. large stone quarry which until recently was still Station Linné not to stray from the trail as the birdlife here is in operation and is now slowly beginning to fill Three fantastic hiking trails are starting from Station sensitive. There are also information available with water. Linné, just south of Skogsby. The trails of 2, 3 and 6.5 about the birds that can be seen in the area. km, take you through a historic landscape, greatly Mittlandsleden and Gråborg At the small limestone quarry, there is a wind The 50-km-long Mittlandsleden offers a scenic diverse deciduous forests and the unique Stora shelter and a barbecue area. Kalkbrottsleden is OTTENBY – ÖLAND’S SOUTHERN CAPE hike. Discover exciting ancient monuments, alvaret. Weather-proof maps with instructions can looked after by Degerhamns boat club. Expansive meadows, rolling waves and deep beautiful village environments and interesting be found in the cupboard at the west end of the station, near the information boards. greenery. Here on the southern cape of Öland plants and insects. From Gråborg, two sections More info: hembygd.se/sodra-mockleby is one of the country’s foremost birdwatching of Mittlandsleden can be enjoyed. Gråborg- More info: stationlinne.se areas and the tallest lighthouse in Sweden, Jordtorpsåsen and Gråborg-Ismantorps borg. Långe Jan. Öland’s southern cape has several These are looked after in collaboration between Literary trails hiking trails to choose from for you who want to the County Administrative Board and the two THE ANNA RYDSTEDT-TRAIL experience this distinctive and beautiful place. Öland municipalities. The just over 1-km-long trail, which is maintained by Starting from Borg’s village and Gråborg, there are the Anna Rydstedt society, takes you on a cultural MÖCKELMOSSEN also several hiking trails for shorter excursions. walk from Ventlinge church down to Kalmarsund. A hub in the middle of the alvar with a resting area, Borg’s village and these trails are looked after by There is information material about the trail at information and parking. From Möckelmossen’s car The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters. the start at Ventlinge church. Scattered along park there is a footbridge that takes you out towards the trail there are posts with poetry and sculptures the bog, which is the largest lake on the alvar. You can find Mittlandsleden on naturkartan.se related to the Öland author. At Kalmarsund, the

38 39 ALLEMANSRÄTTEN Do not disturb, do not destroy Any tips? » Bring the dog Our Swedish nature is open to everyone. Do not hesitate to contact us if you Feel free to bring the dog out into nature, Allemansrätten (The right of public find any problems with a trail or want but to protect wild mammals and birds, access) gives us unique access to to share any ideas for improvement. nature, but that includes both rights you must have full control of your dog, which usually means a leash. During the and obligations. Remember to show period 1 March to 20 August, this is extra consideration for animals, nature important, as this is the time when the and your fellow human beings. animals usually have their young. In most nature reserves, mandatory leashing applies and in some of these it may even CONTACT US be the case that dogs are not allowed at all. THINGS TO CONSIDER: More information about dogs in nature can Mörbylånga municipality be found at the Swedish Environmental 0485-470 00 » Do not enter someone else’s plot, Protection Agency and regulations for [email protected] planting or cultivated land. various nature reserves in Mörbylånga municipality can be found at the County » Close the gate if you are walking Administrative Board in Kalmar County. through a pasture. » Take care of nature and avoid cycling » Camping and lighting a fire and riding on wet ground that is Feel free to camp for a few days in nature, easily damaged. but make sure not to disturb your surround- ings. Lighting a campfire is a wonderful » Don’t litter! element in outdoor life, but the right of All littering is prohibited. Broken glass, public access does not give an obvious right cans, plastic, disposable grills and other to make a fire, only an opportunity to light debris can harm people, animals and a fire under safe conditions at your own nature. Keep in mind that those who risk. Feel free to use our prepared barbecue come after you want the same amazing areas and keep an eye on any fire bans on experience of unspoilt, beautiful nature Mörbylånga municipality’s website! as you. More info: www.swedishepa.se LAYOUT: VIBRA REKLAMBYRÅ PRINT: LENANDERS GRAFISKA, 138220

PHOTO: ALEXANDER HALL, JENS CHRISTIAN SCHOU, MARCUS CARLSSON, NATURHISTORISKA MUSEET, ÖLANDS BOTANISKA FÖRENING, MÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN, ANDERS ADRIANSSON, EMMA RYDNÉR, STAFFAN ARVEGÅRD, MATHEUS THOLIN, JONAS BÖRJESSON, JÖRGEN LANDER, UPZONE STUDIOS

MAPS: © LANTMÄTERIET GEODATASAMVERKAN

40 NATURKARTAN – YOUR GUIDE TO NATURE Naturkartan is your guide to Mörbylånga municipality’s outdoor life.

Here you will find, among other things, hiking trails in Ottenby, nature reserves on the alvar, bathing places in Färjestaden, exercise trails in Mörbylånga and a lot of other exciting and beautiful places to visit.

Go to naturkartan.se/morbylanga or download the app to take part in the fantastic outdoor life. With the map function, you can, for example, see exactly where on the hiking trail you are, or where the nearest resting area is.

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