Hat-shaped hills – a geological rarity Hiking and stopping along the trail Small, dome-shaped hills resembling old, round hats are visible The Archipelago Trail is made for hikers and ramblers and is way- from almost everywhere along this section of the Archipelago Trail marked by posts along the entire trail. On your hike, we kindly on . Some of the hills are covered with planted vegeta- ask you to be considerate and observe the following: tion, while others are situated in open countryside or woodland. These 690 hills are something of a geological rarity. They are only • The entire trail is open from 6.00 a.m. until sunset. a few hundred metres wide and 10–20 metres high. The gravel • Dogs must be kept on a leash. and sand of which the hills are made actually come from former • You are walking on private property, so please lake beds. show consideration for the owners and do not During the last Ice Age, the melting water collected in hollows on discard refuse. the glacier surface. Lakes were formed and sand and gravel sank • Tenting overnight is only permitted at campsites to the bottom. After the ice had melted completely, the material or campgrounds or in areas where this is specifi- from the bottom of the lake was left as round hills on the flat land. cally permitted by the property owner. The Archipelago Trail • Sections of the trail may be closed during the hun- ting season, but you will be informed of an alter- Stengade Strand - Rudkøbing - Henninge Nor nate route on site. 26 km Transport Public transport around Langeland is available on FynBus Route 910 (Rudkøbing– or via Tranekær to ) and Route 800 (Rudkøbing–). Visit www.fynbus.dk for timetables or get further details from FynBus by phoning tel. +45 6311 2233.

Langeland’s unique hat-shaped hills Accommodation Information about accommodation venues near the trail is availa- Coppices – an age-old form of woodland management ble at www.langeland.dk or by contacting Langeland Tourist Office, A coppice – or stubhave (literally ‘stump garden’) as it is called on tel. +45 6251 3505. Map 6 Langeland – is an old method of woodland management where the trees were felled in rotation at five, ten or twenty-year inter- Would you like more information? vals. The coppice owner, usually a local farmer, exploited the fact In you are interested in further details about Langeland or the histo- that shoots grew up from the stump after the tree was felled, ry of Rudkøbing, contact Langeland Museum, tel. +45 6351 1010 hence the name ‘stump garden’. The wood was used for fencing, or visit www.langelandsmuseum.dk. Further details on the fuel, tools, etc. Hazel and alder were the most commonly coppi- Archipelago Trail are also available at www.detsydfynskeoehav.dk. ced trees, but willow, ash, elm and oak were also used. The cop- picing let in lots of light to the coppice floor, providing good growth conditions for grasses and herbs that could be used for grazing and haying. Today, the island’s coppices burst with flora such as corydalis, wild orchids and anemones in spring. Colophon Published by: Langeland Kommune in cooperation with Naturturisme I/S Editorial / text: Naturturisme I/S, Naturbureauet og Erik Møller Nielsen Photographs: Erik Møller Nielsen, Birgit Bjerre Laursen og Henriette Mørck Frontpagephoto: Henninge Nor Illustration: Jens Overgaard Christensen Basis of maps: Kort- & Matrikstyrelsen - copyright Layout / print: tryk team svendborg a/s – Days clothed in blue and green

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES The project is supported by EU’s “Mål 2-program. The coppice Rifbjerg Stub The European Fund for Regional Development” LANGELAND

Tullebølle church Tullebølle here. here. The Archipelago Trail – route overview route – Trail Archipelago The

Less common birds such as the garganey and the shoveler breed shoveler the and garganey the as such birds common Less

and animals and the area has also attracted many breeding birds. breeding many attracted also has area the and animals and

overflow, vastly improving the general living conditions for plants for conditions living general the improving vastly overflow,

benefit of flora and fauna alike. The water level is stabilised by an by stabilised is level water The alike. fauna and flora of benefit

which has lain fallow (uncultivated) in recent years for the great the for years recent in (uncultivated) fallow lain has which

This is former farmland that was once drained and cultivated, but cultivated, and drained once was that farmland former is This

Just north of Spodsbjerg near the shore is a large flat meadow area. meadow flat large a is shore the near Spodsbjerg of north Just

Sylten – from drained field to luxuriant meadow luxuriant to field drained from – Sylten 3

the village you will find a 100-year-old seaside hotel. hotel. seaside 100-year-old a find will you village the

The railway was in operation from 1911 until 1962. Further into Further 1962. until 1911 from operation in was railway The

ginally the terminal station for the railway line from Rudkøbing. from line railway the for station terminal the ginally

Spodsbjerg. The beautiful building at the start of the trail was ori- was trail the of start the at building beautiful The Spodsbjerg.

and to this very day, the ferry traffic is still a source of vitality for vitality of source a still is traffic ferry the day, very this to and

established a ferry service from a newly built steam-ferry quay, steam-ferry built newly a from service ferry a established

since the Middle Ages. In 1884, Sydfynske Dampskibsselskab Sydfynske 1884, In Ages. Middle the since

of Langeland. Ferry service to Lolland has been provided here provided been has Lolland to service Ferry Langeland. of

and commercial fishery, as the only harbour along the east coast east the along harbour only the as fishery, commercial and

Today, Spodsbjerg is an active ferry port and a base for angling for base a and port ferry active an is Spodsbjerg Today,

Spodsbjerg – of the ferries the of town – Spodsbjerg 2

natural habitats and cultural history. cultural and habitats natural

Boat sheds south of Stengade Strand Stengade of south sheds Boat South Archipelago, enabling hikers to explore the region’s the explore to hikers enabling Archipelago, Funen South

will be established before the end of 2006 and circumvent the circumvent and 2006 of end the before established be will fruit right from the deck to people on the quay. the on people to deck the from right fruit

making it one of 's longest network of trails. The Trail The trails. of network longest Denmark's of one it making the fruit to and other large where they sold the sold they where towns large other and Copenhagen to fruit the

When finished, the Archipelago Trail will be 200 kilometres long kilometres 200 be will Trail Archipelago the finished, When (literally pear boats) purchased fruit from the growers and sailed and growers the from fruit purchased boats) pear (literally

shipped by boat from here. The skippers of small pæreskuder small of skippers The here. from boat by shipped Hiking adventures Hiking

typified by fruit farming and, in former times, the harvest was harvest the times, former in and, farming fruit by typified

Stengade Strand to Henninge Nor. Henninge to Strand Stengade The coastal area between Peløkke and the old village of Rifbjerg is Rifbjerg of village old the and Peløkke between area coastal The

pamphlet describes the sights of interest along the way from way the along interest of sights the describes pamphlet Peløkke and the ‘pear boats’ ‘pear the and Peløkke 6

heading for Svendborg across the islands of Siø and Tåsinge. This Tåsinge. and Siø of islands the across Svendborg for heading

you have three options: continuing to Henninge Nor in the south; the in Nor Henninge to continuing options: three have you never survive this method of woodland management. woodland of method this survive never

in the north through Tullebølle to the town of Rudkøbing where Rudkøbing of town the to Tullebølle through north the in do not grow from their base after felling, which is why they would they why is which felling, after base their from grow not do

woods and hilly landscapes. The trail leads from Stengade Strand Stengade from leads trail The landscapes. hilly and woods 1970. These species were not originally used in coppices as shoots as coppices in used originally not were species These 1970.

west and east coasts of Langeland and pass through luxuriant through pass and Langeland of coasts east and west lages. Spruce and beech trees were planted in Rifbjerg Stub in Stub Rifbjerg in planted were trees beech and Spruce lages.

Along this stretch of the Archipelago Trail you will experience the experience will you Trail Archipelago the of stretch this Along tares and is privately owned, formerly by farmers from nearby vil- nearby from farmers by formerly owned, privately is and tares

stump gardens) on Langeland. The coppice covers roughly 6 hec- 6 roughly covers coppice The Langeland. on gardens) stump From Stengade Strand to Henninge Nor – 26 km 26 – Nor Henninge to Strand Stengade From

grounds are used and maintained by leisure fishermen. fishermen. leisure by maintained and used are grounds Rifbjerg Krat or Stub is one of the finest coppices (stubhave – (stubhave coppices finest the of one is Stub or Krat Rifbjerg

into the sea bed. Today, the few remaining sheds and fishing and sheds remaining few the Today, bed. sea the into Langeland’s finest coppice finest Langeland’s The Archipelago Trail along Bellevue, Rudkøbing Bellevue, along Trail Archipelago The 5

or pound nets that were set out between large piles driven down driven piles large between out set were that nets pound or

years ago it was profitable to conduct shore fishery using fish traps fish using fishery shore conduct to profitable was it ago years hand during the consecration of the new church. church. new the of consecration the during hand

shore fishery are a relic of times (almost) past. Until thirty or forty or thirty Until past. (almost) times of relic a are fishery shore the spots where the bishop anointed the church wall with his with wall church the anointed bishop the where spots the

just south of Stengade Strand. The small boat and tool sheds from sheds tool and boat small The Strand. Stengade of south just Twelve consecration crosses are found in the church. They mark They church. the in found are crosses consecration Twelve

sight. Boat sheds are visible at two spots along the embankment the along spots two at visible are sheds Boat sight. beautiful murals are found in the church porch. church the in found are murals beautiful

The big ferries from Kiel to Oslo or Gothenburg are an impressive an are Gothenburg or Oslo to Kiel from ferries big The for a restoration project. Further details on the church and its and church the on details Further project. restoration a for

or from the , the largest brackish-water sea in the world. the in sea brackish-water largest the Sea, Baltic the from or owner of Tranekær who had bought into the church as co-owner as church the into bought had who Tranekær of owner

ships pass through the Langeland Belt each year – on their way to way their on – year each Belt Langeland the through pass ships ved below a crowned monogram on the tower, denoting the then the denoting tower, the on monogram crowned a below ved

plying the winding, deep-water channel close to shore. 25,000 shore. to close channel deep-water winding, the plying medieval churches from the 15th century. The year 1830 is engra- is 1830 year The century. 15th the from churches medieval

The walk south along the shore is spiced by the sight of large ships large of sight the by spiced is shore the along south walk The Tullebølle church is one of the loveliest of Denmark’s numerous Denmark’s of loveliest the of one is church Tullebølle

Boat sheds and all sorts of ships of sorts all and sheds Boat Murals and consecration crosses consecration and Murals 1 4

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 9 Lively shipping and ferry port The Port of Rudkøbing was formerly a busy traffic hub for trains, cars, busses and, not least, shipping. From here sailing ships, stea- mers and motorised ships departed for Copenhagen, Korsør, Svendborg, Marstal, Strynø and other islets. The beautiful waiting room – built around 1926 in the style of a Greek temple with Dorian columns – is located at the ferry port. Today, ferries depart from here for Marstal and Strynø. The port has a large, more recent marina and an old fishing harbour lined by the fishermen’s blue, elongated sheds from 1911 – the same blue colour as the fis- hing boats. The old harbour smithy and the shipyard are located near the fishing harbour.

Lyrical scene from Siø 10 Water meadows and interesting excursion spots Rudkøbing’s commercial fishing harbour Just south of Rudkøbing is another meadow area: Rudkøbing 7 One island, one farm and one school Vejle, surrounded by town and woods. Rudkøbing Vejle is a flat 11 An impressive estate Siø is a small, flat island of only 125 hectares. This was originally wetland owned by the municipality. Rudkøbing Vejle was origi- Fårevejle is the second most impressive manor on Langeland – the sight of several islands: Skovø, Sidø, Store Fugleholm and Lille nally an open fjord until 1824 when an embankment with a after Tranekær. Fårevejle’s main building dates from 1868. The Fugleholm. These islands were not protected by embankments and pump was built. This drained the area for cultivation. The pum- estate also owns farmland, three forests and parts of Henninge were grazed in summer by livestock from Langeland. ping stopped in 1995, and the water meadows were re-established Nor. Fårevejle was formerly unprotected against the sea, but In 1861, the islands were reclaimed to create tillable land, an event for the great benefit of flora and fauna alike. Rudkøbing Fredskov embankments built along the west coast enable the area to be which marked the founding of one continuous island named Siø. borders on Rudkøbing Vejle and was a popular spot for outings by cultivated today. The former spacious meadows of Fårevejle were Seven kilometres of embankments and several pumps now keep Rudkøbing’s residents from 1876 to 1957, when they patronised originally used for dairy cattle. the island dry. Today seed-growing and hog production are Siø’s the small summer restaurant with its dancing and outdoor servi- primary features. At the centre of the island is an ancestral farm ce in the woods. Now the state owns these 17 hectares of wood- whose present family has owned the island since 1922. The hou- land. In spring the forest floor is covered with a thick carpet of Tufted duck ses scattered around the island were originally dwellings for farm- anemones, corydalis and pungent ramsons. hands and servants and the island’s schoolhouse is visible just Scaup behind the farmstead. The island’s seven or eight pupils were taught by one teacher in the schoolhouse. Siø’s school closed around 1950.

8 Rudkøbing – market town and Hans Christian Ørsted 12 Henninge Nor – an eldorado for birds Rudkøbing is Langeland’s only market town and Henninge Nor was formerly a small cove off the larger was established as early as the 12th century. Nor. An embankment to the south now separates Henning Nor According to tradition, the town has two squares, from Lindelse Nor, but in prehistoric times Henninge resembled Gåsetorvet and Torvet. The town hall is situated Lindelse by having many small islands and islets. Henning Nor at Torvet. The open-air market trading of former was closed off by an embankment in 1912 for the purpose of esta- times was monitored from the town hall, and the blishing tillable farmland. A pump station with a windmill pump town’s constable had a gaol in the town hall cel- and a floodgate were built to reclaim the area. Now, a century lar. A statue commemorating Denmark’s famous later, this large drained area is not tillable but the flooded mea- chemist and physicist Hans Christian Ørsted dows are a beautiful nature area. Some people wish to limit the (1777–1851) is found on Gåsetorvet directly pumping of water and improve the general living conditions for opposite his birthplace, now the town’s pharma- birds and wildlife in Henninge Nor. cy. Ørsted was a dedicated chemist and physicist The Nor is already an important breeding and resting area for who became famous for discovering electromag- many bird species. Divers such as the tufted duck and the scaup netism. Langeland Museum is situated at the cen- are seen resting by the thousands in the lakes and unusual birds tre of town and has interesting exhibits of relics such as the white-tailed eagle and the great white egret have been from prehistoric times to the present. Fårevejle Manor spotted here. Sve n dborg 18 km

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