Kalmar län och Öland
Moredalen is a so-called scour valley, a crevasse widened and deepened by the ice sheet and by the meltwater of many winters. The gorge is over seven kilometers long and between 20 and 30 meters wide, with walls between 30 and 40 meters high. In the middle…
The calcareous soils of Albrunna Alvar have been grazed for millennia. There is therefore a distinctive plant and animal life with many rare species. So walk slowly, there is much to discover here! The area is bordered to the west by the village of Albrunna…
At Hulterstads alvar you can experience the barren and rare beauty of Stora alvar. The reserve offers magnificent views, a rich bird life and rare plants. There is much to discover here! Stora alvaret in miniature At Hulterstad's alvar, you are met by a ver…
Dröstorp's alvar is a mosaic of dry meadows, gravel alvars, rocky areas and wetlands. The varied alvar is home to a rich plant and animal life. The area also offers interesting geological formations and a number of ancient monuments. Interesting geology In…
The scent of wild thyme, the wistful whistle of the heath pipit and, if you're lucky, the humming of roseate grasshoppers - the rare and barren nature of the Great Alvar offers many experiences! Alvar landscape The nature on Hammarby and Smedby alvar is a m…
At Klinta-Stora Smedby alvar you can experience the extraordinary beauty of Stora alvar. From Storåsen you have a fine view of the barren landscape. On a hike in the alvar fields, you can see both rare herbs and interesting ancient remains. Storåsen Storåse…
Flowery A plethora of herbs grow on the calcareous dry meadows of the alvar. Characteristic species include big fat bud, cat's foot and goat's foot. The latter looks a bit special here on the alvar. The flower color varies from light yellow, via orange to p…
At the passage at Kritmossen, you cross an old embankment just over 100 m long. It was used to dam water coming from Kritmossen upstream. The embankment is of shell wall construction with 0.5-1 m limestone slabs laid in 10-15 shifts and filled with limeston…
You start your hike by climbing a ridge. A pebble ridge, sand ridge or gravel ridge is a long ridge of rounded stones, gravel and sand that has been sorted and deposited by ice rivers during the melting of the ice sheet.
From 1984, Stora Hammarsjön was limed continuously with, among other things, a lime doser that was placed in the inlet to the lake, this was taken out of use in 2000.
The building remained in existence into the 1930s. The sawing season was probably fairly short and it was mainly in the spring in connection with the spring flood that the water supply in the Haga Valley stream was sufficient for sawmill operations. However…
Here, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the municipality and the landowner have tried to recreate the old cultural landscape. At the far end of the pasture, there is an attraction in the form of a dam. One side consists of a long and up to two me…
Where the forest turns into open ground, on the left side after the lilac bush is a hill with a pile of stones and a small tablet. It's the remains of the hussar's croft Ekebo belonging to Kallersebo rote. Hussars have lived here since at least the mid-1700…
South of Lilla Hammarsjön there is a large wetland complex with different types of vegetation. It is located in an area with rich opportunities for berry and mushroom picking. To get to the bog, you can deviate from the trail from Kallersebo 800 meters
You will walk along and cross the Sällevadsån river several times during your hike. Some of Sweden's most endangered animal and plant species live in the Sällevadsån valley. The unique natural environment offers magical forests, rushing water and rarities s…
