Rönnö, Naturreservat

In the borderland between Halland and Småland, inland meets 'abroad'. The memory of Denmark lives on where border marks, large stones, mark what used to belong to our neighboring country.

Nature of various kinds meets here, where coniferous and beech forests grow together. Pine and beech embrace each other in areas that bear memories of feuds across borders. In Rönnö, traces of human activity are visible in several places. Stone walls embedded in the beech forest, now covered with shimmering green mosses, bear witness to the work of enclosing the farm environments and keeping wild animals at bay. At old crofting sites, there are trees that were previously felled and now bear rough branches. The foundations of houses can be seen, one of the more well-documented is "Lena's", which you can read about on one of many beautifully executed information signs about the reserve's cultural monuments. In Rönnö there are several trails to hike, both winding forest trails and solid gravel roads. If you choose to walk the loop to the south, you will pass Gadebäcken, which babbles soothingly and invites reflection. Detours from the main trails can be found at Baggabygget in the south and at Joringsmossen. Here you can walk in both Halland and Småland in one day and at the same time cross the old border that separated Sweden from Denmark.