Hiking and cycling tours to the Hidden Stories of Langeland
Explore Langeland's hidden stories: Visit impressive stone dolmens, passage graves or the lost city in picturesque surroundings.
Langeland's unique landscape was formed during the last Ice Age more than 10,000 years ago. Many of the island's ancient monuments have been preserved thanks to Jens Winther, who founded Langeland Museum in 1900 and excavated a number of the island's ancient monuments - stone dolmens, passage graves and Viking burial sites with large finds of great archaeological value.
6 km walk or cycle with traces of the past
The route south of Tranekær passes several ancient monuments, and you can see both long burial mounds and stone age burial mounds.
Parts of the route are on gravel roads.
→ Read more about the route and Mound of King Rene
→ Read more about the route and the Ringelshøj long dolmen
Trips from the double passage grave in Tvede Forest
From the rare double passage grave you can take a 1.8 km walk in the forest, a 5.6 km walk to Tranekær or a 7.4 km walk south to Stengade Skanse, which was built during the English wars (1807-14).
The 5.6 km route can also be done by bike, if you use the road and not the path through the forest.
→ Read more about the route and the double passage grave
2 km walk to the Bronze Age barrows
From the beach car park there is a lovely walk through Tryggelev Inlet to the 3 Bronze Age burial mounds. The walk also takes you past two bird hides, one of which is in the water.
You are not allowed to cycle inside the fence, but you can cycle along the gravel road along the beach and leave your bike at the car park.
→ Read more about the route and the barrows from the Bronze Age
8 km hike by Herslev and Klæsø
The walk takes you through the flooded glacial landscape of Lindelse Inlet and past Langeland's largest rock. Inland, the walk follows small country roads through a landscape of fields. The route passes several ancient monuments.
→ Read more about the route and the Herslev Dolmen
2 km walk to Hidden Stories from the Viking Age and Bronze Age
In Konabbe forest at Nature Destination Skovsgaard you'll find Langeland's only Viking Age ship-formed burial. There is also a Bronze Age cup-shaped rock carvings in the forest.
→ Read more about the ship-formed burial and the cup-shaped rock carvings
3.8 km hike to Langeland's lost city
The fishing village of Sandhagen is one of Langeland's best hidden stories. The renaissance town was lost to the sea.
The 3.8 km walk takes you through Klise Inlet with wild horses, past the Art Tower and along the road back to Bagenkop.
→ Read more about the route and the lost city of Sandhagen
More Hidden Stories
Discover more hidden stories from Langeland at www.govisitlangeland.com/past
The project Langelands Hidden Stories is supported by the Danish Outdoor Council and developed by VisitLangeland and Langelands Museum.