On Saturday I took the train to Falkenberg and then I took the bus to Hakestad. From Hakestad I walked to Haksered, which is distance of roughly 26km and took me 5h51min. The average speed was thus approximately 4.44km/h, which is pretty good. Only a short part of the trail from near Åkulla to near Haksered overlaps with the E1 European long-distance path.
The character of the walk is quite different compared to most of Hallandsleden. The first part of the walk goes through farm land regions for the most part but most of the walk goes through Åkulla bokskogar (Åkulla beech forests) and there are plenty of nature reserves on the way. Pretty much all of it was quite beautiful. This was one of my favorite Hallandsleden walks. Enjoy the photos!
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Hakestad. Increased the brightness for the non-sky parts using the levels tool.
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Some of the flowers at Evas Äng.
Flowers such as St John's wort, devil's bit, Greater Yellow-Rattle and mountain tobacco grow on this wonderful summer meadow. This is thanks to that Eva and her family scythe the meadow every year. They also "fuze" the meadow, i.e. they let (bränner av) the turf at spring.
Flowers such as St John's wort, devil's bit, Greater Yellow-Rattle and mountain tobacco grow on this wonderful summer meadow. This is thanks to that Eva and her family scythe the meadow every year. They also "fuze" the meadow, i.e. they let (bränner av) the turf at spring.
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A bunch of sheep all over the place. Equalized the histogram and darkened the image slightly using the curves tool.
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Some of the cabins at Ästad Vineyard. Rotated and cropped the photo. Then I increased the brightness using the levels tool and increased the contrast slightly.
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Byasjön. Rotated and cropped the photo. Then for the non-sky parts I increased the brightness using the levels tool and increased the contrast.
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Some perch/bass in Byasjön.
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Some common hogweed.
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"Långanskogen - Emma's House
The cottage of Långanskogen gets one of its names from Emma Henriksson, who lived here almost her whole life. Before she died in 1981 her house and personal property were conveyed to the Sibbarp-Dagsås Local Heritage Society. The house was repaired and declared a historic monument in 1991. The cottage was probably built some time around 1800 in the outlands of the village of Ästad, close to one of the few remaining beech woods in the district, which may explain the name Långanskogen or "Long Wood".
The long peace after Sweden's years as a martial power had a negative side: the population grew faster than the yield of agriculture. Country people sank deep in poverty. Even farmers' sons had to try to make a living as day labourers or crofters. Usually this proletariat had to be content with a poor patch of land that some farmer had no use for. Emigration to North America was the way out many chose. In proportion to its population, Halland had more emigrants than any other province. All the brothers and sisters in one family emigrated from Långanskogen in 1886-1895.
Långanskogen is an unusual combination of a Halland house and cottage dug into a hillside. The external dimensions are around 26 by 4 metres. The frame is of horizontal planking covered with vertical boards. The rooms are in a row, with the kitchen and bedroom in the middle. In the slope is a small byre with room for a pig, a calf, and some hens. Behind this byre is carpentry shed with walls partly of stone, dug into the slope. On the other side of the dwelling section are grain shed and the threshing barn, and higher up the slope is a stone-built earth cellar. The well is on the other side of the road, down towards Byasjön."
The cottage of Långanskogen gets one of its names from Emma Henriksson, who lived here almost her whole life. Before she died in 1981 her house and personal property were conveyed to the Sibbarp-Dagsås Local Heritage Society. The house was repaired and declared a historic monument in 1991. The cottage was probably built some time around 1800 in the outlands of the village of Ästad, close to one of the few remaining beech woods in the district, which may explain the name Långanskogen or "Long Wood".
The long peace after Sweden's years as a martial power had a negative side: the population grew faster than the yield of agriculture. Country people sank deep in poverty. Even farmers' sons had to try to make a living as day labourers or crofters. Usually this proletariat had to be content with a poor patch of land that some farmer had no use for. Emigration to North America was the way out many chose. In proportion to its population, Halland had more emigrants than any other province. All the brothers and sisters in one family emigrated from Långanskogen in 1886-1895.
Långanskogen is an unusual combination of a Halland house and cottage dug into a hillside. The external dimensions are around 26 by 4 metres. The frame is of horizontal planking covered with vertical boards. The rooms are in a row, with the kitchen and bedroom in the middle. In the slope is a small byre with room for a pig, a calf, and some hens. Behind this byre is carpentry shed with walls partly of stone, dug into the slope. On the other side of the dwelling section are grain shed and the threshing barn, and higher up the slope is a stone-built earth cellar. The well is on the other side of the road, down towards Byasjön."
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Långanskogens Nature Reserve
"Långanskogen is the country's largest continuous swamp forest. A large number of springs and sources, in conjunction with the dense alder forest creates a dark and damp environment. A large number of rare species flourish here, in particular mosses and lichen. In places the area is almost impassible and extremely wet, however it does offer the well-shod a "jungle-like" experience!"
"Långanskogen is the country's largest continuous swamp forest. A large number of springs and sources, in conjunction with the dense alder forest creates a dark and damp environment. A large number of rare species flourish here, in particular mosses and lichen. In places the area is almost impassible and extremely wet, however it does offer the well-shod a "jungle-like" experience!"
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Öströö
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Humsjön. Used the hue restorer plug-in to remove the cyan-ish sky.
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Rotated and cropped the photo.
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Kalvsjön. Increased the contrast and brightened the non-sky parts using the levels tool. Also slightly increased contrast for the sky.
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Toppabjär Nature Reserve
"Welcome to the Toppabjär Nature Reserve. Here you'll find most of the "Bexell talking stones" - stones with proverbs and names, which the landowner Alfred Bexell had inscribed in the 1880s-1890s. The reserve is home to various rare animals and plants. Many of these mosses, lichens, fungi and beetles live on and in old, dead deciduous trees. To encourage the rare animals and plants, the spruce forest in the reserve is being replaced with deciduous trees."
"Welcome to the Toppabjär Nature Reserve. Here you'll find most of the "Bexell talking stones" - stones with proverbs and names, which the landowner Alfred Bexell had inscribed in the 1880s-1890s. The reserve is home to various rare animals and plants. Many of these mosses, lichens, fungi and beetles live on and in old, dead deciduous trees. To encourage the rare animals and plants, the spruce forest in the reserve is being replaced with deciduous trees."
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"Bexells Speaking Stones
You have now come to a strange place. Look around and you will see names chiselled on into the rocks and stone blocks. This was done in the end of the 19th century by stonemasons, commissioned by Alfred Bexell, a Swedish landowner and Member of Parliament.
In the forest there are more than 150 words of wisdom and 500 names.
The names are mainly from the French Revolution and famous philosophers as well as authors."
Darkened the background using the curves tool.
You have now come to a strange place. Look around and you will see names chiselled on into the rocks and stone blocks. This was done in the end of the 19th century by stonemasons, commissioned by Alfred Bexell, a Swedish landowner and Member of Parliament.
In the forest there are more than 150 words of wisdom and 500 names.
The names are mainly from the French Revolution and famous philosophers as well as authors."
Darkened the background using the curves tool.
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Valasjön. Rotated and cropped the photo.
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Increased the contrast slightly.
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Nice horse symmetry.
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Approaching Haksered. The lake in the background is called Haksjön. Rotated and cropped the photo.
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