Spangereid – Viking Canal and Hiking Trails

Spangereid offers several reasons to plan a stay: an easy circular walk, a hike up Duefjell and traces of the Viking Age. Lysløype Trones also has a distinctive feature of its own: it contains old ruins of houses and buildings. When choosing where to spend your holiday, you can therefore consider whether you would prefer to focus on a walk with a pushchair, a climb or historical discoveries.

Hikes with different levels of difficulty

The Spangereid circular walk, Kanalen rundt, is easy and suitable for everyone, including pushchairs. Part of it follows a gravel path. If you are planning a walk together and want to be able to take a pushchair, this is the suitable option among the hikes described here. The gravel path is a specific feature of part of the route; the entire circular walk is not described as a gravel path.

The hike to Duefjell is different: it starts at a car park and climbs up the back of the steep mountain Duefjellet. If you are looking for a hike that involves a climb, this offers a different kind of tour from the easy circular walk. For planning your day, the key difference is that one route focuses on being suitable for everyone and accommodating pushchairs, while the other involves climbing a steep mountain. These details do not provide a walking time or route length.

Spangereid and the history of the Viking Canal

During the Viking Age, Spangereid was the seat of a chieftain. This historical role gives the place its own connection to the past, extending beyond the choice of a hike. If you are interested in the area's past, this is one reason to consider Spangereid as a destination. It stands alongside the hikes described and is not tied to any particular one.

The Viking Canal also tells the story of a route through the landscape: a replica of the Viking Canal reopened in 2007. It made it possible to travel by boat between east and west without having to sail around Lindesnes. The year 2007 refers to this event, not to the history of the chieftain's seat. Together with Spangereid's role during the Viking Age, the canal offers another specific way to explore the area's history.

Ruins on Lysløype Trones

Lysløype Trones in Spangereid is home to picturesque old ruins of houses and buildings. The starting point for Lysløype Trones is at a car park on Fylkesvei 460 by Vikingland, shortly after you pass through the centre of Spangereid. This pinpoints the starting point, while the ruins are a separate attraction along Lysløype. If you want to include historical traces and walking routes in your holiday plans, you can consider this place alongside the history of the Viking Canal and the former chieftain's seat.

What kind of holiday suits your plans?

The options described appeal to different interests: an easy circular walk that is suitable for pushchairs, a hike up the back of a steep mountain, or a closer look at Spangereid's Viking Age and the old buildings on Lysløype Trones. If you are looking for a holiday apartment as a base for your stay, these priorities can help shape your decision to choose Spangereid as a holiday destination. Which of these experiences would you like to define your trip?

More places to consider when planning your trip: Lyngdal, Kvås, Holvik and Korshamn.

Go to the main travel overview: Lyngdal.