Målilla

Målilla offers several different themes to help you plan your trip: nature at the moose park, a railbike ride, local history and motor technology. This lets you tailor your vacation days to your travel group’s interests, rather than giving every experience equal weight. Specific points of reference range from a walking trail of an approximate length to a railbike route with a named destination and historical dates.

Nature at Målilla Moose Park

All three enclosures at Målilla Moose Park have ponds where the moose bathe and swim. A walking trail about one kilometer long also runs around the former Kristineberg estate at Målilla Moose Park. This gives the park two different aspects to enjoy during your stay: the ponds are a feature of the moose enclosures, while the trail adds a walk to your outing. Its approximate length gives you a specific point of reference if you would like to include some time outdoors in your day’s plans. If you are planning for people with different interests, you can consider the ponds and the walking trail as two aspects of the same place.

By railbike through the forest and past the lake

The railbike route offers another way to experience the landscape. It runs through pine forests and past Lake Hesjön. Målilla Sanatorium is the end station; there, the railbikes are turned around for the return trip to Hultsfred. For your planning, the route itself is not the only thing to consider: its specific endpoint and the return journey are relevant too. This tour offers a different focus from the walk at the moose park: it is a ride along the described stretch of forest and lakeside, with the sanatorium as the turnaround point. If you would like to focus on an outing with a clearly named destination, the route, end station and return journey provide concrete points of reference.

Local history in several chapters

There are also several historic sites to explore for culture and local history. The local heritage park in Målilla was inaugurated in 1948. Målilla Church was completed in 1822 and consecrated in 1824 by Bishop Marcus Wallenberg. Målilla Sanatorium tells another, medically themed chapter: it was built in 1912, inaugurated in 1915 and served as a tuberculosis sanatorium. The dates place these sites in different historical contexts—from the local heritage park and the church’s construction and consecration to the sanatorium’s former use. If you enjoy comparing historical themes while traveling, you will find several options to choose from here.

Engines and technology

Technology has its own place in Målilla: Målilla Motor Museum focuses on engines and motor technology. At Motorns dag (Engine Day), tractors, cars, mopeds and other motorized equipment were on display; the event was held in Målilla for the 25th time. The subject is thus presented both as a broad focus at the motor museum and through specific categories of vehicles and equipment at Motorns dag. If you and your travel companions have different technical interests, this gives you a clear question to consider: are you more interested in engines and technology in general, or in specific motorized vehicles?

Would you like to include more places in your trip plans? You can also find Lönneberga, Hultsfred, Mörlunda, Rosenfors, Vena, Virserum, Järnforsen and Dalsebo.

Back to the main travel overview: Hultsfred.