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Ramsvikslandet

A Bohuslan peninsula of bare pink granite worn into hollows and basins, treeless and cut off by a canal.

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WhereVastra Gotaland
Nearest cityHunnebostrand about 5 km; Smogen about 10 km
Best seasonMay to September
Time to allowHalf a day
Getting thereRoad from Hunnebostrand over the Sotenkanalen bridge; car park at Valon
EntryFree

Ramsvikslandet is technically an island since the Sotenkanalen was cut through in the 1930s, and it is as bare as the Bohuslan coast gets - rounded pink granite scoured by ice and then by sea, with almost no trees, heather and juniper in the hollows and rock pools left in basins after high water. The section called Klevar or the rock kingdom is the most striking, a stretch of worn hollows and channels. Sheep graze parts of it. There are sand beaches on the western side at Tullboden and Valon, a coastal path over the rock, and no development beyond a campsite and car park.

What you actually see

  • Bare pink granite - scoured smooth, worn into hollows.
  • Almost no trees - heather and juniper in the cracks.
  • Rock pools in basins - left after high water.
  • Sand beaches on the west - Tullboden and Valon.

When to go

May to September. Half a day.

Honest expectations

There is no shade or shelter of any kind on the rock. The going is uneven and hard on ankles. Summer fills the car parks. Wind is constant off the sea.

Nearby

Hunnebostrand is east; Smogen is south.

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