Trollskogen
A wood at Oland's northern tip where salt wind has bent and twisted the pines into contorted shapes.
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Trollskogen sits at the very top of Oland where the wind comes off the sea from every direction, and the pines have grown accordingly - leaning, corkscrewed, branches turned back on themselves, with ivy climbing many of them, which is uncommon this far north. The Troll pine, the oldest, is estimated at around a thousand years. A circular trail of about four and a half kilometres runs through the wood, out along the shore and past the wreck of the schooner Swiks, which went aground in 1926 and whose ribs still stand in the shingle. There is a naturum at the entrance and a beach on the eastern side.
What you actually see
- Pines bent and corkscrewed - by constant salt wind.
- Ivy climbing the trunks - unusual at this latitude.
- The wreck of the Swiks - aground since 1926, ribs in the shingle.
- A trail of about four and a half kilometres - wood and shore.
When to go
May to September. Two hours.
Honest expectations
July fills the car park and the trail. The naturum is seasonal. The wood is small - the trail is the visit. Wind off the point is constant and cold even in summer.
Nearby
Byrums raukar are south-west; Byxelkrok is on the west coast.
What to pack for Trollskogen
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
