Cycling Around Skane Day 5-8
Here we continue the cycling tour around Skane. Everything is near; the beach, the forests, the lakes – food to die for and hotels you do not want to leave.
Day 5. Simrishamn – Åhus (approx 55 – 60 km)
Continue north and pass small charming fishing villages during your way to Brösarp.
Visit Knäbäcks beach near Rörum, with lovely “hidden” beach and some lovely houses rebuilt to remind of the old fishing village. From here you will 
have a lovely view to the Stenshuvud national park. In Kivik, the apple town (download the information in English, you will find a nice restaurant by the harbour, Buhres and a new exciting art centre. Also visit the huge stone grave in Kivik. Pass through the Vitemölla village and the beautiful Beachhotel just beside the dunes. They also serve wonderful meals. Next area will be Haväng, the open landscape just above the beach and with a breathtaking view. Here you cannot bike (but walk) so turn off to Brösarp.
The billowing hills of Brösarp will show another and unexpected side of the landscape.
After a while you will reach the coastal trail again from Maglehem. This is also called the eel coast with a
long tradition for fishing eel and eel festivities on the beach.
Turn north to Åhus, the small village by the sea where all the Absolut vodka in the world ar
e produced. The location of Åhus, by the sea and by the river will give opportunities to experience both seaside and river areas. Your host at the Åhus Gästgifveri will give you more information about this town’s old stories and legends.
Day 6. Åhus – Hörby and Ringsjöarna (Ringsjö Lakes) (approx 55 – 60 km)
Resources: Printed brochure Linderödsåsen with maps of cycling trails in the area.
From Åhus it is time to go to the very heart of Skåne where you will stay choose your preferred way e.g the roadbed (from Kristianstad to Hörby approx 45 km) with a cycling path without traffic. Or if you choose a more challenging trail, climb the hills, follow the blue trail and pass the castle Maltesholm, or continue directly to Västra Vram (violet trail 19) and turn south to Svensköp
(see the local map I sent). Continue south to Hörby and round the East Lake, south shore, to the hotel located just south from the Monastary.
Day 7. Ringsjön – Ljungbyhed (approx 35 km direct way)
–I suggest a detour to the nature reserve Röstånga, the most amazing nature experience in Skåne.
Turn northwest towards Ljungbyhed. Follow the blue trail and red biking trail round the lake and turn west (red trail)to Munkarp, Hallröd until you get to the pine forest in Anderstorp. Here you will also meet the walking trails that cross Skåne.
The village of An
derstorp has great cultural value where the old character of the village is conserved with the farms close together and irregularly placed along the winding village road. The surrounding fields and pastures with many stonewalls give the landscape a traditional character.
Eneskogen is a rare type of landscape with enchanting woodland consisting mainly of juniper, many of them magnificent pillar-shapes. The largest junipers in Skåne are found here. In amongst these there are also several ancient beech and oak trees.
The hill Jällabjär now covered in deciduous woodland was a volcano around 80 million years ago. The volcanic rock basalt, which was created, is recognized by the fact that it cooled to form regular hexagonal pillars. The pillars are visible approximately 100 metres north of the triangulation point. Glaciers, weather and wind have then shaped the hill. The eroded basalt creates a nutrient rich soil, which gives luxuriant plant growth.
Continue following the red or violet trail to Ljungbyhed for an overnight stay in the historical hotel by the Rönne river.
Day 8. Ljungbyhed – Torekov (Approx 60 – 70 km)
Resources: Printed map with recommended cycling route from the local turist office in Klippan.
Head for Klippan the logistic centre in the area, which also means some heavy trafficked roads, and unfortunately there are some part you cannot avoid totally. Start to turn north East on the road No. 13, cross the river and turn left, and right and pass the monastery Herrevads Kloster where the Astronomist Tycho Brahe spent a lot of time for research. Today the estate is in disrepair and not available for tourists, although road signs still indicate restaurant and lodging services. Turn right for the road to Broröd and continue to Söndraby and Klippan. Turn right to the main road passing through the town and follow the biking path.
On your right you will find the famous Sankt Petri Church and the Outdoor Museum; Elfdalen.
Pass the town and continue to Östra Ljungby, part of the way will be a cycling path(violet trail, pass Källna, Össjö and Munka Ljungby, Tåstarp, Gånarp and in Hjärnarp you will find the biking trail to Båstad and Torekov. Follow the trail to cross the motorway to Gothenburg, pass Margretetorp Historical Inn and choose one of th
e violet trails, jump to the red for a hilly experience to Båstad, optional turn left for the blue trail to Torekov.
Optional route will be north from Klippan to the lakes Rössjön and Västersjön, from where you turn west towards Margaretetorp.
The next days will follow – we are only halfway yet..