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Kronoberg

Växjö

West Side of Hissö Island – Bridge to Musön loop from Evedalsåsen

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Hiking trails & Routes

Sweden

Kronoberg

Växjö

West Side of Hissö Island – Bridge to Musön loop from Evedalsåsen

Moderate

4.8

(43)

130

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West Side of Hissö Island – Bridge to Musön loop from Evedalsåsen

03:31

13.6km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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3.38 km

West Side of Hissö Island

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Hissö is an island with a nature reserve in Helgasjön north of the Kronoberg peninsula and the Kronoberg castle ruins. It is located in Växjö municipality in Växjö municipality in Småland (Kronoberg).

The island has several hiking trails and a nature reserve with a 150 to 200 year old beech forest. There is a very old hollow oak. Large parts of the planted spruce forest that existed on the island fell during Storm Gudrun in 2005. The Hissö boat club has its harbor at the southern end. There are several barbecue areas with dry bags along the coast of the island. At the northern end of the island there are two dog bathing areas and a jetty to Musön.

The island is largely owned by the Swedish real estate agency, with the exception of a private property with four buildings northwest of the bridge to the mainland. The property is called Marieberg and the house was built at the end of the 19th century. Today's beautiful house was rebuilt according to old original drawings when the house burned down on January 8, 2005 when Sturm Gudrun was in charge. On the island there is a small nature reserve with an old beech forest. There are no buildings on Hissö or Musön on the 1725 map.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the island was north of today's bathing spots at the northern end, meadows and meadows belonged to the Stora Nybygget farm, which was also used by Stora Musön and Äppleön. On the west side of Hissö there were also pastures and meadows about 200 m south of Stora Nybygget's land.

Source: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiss%C3%B6

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5.26 km

Bridge to Musön

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This small bridge is best reached on foot. The last stretch from the paved road goes over roots and stones through a nature reserve.

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6.11 km

Musön Island

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A small island north of Hissö. Previously only by manually operated drag ferry, today the island is connected with a floating bridge with Hissö. Around the island runs a nice hiking trail.

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