Hyssna – a unique cultural environment

The Hyssnaleden, a walking track that starts at Hyssna’s Old Church, links a number of interesting excursion points. You can choose to walk the entire length of the track of about 40 km including camping overnight, or complete just parts of it.

Hyssna Old Church is thought to date back to around 1100, and is one of the oldest preserved in western Sweden. It is located picturesquely beside an ancient stone arch bridge. In summer, the church is open to the public daily.

Liagärdebergen is a mountain that offers a breathtaking view over Lake Stora Hålsjön with surrounding landscapes. The area is a nature reserve and includes a deep ravine and lush fields and pastures. From the parking area, a signposted pathway leads to glorious lookout points, legendary precipices, stone age settlements by the lake, and enchanted mountain ravines.

The beech forest at Stomsås Ridge is the biggest of its kind in Mark, and one of the most northerly beech forests in Sweden. You can hike along several tracks through this very beautiful landscape with many magnificent lookout points.

Uttermossen is a magnificent wilderness area of national importance in Sweden in the northern part of Hyssna. With its 255 hectares, it is the biggest in the region. The Hyssnaleden track passes through here, and from high up on Gropabergen mountain, you have a breathtaking view of the wilderness area.

The old bridge in Glafsared is a lovely old double arch bridge built around 1865. The price paid for the construction the bridge was apparently SEK 60, and the builder provided a one year warranty!

Melltorps Radby, a village with rows of houses huddled close to each other along a single street, and the mill in Hyssna (Kvarnen i Hyssna) are classed as cultural landmarks of national interest. The village today still has the same structure as the original village.

In the wild terrain of mountains and cliffs just north-west of Lake Lilla Hålsjön, you’ll find the cave called Torkels gömma (or Torkel’s Hideout). As the story goes, Torkel hid from the Danes in this cave during the period of unrest. If you dare, you’re welcome to climb down into the cave! There’s a ladder, but take a flashlight with you.