RÃ¥bylille: Coast, Nature and Paths by the Beach

Råbylille presents the coast of Møn as a landscape where experiences of nature and visible traces of human use are closely intertwined. At Råbylille Strand, the coastal landscape was shaped by agriculture for centuries. This also included open beach meadows. From the middle of the 20th century, the area around Råbylille Strand was gradually divided into summer-house plots. Here, the coast at Råbylille appears as a landscape in which the history of land use and the coastal scenery are closely connected.

Coast between protection and beach meadows

The protected area at RÃ¥bylille Strand consists of a narrow strip along the coast. The shore is protected by large stones and groynes. The cliff coast at RÃ¥bylille is also part of the coastal protection for the summer houses. Here, you therefore encounter a coastal landscape in which beach, meadows, stones and cliffs come together directly to form a varied landscape. Large stones and groynes make the protection of the shore visible in the coastal landscape.

Water landscape and nature

Busemarke Mose and Råby Sø form Natura 2000 site N183, which includes the eponymous habitat site H192. A sluice at Råbylille Strand separates the water systems of Råby Sø and Busemarke Mose. Today, Råby Sø is a largely unused meadow area. From the pumping station, you can walk into the low-lying, drained area and experience the landscape that once formed Råby Sø.

Walks, hiking and swimming

RÃ¥bylille Strand is accessible via RÃ¥bylille Strandvej. There is a car park on the road near the beach, from which you can walk directly to the shore. From the car park, you can walk through the protected coastal area both eastwards and westwards. A longer hike leads eastwards via Bundgarnet, along the road by the beach.

Swimming is possible at RÃ¥bylille Strand. On the same shore, visitors therefore have two different focal points: swimming and searching for fossils. You can also search for fossils along the coast. For a natural history perspective, the nature safari tour Under the Stones passes RÃ¥bylille Strand. This allows you to combine time by the water, a walk through the protected coastal strip and a close look at the geological traces of the beach.

Historic landscape near RÃ¥bylille

The history of land management is also part of the local character. Agricultural land consolidation and the relocation of farms took place in RÃ¥bylille as early as 1771. For the coastal area at RÃ¥bylille Strand, the process of protection was initiated in 1961 so that the public would have the right to stay and bathe there and the area would be preserved in its condition at the time; it came into force in 1962. Those who choose RÃ¥bylille will therefore find not only a beach, but a landscape whose present form has been shaped by agriculture, drainage, coastal protection and recreation.

You can discover other places in the same overarching destination with Røddinge, Sømarke, Stege, Vollerup and Hårbølle.

To the overarching travel overview: Island of Møn.