Discover Læsø: Coast, nature and island culture

Coast, nature and protected landscapes

Læsø has an approximately 100-kilometre-long coastline, including 25 kilometres of good sandy beach. In the protected Rønnerne, hiking trails pass Pigestenen, old salt wells and expansive beach meadows. You can explore the area on foot, on the Rønnerbus or by horse-drawn carriage. There are also riding trails there and in the forest; to protect plants, birds and animals, riders are encouraged to stay on the trails.

Læsø Klitplantage is considered one of Denmark’s best botanical sites and has five marked hiking trails. Højsande is a hilly heath with scattered birch trees and junipers in the eastern part of the plantation. In calm weather, you may be lucky enough to see seals on the rocks. An exhibition in part of Skovhytten is dedicated to Læsø’s brown bees.

For your choice of location, you can choose between the island towns of Byrum, Vesterø Havn, Østerby and Læsø.

Seaweed-roofed houses and maritime island history

Museumsgården – Lynggården – is an open-air museum at its original location and has a historic seaweed roof. There, you can learn how seaweed roofs are constructed. Hedvigs Hus is a restored, characteristic Læsø house with half-timbering made from driftwood and a seaweed roof. Museumshuset houses the maritime and fishing exhibition “Læsømanden og havet”. The museum cutter FN 162 ELLEN was built in 1906 at the local J. O. Dolmer shipyard and regularly goes on trips with its boat club.

Byrum Church is one of Denmark’s oldest churches and was built in the Romanesque style around 1200 during the Valdemar era. It is the largest church on Læsø and the island’s only church with a continuous vaulted ceiling in the church interior. Thorvald Hansens Tårn was built in 1927 by Thorvald Hansen from semi-circular bricks that he cast himself. The 17-metre-high red observation tower in Byrum offers views over Læsø and the sea. Two seaweed-house routes feature seaweed-roofed houses in various stages of restoration.

Active on Læsø

Læsø has more than 100 kilometres of bicycle-friendly paved roads, so you can ride without using the same route twice. Læsø Seaside Golf Klub has an 18-hole golf course with gently undulating terrain and views of the sea and Østerby Havn. The course passes through forest, heath, dunes, ponds and streams; there is also a 5-hole par-3 course, a driving range and a putting green. The Vesterø–Nordre Rønner–Holtemmen sea kayaking route is approximately 22 kilometres long and is considered reasonably suitable for beginners in good weather. Beginners can use the shallow western and southern sides, while experienced paddlers can use the more wave-exposed eastern side.

Fædrelandet Ridecenter near Bovet offers riding excursions for experienced riders and beginners. Troldestien near Storhaven is an adventure trail for children with small challenges, animals and figures from a fantasy world. At Læsø Saltsyderi, you can listen to the salt boiler talk about his craft and the history of salt on Læsø. The pan salt is produced according to old regulations from saline groundwater drawn from wells on Rønnerne. Salt was produced in this way on Læsø for around 500 years from the 12th century onwards.

At Læsø Kur, treatments are based on the mineral-rich residual brine from Læsø Salt; various baths and a heated outdoor spa are available year-round. Læsøfærgen departs daily from Frederikshavn.

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More about the destination

Relevant information for planning your trip:

Læsø island.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Aalborg Municipality, Mariagerfjord Municipality, Frederikshavn Municipality.