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Naturoplevelser i Sæby-området
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There are broad, child-friendly sandy beaches all the way along Sæby Nordstrand, at Lyngså and Voerså. Around Sæby you can go for a walk or a run in the extensive and beautiful beech forest, Sæbygård Skov, and high above the forest is Gedebjerget, a hill offering a view of the sea and the town. The region also offers interesting tours by car or by bicycle.
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All the beaches have been awarded a Blue Flag. At any time of the year, you can find interesting objects washed up on the beach, such as tower shells, the long razor shells, common pelican's foot and attractive red whelks, crabs and conches. Following a period with southeasterly winds, it's also possible to find amber. Get an overview of the different types of shells and molluscs at Sæby Turistbureau. North of Nørklit between Sæby and Lyngså, "Professorens Plantage" lies in an attractive natural area behind the dunes. The area has shallow water, a sand bed, parking and toilets. The beach at Voerså Strand runs from the harbour, Voerså Havn, along the southern jetty. Toilets and parking.
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Sæbygård Skov
With its deep gorges lining the meandering stream, the beautiful beech forest has been a popular destination for the town's citizens, tourists and artists since the previous century.
Paths have been established on both sides of the stream with 3 marked walking/running routes. The forest provides a breeding habitat for a large number of our most common small birds, as well as buzzards, sparrow hawks, goshawks and tawny owls. The raven is often seen in the forest, as is the kingfisher. The white-throated dipper remains close to the stream throughout the winter. Access via Kildevej.
Professorens Plantage - Lyngså
One of the east coast's finest natural areas lies between Sæby and Lyngså down to Kattegat. The area consists of small paths in the dune heaths with growths of fir, heather, blueberries, rose hip, elder and mulberry bush, as well as herbs for aromatic snaps: St. John's wort and lady's bedstraw.
Here you can meet roe deer, hare and migrating birds. Tits, thrushes, chaffinches, small warblers, great tits, finches, siskens and fieldfares are also common, not least in September-November, when they feed on the plantation's many berries.
There's a car park and public toilets, as well as a path to a broad, child-friendly sandy beach with dunes.
Gybels Plantage, Sættravej, Sæby
Gybels Plantage belongs to the hobby farm Store Toftelund, which paediatrician Gybel left in his will to the children of the Municipality of Sæby. The plantation, which consists chiefly of spruce and pine forest, contains two small lakes with many tadpoles and frogs. An overview of the system of footpaths is available at the tourist office.
Jyske Ås
Beautiful, hilly area on the ridge between Dronninglund in the south and Østervrå to the north. The many conservation areas are linked by a 30 km long path and are described in the folder "Jyske Ås". A folder has also been published of hiking tours in Nymølle Bæk, Fejborg Bakke and Grevsmosen. These areas have large, steep hills with very old vegetation and the remains of so-called virgin forest. Hawthorn, wild rose, bulbs and elderberry grow here. Jyske Ås contains almost all of Vendsyssel's nature types such as bogs, heaths, forest and fields, as well as all common species of animal except red deer. |
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Nellemanns Have, Langtvedvej, Sæby Nellemanns Have is an old crab apple garden, which today appears a little neglected, but which has retained its own poetic beauty. The garden was established in 1925 and consists of cultivated areas, actual garden areas and forest areas. The garden is traversed by a brook, which has three dams. The garden contains more than 200 different species of crab apples. Free admission all year round from sunrise to sunset.
The park at Fiskersien, Sæby Along the stream of Sæby Å a path winds from the harbour to the old watermill of Sæby Vandmølle. Between Algade and the stream is a small park, which used to be the hotel gardens of Clasens Hotel - today the town's historical archives, Byhistorisk Arkiv. Artists and other holiday guests used the hotel as a discussion forum at the end of the 19th century. The author Herman Bang has portrayed the hotel and life in the gardens in his book "Sommerglæder". Today, Thomas Andersson's sculpture "Jordbas", which shoots up from the grass in a corner of the lawn, reminds us of the summer's atmospheric concerts in the park.
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Gedebjerget, Sæbygård Skov According to the legend, Gedebjerget is named after the Viking chief Gjede, who used the "mountain" as a look-out post where he could spot ships - and thus potential victims of his piracy.
Gedebjerget lies high above the forest, Sæbygård Skov, and provides a view of the sea, the town, the forest and the manor house, Sæbygård. Just follow the path from the wooden pavilion, "skovlyst", past the tennis courts to the stone which shows Gedebjerget to the right. When the area is covered by a thick layer of snow, the hill makes a perfect skiing and sledging slope.
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Øksnebjerg, Understedvej The moraine hill between Sæby and Frederikshavn. The hill rises to a height of 75 metres above sea level and offers a view of the bay of Aalbækbugten to the north and down towards Sæby to the south.
In clear weather you can see all the way to Skagen. On the high moraine hills ancient mounds and Bronze Age mounds can be seen. Tables and benches have been set up at the laybys on both sides of the road.
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Cycling trip in Østvendsyssel
Three different, minutely described 1-day cycle tours (North, South, Central) are published in three folders containing a description of sights and attractions, as well as a map. Tours starting in Sæby can be linked to longer tours lasting 2 or 3 days. The routes follow minor, often tarmac roads.
Folders in Danish and English are available at Sæby Turistbureau.
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Tuesday, February 08 2011
Sæby Nordstrand
has excellent disabled access and facilities. A paved beach promenade runs 2,000 metres from the harbour to the north along the low dunes. Car park, toilet and wheelchair ramp almost down to the water's edge.
Lyngså Strand is broad with high, warm dunes, shallow water and a sand bed. Parking and toilet at Sønderklit. Wheelchair access with a ramp that leads down onto the beach.
Dybvad Søpark Dybvad Søpark is a former marl deposit which was excavated from 1930-1936, and which in the 1940s was converted into a recreational area. A path has been established around the idyllic lake, which is a lovely destination with lawns, beech trees and lots of good fishing spots. Reeds, bulrushes and rushes grow in the lake. Tables and benches have been established on the banks of the lake.
Stensnæs - bird sanctuary Stensnæs is a bird reserve consisting of protected tidal meadow and flatwater areas. As the area is very vulnerable, it's recommended that the birds be observed from the harbour at Voerså Havn, close to Stensnæs. From here there's a good view of the rich birdlife on the tidal meadows and in the shallow waters. With a pair of binoculars, you can study eiders, common shelducks, lapwings and common redshanks, a number of which breed in the area.
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