In the surroundings of Tranås you will find nice points of interest and several posibilities for hiking and cycling. In the reception are several maps and brochures available, but we already like to give you some ideas now: Cycling routes: It is easy to, via a separate cycle lane, cycle to the sheerful town Tranås (3km). You don’t have a bike yourself? Rent a bike in the reception! This is possible from May till September. Please note the landskape is slanted, so it can be tough to cycle in these surroundings. • In and around Tranås: several routes like the Trollstone route and Gripenberg route. • Illerns naturreserve - Especially great with a mountainbike! - • The isle Torpön • Ydre Commune, south of Tranås: here you’ll find several routes, from 33 to 111 km. Click here for more info. • The isle Visingsö • Göta Canal

Hiking routes: • Almåsberget: hiking trail of 5 km from the campsite, along the lake Sommen to a viewpoint and back via the woods. • Säteri round (6 km): easy walk from the campsite through the woods, till ex. to take a walk with the dog. • Illern nature reserve: Several marked trails in the woods with a nice small lake. Click here for the map. • Romanäs nature reserve: about 7 km from Tranås centre you can take a nice walk along the lake Sommen . • Trollstone: a short, but nice trail, 4 km north from Tranås which is great to do with kids! The Trollstone is a big stone which lies on 3 small stones. How is this possible? You can read about it during your walk on the information signs. This information is given for adults as well as for children. • Torpön: This is the biggest isle in the Sommen lake with lots of opportunities for hiking. On several places you have a fantastic view over the Sommen lake! • Seloberg: There are 2 magnificant canyons of 800 and 700 meter long, called Skams gator. Via a hiking trail it’s possible to walk 400 meter through the biggest canyon. Exciting adventure for both kids and adults! Click here for a map. • Skurugata - Eksjö: a nice hiking trail through a spectacular canyon which is nice to do with kids (not too young!). At the end of the trail is a viewpoint. Make sure you’ll have good hiking shoes, because you’ll have clamber sometimes! Click here for the map. By the way, did you know how many caches you can find in the neighbourhood? For those who don’t know anything about geocaching: this is a modern way of treasure hunting which is getting more and more popular all over the world. Download the app in your smartphone and discover a new, fun way to be active and moreover discover the most beautiful places! Fun for adults as well as for childeren! We will be happy to tell you all about it. More information can also be found at www.geoaching.com.

Daytrips and points of interest: Tranås: Tranås centre is about 3km from the campsite. This village has a sheerful shoppingstreet which is 2 km long! Here you’ll find nice shops, boutiques and restaurants. Moreover has Tranås 5 supermarkets! Make a visit to nature reserve Ekbergsparken or take a walk along the Svartån river in the Östanåpark. Here you’ll even find a newly constructed frisbee golf course and a new outdoor gym in natural material. The Tranås Wake Park is located at the town hall / Svartån river. For opening hours: see their facebooksite. Hultet: For everyone who likes to get in contact with som Swedish history, Hultet is definitely worth visiting! Hultet is a small outdoor museum, 6 km north of Tranås. The location along the Sommen lake is beautiful! You can take a look in the cosy houses from the 18th and 19th century. You will definitely love their personal stories! Open: June 1st - August 31st, Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday, 14:00 hours. Guided tours only (2 hours). Säby Church: This church is located 6 km south of Tranås and is 1 of the most beautiful medieval churches in the province. Open: June 1st - August 31st, Monday till Friday, 7:00 - 16:30 hours. Torpön: The Sommen lake is known as one of the most beautiful lakes of Sweden with immeasurable amount of isles. They say there are 365 isles, 1 isle for each day of the year! The biggest isle is Torpön and is abolutely worth visiting. On the north side you’ll find a restaurant, a high ropes course and “Naturum”. More information you’ll find on www.torponsfarjelage.se. Gränna: This small town along the Vättern lake is primarily known of the red/white stick candy (polkagrisar). But Gränna has more to offer! Take a visit to Grännabergets outdoormuseum, where you even can enjoy a spectaculair view over the Vättern lake and Visingsö, while eating a nice sandwhich or ice cream! South of Gränna lies Röttle by. This idyllic place has 2 mills, a waterfall and a small harbour. In the summer you can watch how they grind flower in the “Rasmus” mill. Furthermore the Visingsö isle is worth visiting as well. The ferry between Gränna and Visingsö goes regularly and the crossing takes about 25 minutes. More information you’ll find here. Eksjö: This town is known for the nice wooden houses. Eksjö is located 45 km south of Tranås. 10 km north of Eksjö, along road 32, you’ll find Skullaryd moose park. Great moose safari for both childern and adults!

On and around the campsite: In addition to a large number of brochures, we also offer other products and services at the reception, such as souvenirs, food, ice cream, candy, fishing equipment, fishing license and bicycle rental. In high season you can also buy products such as milk, cheese and butter. Then you can even order fresh rolls for the next morning (not on Sundays). On the campsite we offer spacious pitches (100 m2). We even rent out 14 cabins, both with and without shower/toilet. Dogs are welcome but have to be on a leash. Wifi is available (against payment) and works properly on the whole campsite. You can buy a code in the reception. On the campsite you’ll find a football field, table tennis table and a playground. Just outside the campsite is a lovely beach with large lawns for sunbathing. Here you will also find a jumping tower and a separate bathing area for the little ones. In this area restaurant Sjökrogen is located as well. Here you can take a drink or a nice meal while enjoying the magnificant view over the lake! If you’d like to rent a boat you can do this at Petrus Kajak. He rents out kayaks, Canoes, motor boats and small sailing boats. In his little shop you can buy amongst other things boat equipment and lakemaps and rent lifejackets. Don’t hesitate to ask him about the most wonderful spots on the lake! He knows them all!! Do you want to bring your own boat? With us at the Hätte Camping you have the possibility to rent a boat pitch as we have a limited number of boat pitches available. In tha harbour of Tranås you can put your boat into the water yourself via a boat ramp. Please contact us for more information! Our goal is that our guests can look back on a well- deserved and wonderful holiday. We’re happy to help you with more tips and ideas. Hope to welcome you soon!