Landsort (Southern Archipelago) — Stockholm Archipelago Trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Sweden

Stockholm

Nynäshamn

Landsort (Southern Archipelago) — Stockholm Archipelago Trail

Moderate

4.3

(6)

hikers

Landsort (Southern Archipelago) — Stockholm Archipelago Trail

02:40

10.2km

60m

Hiking

Landsort, on the island of Öja, is the southernmost island in the Stockholm Archipelago. It forms the final section of the trail if you’ve followed the north-to-south route. The island is a favourite among bird-watchers, as many migratory species stop here on their journeys north and south. Öja is long…

Last updated: December 18, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Get Directions

52 m

West Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Sea pilots harbour. Here is a little grocery store and a tiny restaurant that is lovely. You just have to have a "Landsorts Lager" here. A little souvenir shop.

Tip by

672 m

Landsort Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Landsort Lighthouse marks the southernmost point of the archipelago. The stone lighthouse was completed in the 1680's and has survived attempts to burn it down — including during the Russian …

Tip by

4.51 km

Battery Landsort

Highlight • Historical Site

The Landsort battery is sometimes referred to as gun #3 because it was part of a series of six built at strategic coastal locations around Sweden.

Tip by

5.39 km

Giant's Pothole

Highlight • Natural Monument

The giant’s kettle is a deep, rounded hole in the bedrock created during the last Ice Age. Glacial meltwater with swirling stones and gravel eroded the rock over thousands of …

Tip by

6.84 km

Designated Camping Area on the Island

Highlight • Rest Area

If you come here with a tent, here's the place to stay. The island is to 99% a nature reserve and you are not allowed to put your tent wherever you want.

Tip by

10.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.59 km

1.78 km

748 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.05 km

3.62 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 22 October

12°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

December 15, 2025

Landsort, on the island of Öja, is the southernmost island in the Stockholm Archipelago. It forms the final section of the trail if you’ve followed the north-to-south route. The island is a favourite among bird-watchers, as many migratory species stop here on their journeys north and south. Öja is long