Sparkling lakes and hilly beech forests

See remnants of Scanian volcanoes

Hike the Bjäretslingan for just over 3 km up to the Ulfsbjär volcano in almost untouched, exciting forest and steep slopes. Inside the forest you can hear the chirping of birds and the peaceful babbling of the stream. At the highest point of the hiking trail, you pass over Ulfsbjär, which are the remains of a volcano that was active in the time of the dinosaurs. The vegetation on Ulfsbjär is special and you quickly understand why the land is classified as a nature reserve. This is where bluestems, muskrats, mosses and lichens and other unusual species that like alkaline soil thrive. The mushroom flora is also special with rare species such as mountain mushrooms and orange chanterelle. South of Dagstorpsjön there is also the volcano Svarte hatt which is not visible on the map. The coordinates are: 55.979795, 13.50547. To get there: start from Sjöhuset's parking lot, walk on the dirt road, turn off a few hundred meters into the forest.

Also just north of the blue-marked Dagstorpsslingan, lies the basalt mountain and volcano Hästhallarna, which actually consists of three steep mountains with valleys in between. They are covered by meadow broadleaf forest dominated by beech. Along the green-marked Långstorps loop, you will also find Djuraliden where you can admire the steep slope.

The volcanoes in Höör were active during the Jurassic period about 180 million years ago and dinosaurs lived. All the land mass on Earth was put together in a single piece, Pangea, which stretched all the way from the North to the South Pole. During the Jurassic, this giant continent began to break up and volcanoes formed in the cracks, spewing out lava, ash and carbon dioxide. Many animal species became extinct, others evolved.

See historical traces

There are many of the cultivation piles in Frostavallen. These cairns are piles of stone thrown together so as not to be in the way in the fields. Small, low cultivation mounds can be found in the middle of the forest. They can date back to the Iron Age and are called clearing cairns. More recent are the ruins of crofts and farms that today lie hidden in the greenery. Well into the 20th century, the landscape was both more open and more populated. From the hills - around Vaxsjön you had a view of Ringsjön and all the way to Lyby church. Today, the landscape is embedded in forest.

Outdoor life with a history

The story of Frostavallen's hiking area started in the 1930s when some young and enthusiastic skiers from Malmö discovered the more snow-sure areas north of Höör. In just a few years, ski jumps, ski tracks and hiking trails were built. The Storstugan was built in 1934 and Malmö residents came by train in large numbers to go skiing and drink hot chocolate. The business was then developed under public auspices right into the 1980s, when the facility went bankrupt. Nowadays, the buildings are privately owned. The municipality of Höör owns the swimming area and the old ski slopes, which work well as sledding slopes. The frost avalanche and its surroundings are of national interest for outdoor life. This means that the area must be protected against interventions that could damage the natural or cultural environments.

Nature reserve with special nature

In the Dagstorp nature reserve, you can visit a typical Scanian felled land, covered with juniper bushes and grazed for many hundreds of years. A remnant of the open heath landscape that used to be common in the area. The other nature reserve is Frostavallen-Ullstorp and is located northeast of Vaxsjön. It is part of the land for Ullstorp, a single-family farm that has been on the site since at least the 17th century. A new third nature reserve is Bjäret, which consists of volcanic remnants including Ulfsbjär.

Beech forests

Beech forests are typical of Frostavallen's range. Large parts of the beech forest are suitable for hiking, but there are also cliffs and slopes with old and gnarled trees where the forest has been allowed to stand in peace. Many rare insects, lichens and fungi live in such old beech forests.

Next door to Skåne's zoo

Skåne Zoo, which is the world's largest zoo with Nordic animals, is located next to the roaming area, southeast of Vaxsjön. Skåneleden runs along the zoo's fence, but the entrance is further south. In the zoo you meet the animals in beautiful nature in a 20,000 square meter theme park full of activities.

Owner and management

The municipality of Höör is mainly responsible for the roaming area as a whole. The Foundation for Recreational Areas in Skåne owns three parts of the area, which is managed by the Foundation for Scanian Landscape.