Strands: bathing beach, cycling route and Stone Age traces

Strands can be discovered through its coastline, cycling route and Stone Age traces. This gives you a place where a stay can be planned around different interests: from the bathing beach and a cycling route to the Stone Age remains of Stenkisten ved Strands and Stenhuset ved Strands. This makes Strands interesting for travellers who want to shape their stay not only around a setting, but around a specific combination of time by the coast, activity and the past.

Strands Beach and the nearby coast

Strands Beach is one of the good bathing beaches in Syddjurs. At the same time, Strands Beach lies within coastal section J6.02. Dragsmur Beach is also located in the vicinity of Strands. If you are weighing beach days against other local interests, the bathing beach is a clear point of reference alongside the historical themes and the route. For your planning, you can therefore treat the beach focus as a separate part of your stay and consider it separately from cycling and the Stone Age themes.

Cycling along Strands

The Mols Hoved route runs along Strands Beach. It is approximately 30 kilometres long and follows lightly trafficked country roads and gravel tracks. Two specific points are therefore relevant when planning your trip: the approximate length and the change between lightly trafficked country roads and gravel tracks. If you enjoy active days, you can treat the roughly 30 kilometres as a separate component of your trip alongside the beach. The route details thus describe one route and two different surfaces – an independent focus alongside the coast.

Stenkiste and Stenhus

Stenkisten ved Strands preserves a rectangular stone chamber five metres long and 1.4 metres wide. The stone chamber dates from the Neolithic period, approximately from the year 3400 BC. During the excavation of Stenkisten ved Strands in 1936, fragments of three clay vessels and approximately 62 amber beads were found. For travellers interested in early history, this is a clearly defined topic that can be incorporated into the day’s planning independently of the beach and cycling route.

Stenhuset ved Strands is unusually situated at the top of a small hill; from its southern side, it offers a wide view across Aarhus Bay. From a roadside car park, it can be reached via a field boundary or a path to the dolmen. This creates a spatial contrast within the historical themes: the stone chamber becomes tangible through its dimensions and finds, while the Stenhus is defined by the hill, southern side and view of the bay.

More destinations for planning your trip

Other places to choose from include Kolind, Ebeltoft, Ryomgård, Skødshoved Strand, Balle, Begtrup, Ebdrup and Fuglslev.

To the broader travel overview: Syddjurs Municipality.