- Distance
- 218km
- Suggested days
- 10–13days
- Route
- Point-to-point
Øhavsstien stage by stage, with somewhere to sleep each night
The official stages run 20 to 39 km, which is a long day for most people. Set a shorter daily distance and ThWay looks for stays you can reach near that point, then starts the next day where you slept.
One decision at a time
- 01
Set your walking day
Choose the distance you want to cover and the longest day you will accept.
- 02
Compare reachable stays
ThWay sorts the available candidates by how closely the routed distance matches your target.
- 03
Pick a stay and continue
The walking route finishes at your selected stay. The next day starts there.
No separate search for a hotel, hostel, campsite or shelter at the end of every stage.
- Faldsled and Faaborg on the western stages
- Svendborg, Tåsinge and the coast north to Lundeborg
- Rudkøbing and Tranekær on Langeland, Ærøskøbing and Marstal on Ærø
- Inns, hotels and B&Bs in the harbour towns
- Campsites and cabins along the coast
- Shelters and simple tent pitches
Øhavsstien is about 220 km in seven official stages on Funen, Tåsinge, Langeland and Ærø. It branches rather than running as one line: from Svendborg one arm follows the coast to Lundeborg, another crosses Tåsinge to Langeland, and the Ærø stage is reached by ferry. ThWay has all of it mapped as nine sections (218 km). This page starts with Faldsled to Rudkøbing, about 92 km.
ThWay finds and routes to candidate stays. It does not show live room or shelter availability, so confirm and book with the provider.
Questions about overnight stops
How long is Øhavsstien, and what are the stages?
About 220 km in seven official stages: Faldsled to Fjællebroen, Fjællebroen to Svendborg, Svendborg to Lundeborg, Svendborg over Tåsinge to Rudkøbing, two stages on Langeland, and Marstal to Søby on Ærø. They run 20 to 39 km, so many walkers spread each one over more than a day.
Can I walk all of it in one go?
Not as a single line. The trail splits at Svendborg, and Ærø is a stage of its own that you reach by ferry. Most people walk one or two parts per trip and plan the way back by bus or ferry. Check the small-island ferry timetables before you go.
Where can I sleep, and can I pitch a tent anywhere?
The harbour towns have inns, hotels, B&Bs and campsites, and there are shelters along the way. Put your tent on a campsite, a shelter site or land where the owner has said yes. Some shelters have to be booked ahead.
Is there a map of Øhavsstien?
The official stage maps are linked under sources. In the planner you see the whole trail and each day's route to the stay you choose.
Start with Faldsled to Rudkøbing, then add the islands
The planner opens with the three sections from Faldsled to Rudkøbing selected. Set your daily distance, pick a stay for each night, and add more of Langeland or the Lundeborg arm if you have the days.
Read how other walkers did it →
South Fyn sits in a shallow, island-strewn sea, and the Øhavsstien follows its coast the whole way round. The walking is easy and the scenery keeps changing: open shore one hour, salt marsh the next, then an old market town.
You can walk it in one long stretch or break it into island sections. A bridge carries you onto Tåsinge, ferries run out to Ærø, and most days finish in a harbour town with somewhere to stay.
What you'll walk through
- Low coast, sea meadows and shifting island views
- Island hopping by bridge to Tåsinge and by ferry to Ærø
- Half-timbered market towns like Svendborg and Faaborg
- Ancient burial mounds and manor parklands
Along the way
The best-known places within a kilometre of the trail.
Museums · 533 m from the trailValdemars Slot
Valdemars Slot on Tåsinge near Svendborg was built by King Christian IV in the years 1639 to 1644 for his son Valdemar Christian. A nearby, older castle from the Middle Ages, Kærstrup, was demolished and incorporated into the new building.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY-SA 3.0
Historic buildings · 56 m from the trailHesselagergård
Hesselagergård is an old manor 2 km south-east of Hesselager in south-east Funen. It is mentioned in the 1200s as Crown land in Kong Valdemars Jordebog.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature · 87 m from the trailNakkebølle Fjord
Nakkebølle Fjord is a funnel-shaped fjord that cuts almost three kilometres into the southern part of Funen from the Sydfynske Øhav (South Funen Archipelago), approx. 10 km east of Fåborg. Hundstrup Å flows into the fjord. Originally it reached almost five km inland, but the inner part was reclaimed with dikes in 1866-70.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Nils Jepsen /user:Nico, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature · 976 m from the trailLilleø (Sydfynske Øhav)
Lilleø is a 0.1 square kilometre, 800 m long, narrow, two-metre-high moraine island in Ommelbugten near Ærøskøbing, located in Ærø Municipality.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Best season
May to October; check the small-island ferry timetables before you go.
Getting there
Svendborg is the natural hub, reached by train from Odense on the main line.
The marked route for your GPS app or watch, free. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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