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Tarup – Davinde lakes, bathing and fishing
Tarup –Davinde, bathing and fishing lakes
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Distance 24 km. From the gravel pit to a fantastic recreational nature area - it’s the Tarup-Davinde islands. Depending on the weather, remember your swimming trunks, hiking boots or fishing rods.
Difficulty: The whole trip is on asphalted roads. The route is flat with no hills.
Suitability for children: The tour is suitable for children and takes place on small roads or safe cycle paths (Ryslinge - Ringe).
22 Tarup - Davinde If you park at Midtyn Leisure Centre, drive along Floravej. Turn right along Odensevej and Algade. Turn left onto Jernbanegade and right onto Bygmestervej over the motorway. Turn right onto Stegshavevej Road and turn left onto Sødingevej Road. Turn right onto Søllingevej, past Sødinge Friskole on your right and follow the 90-degree turn to the left. Just before Eskildstrup, Søllingevej turns 90 degrees to the right, and immediately afterwards turn left towards Søllinge, a cosy, classic Funen farmer village. In the middle by the church you will find the old village meeting place. The church is a typical Danish village church. Just behind it you will find a small thatched school, which serves as a school museum. Activities in the area: fishing, swimming (Anes Lagoon), an overnight stay (shelters), camp school accommodation, canoeing, teambuilding, horseback riding, hiking, dog forest and museum visits (Hudevad Smith Museum and Hudevad Stone Museum). www.oversoeogland.dk
Return to Ringe: Ride via Hudevad Byvej, via Lodskovvej over Lodskov to Ferritslev. Turn right onto the road, ride over the Hellerup stream and turn left onto Hellerupvej past Hellerup Estate and church. Continue towards Herrested, turn right onto Odensevej and again right onto Måre Byvej. At Brugsen lies Måre village pond with a table and benches where lunch can be eaten.
Turn right onto Sønder Højrupvejen and immediately after left onto Tarupvej and into Tarup. The road crosses Torpelundsvej / Tarupvej / Skovløkkevej, but continue along Tarupvej until the junction Torpegårdsvej / Hudevad Byvej. Then use the brochure ”Over lake and land in Tarup-Davinde”.
Tarup-Davinde Nature Area The natural environment at Tarup-Davinde has been shaped by years of excavation for raw materials and is constantly changing and expanding. Faaborg-Midtfyn council and Odense council are continuously acquiring new land and recreating the soil layer so that nature can move in again. Therefore, the landscape today is characterized by both newly established natural areas that have just been established, as well as older, well-grown areas. Søllinge
Ravnholt Castle
Ride along Ravnholtvej through the avenues, passing Ravnholt Castle, first mentioned historically in 1382. The main building is lived in by the Sehestedt Juul family and consists of three wings and a chapel. There is access to the forests, but not to the estate or park facilities around Ravnholt. Proceed to the country road where you turn right.
Søllinge Schoolmuseum
Ryslinge College Riding through Ryslinge you pass Ryslinge College, founded in 1851 by Christen Kold in a newly constructed building that was shaped like Thor’s hammer. The college has since then been the centre for disseminating knowledge and of general education. Take the cycle path along Blaakærvej back to Ringe. Along the way you pass the
Tøystrup Estate, which is now a conference centre.
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