Femöre, Femörehuvud and the Coastal Trails of Oxelösund

Femörehuvud and the keeper’s house on the cliffs

Femöre Nature Reserve covers the southern part of the Femöre peninsula along with surrounding waters and islets. Unlike much of the Sörmland coast, no large islands block the view outside Femörehuvud, offering an unbroken horizon across the Baltic Sea towards Hävringe. A marked 3.3-kilometre loop trail winds across smooth granite slabs, shingle fields and pine woods.

Femörefortet and Cold War history

At the southeastern tip stand the red wooden cottages of the Lighthouse Keeper’s House and Femörehuvud light station. From the rocks below the cottages, cargo ships and sailboats pass along the shipping lane just a few hundred metres offshore. By Röda stugan on the eastern side of the reserve you will find parking, information boards, toilets and an accessible path leading to a sea-view picnic spot.

Sörmland Trail stages 44–45 and the fishing harbour

Directly beneath the cliffs of Femörehuvud lies Femörefortet — a 3,300-square-metre coastal artillery battery blasted into the bedrock in the 1960s. Guided tours open the heavy steel doors into the 450-metre tunnel with its command centre, barracks and engine rooms. Above ground, visitors can walk freely all year between the gun turrets, periscopes and radar station.

For a longer hike, stages 44 and 45 of the Sörmland Trail connect Femöre with Jogersö and Stjärnholm. The trail crosses the suspension bridges by the Femöre canal and continues through coastal woods to Jogersö Beach. On the eastern side of Femöre lies Fiskehamnen and Motorverkstan, where a restaurant, guest harbour and seasonal markets gather by the quay.