Strandvik: Swimming Area, Boathouses and Historic Routes

Strandvik combines a popular swimming area, a distinctive boathouse landscape and historic routes. This offers a range of interests to consider when planning your trip: time by the water, cultural and historical impressions, and hiking. If you are looking for a hotel in Strandvik, these themes can help you decide what appeals to you about the destination.

Swimming Area and Recreation Areas

Skjelavikjo is a popular swimming area in Strandvik. Facilities include a beach, rocks, grassy areas and a diving board. Check the local facilities before your visit.

In the Strandvik plan area, Åkrabakken is considered a locally very important outdoor recreation area; this classification applies in part to Kletten. Forest and mountain areas are nearby and highly accessible from Strandvik. Access to the sea is also relatively good in the Naustrekkja area.

Boathouses and Cultural History

Naustrekkja consists of many older boathouses and is considered one of the largest boathouse environments in Fusa. Many of the buildings date from the 19th century. Naustrekkja and the surrounding cultural landscape are preserved as a cultural heritage site and also serve as a local resource for outdoor recreation.

The clearly visible Nausthaugen is an Iron Age burial mound. It is about 14 metres in diameter and around 1.5 metres high. Strandvik's medieval cemetery is designated as an automatically protected cultural heritage site in the plan area.

Strandvik's medieval church was probably a stave church; it was replaced by a wooden church in 1628. The present church was designed by the architect Fr.H. Stockfleth, built by master builder Johs. Øvsthus, and completed in 1857. It stands on the grounds of the Særvoll farm by the riverbank, east of Strandvikelva, about 200 metres from the sea. Gamlekaien recalls the former scheduled boat service on the Bjørnafjorden. There are 229 years between the replacement of the medieval church in 1628 and the completion of the present building in 1857.

Hiking Trails and Postal History

In an overview updated in February 2024, the municipality of Bjørnafjorden listed the old postal road between Fusa and Strandvik as a place of interest. The hiking trail between the two places follows this old postal road for most of its route. From 1786 to 1861, mail was carried over the Fusafjellet as part of the postal road between Bergen and Stavanger.

A network of hiking trails starts at Strandvik Church; individual routes may change. East of Vikelva, hikes to Langenuen and Breistølshytta, among other destinations, start from the Gamle postveg hiking trail between Strandvik and Fusa. The starting points and destinations offer different options for planning your hikes. Check the current route before setting out.

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