Hesnæs

Description

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the lighted harbor is possible day and night. Due to the large number of gillnets, great care should be taken when approaching the harbor at night. The largest gillnet is located south of the harbor at Præstebjerg Rev and extends about 1.5 nm out to sea, approximately to the unlit east buoy (WP 414). From here you steer 295° to the harbor. To the north of the harbor, there are also gillnets, but they do not extend as far out to sea. There are some passages between the nets, but these should only be used by those familiar with the area. The designated harbor entrance tends to silt up during the season, especially at the head of the eastern pier. The green buoy must be passed on the starboard side when entering the harbor.

Berths

Guests will find limited berths on the inside of the harbor piers at a water depth of 2 - 2.5 m. The harbor is often overcrowded during the season.

The water depth in the pits is 2.5 m

It is deep enough at the pier :)

Surroundings

The cozy harbour offers few supply options. The beautiful beech forests near the village invite you to take long walks. Tucked away in the forest is a 100-year-old restaurant - the Pomle Nakke. This is located on a 100-metre-high hill from where you can look out over the Baltic Sea, even as far as Møn in good weather.

NV Land Guide

The sporty skipper looking for peace and relaxation in beautiful natural surroundings will love it here. The few houses in the fishing port are surrounded by forest and a beautiful beach stretches south of the village to the steep shore.

Originally, the port was built for shipping timber, but it was only later that the fishermen took over. Due to the abundance of trees, a sawmill was even built at this "strategically favorable" harbor, whose chimney and halls do not detract from the tranquil atmosphere of the place. Many of the 27 "cane houses" are protected against the wind and cold in an unusual way: The walls, covered with a layer of thatch, were built immediately after the storm surge of 1872, so that the thatched buildings give the impression of being made entirely of straw The architectural style is unique in Denmark.

Unfortunately, there are no bicycles for hire here, as the surrounding area is made for cycling tours. But hiking is no less recommended. The forest of Korselitse, for example, which is criss-crossed by hiking trails, starts right at the northern end of the village. The cliff of the forest at the Hestehoved lighthouse is an ideal vantage point. On a clear day, you can see as far as the island of Møn. It is about four kilometers from the lighthouse to the port of Hesnæs.

The hike south along the wooded cliffs is interesting for two reasons:

Firstly, after three kilometers, tired hikers can stop for refreshments at an inn right on the cliffs in Pomle Nakke, and secondly, about five kilometers before Hesnæs, they will come across the "Halskov Vænge" forest, which was a large burial ground in the Stone Age. The forest has been set up as a small "nature museum" and is home to an unusually large number of antiquities. Panels and display cases provide information about the origins of the graves, five of which date from the Neolithic period and around 70 from the Bronze Age. Some of the stones were carved with small, bowl-shaped indentations in the Bronze Age, probably fertility symbols. After the area was declared a protected monument in 1974, the undergrowth was cleared and sheep now graze there to prevent the graves from becoming overgrown with undergrowth again. In a wooden house in the middle of the forest, visitors can obtain an information brochure about the prehistoric sights.

The ruins of Bønned shown on the map are the remains of a castle that belonged to the knight Ulfstrand (see also Stubbekøbing). King Christian IV's son later established a hunting lodge here. After a fire in 1700, the castle fell into disrepair and was later demolished.

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