The best hikes from bus stations around Tiken

Stretch of bike path just outside Tingsryd. This is a stretch of the Sydostleden route, a scenic cycling trail linking Växjö and Simrishamn, The total route is roughly 270 km long and offers varied landscapes, from forests to coastal views.

An ironworks was established at the rapids of the Bräkneån in the late 1700s. In 1748 the name was changed from Bräken to Stenfors. In the mid-19th century the ironworks and hammer mill were expanded into an industrial complex where furnaces and agricultural tools were formed. The plant ceased operations around 1900.

In the 19th century, a crown prince named Oscar had the first three stones erected during a trip to Karlskrona. Later, additional stones were added by Swedish kings.

The current ruins of Stenfors Bruk were once a large ironworks in operation until the end of the 19th century in the Småland forests, around 7 kilometers south of the town of Tingsryd. The remains of the pre-industrial Stenfors Bruk, which consists of a large number of individual ruins, are located in the northern part of the Stenfors nature reserve and extend along a 5-kilometer-long circular path. The path, marked with red markings, begins near the former manor house of the steelworks patron and leads through the forest as a cultural trail. Along the way, you will come across a good 15 stations where the previous functions of the respective building fragments are explained using information boards. Some of the ruins are located near the Bräkneån river, which is fed by the large lake Tiken and whose hydropower was previously needed to operate the old facilities. At the small waterfall of the river there used to be a large hammer forge, in the remains of which you can still see the bearing points of the water wheels and hammers. Not far from there you can find the remains of the former coal and ore bunkers, near which the blast furnace also stood. When the smelting works was founded in 1697, it initially started operations with a blast furnace. The energy required to operate the blowers was provided by the small river, and charcoal produced by numerous forest farmers in the area was used to generate the heat for melting. The iron ore was extracted in the form of ore nodules from the bottom of local lakes in winter, as was common in Småland at the time. Residential and commercial buildings, including a shop and a brewery, as well as other factory facilities such as hammer and nail forges and a sawmill, were gradually added. Over time, the ironworks grew into a typical bruk - one of those typically Swedish, largely self-sufficient combinations of pre-industrial factory and residential area. Over the course of its history, Stenfors Bruk had a number of owners who resided in the manor house and managed the business more or less successfully. The process of iron extraction using charcoal and sea ore became increasingly unprofitable at the beginning of industrialization and led to the abandonment of the old facility towards the end of the 19th century. https://www.guidebook-sweden.com/de/reisefuehrer/reiseziel/stenfors-bruk-historische-eisenhuettenruine-tingsryd

Tingsryd Resort is a year-round facility with a four-star campsite, holiday village and restaurant with conference area and - located directly on the beautiful Lake Tiken - a fantastic view. The cozy shopping center in Tingsryd offers a complete selection of specialty shops with personal service - all within easy walking distance. Lots of leisure activities and excursion destinations nearby. At "Mårdslycke Krog" you can eat well and enjoy the fairytale view of the lake. Child-friendly beach, tennis courts, mini golf, beach volleyball court, boules court. Great fishing waters with zander, pike and perch. Daily horse-drawn carriage trips from the campsite to the town center. The campsite is located in the middle of a hiking and cycling paradise. https://camping.se/de/camping/2666/Tingsryd-Resort

Nice resting place with history and sleeping accommodation (open cabin)

Konga is an urban area in the parish of Tingsryd in Kronoberg County, which is located on the Ronneby River. The name of the place was originally the village of Örmo in the municipality of Södra Sandsjö, but with the introduction of the railway with Bredåkra - Tingsryds Järnväg in 1896, it took over the name of the district when the station was named Konga. The city with around 460 inhabitants is located on Ronnebyån and the 120 motorway in the direction of Kalmar went through the village from the start. The street is now on the fringes of society. From road 120 a smaller road leads towards Hallabro in Blekinge. This street is now called Ronnybyvägen in the municipality. Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konga

The first settlements of Tingsryd took place in the 16th and 17th centuries in the area where the river Bräkneån flows into the lake Tiken. The first sawmill, tannery, mill, smithy and some other activities were built here that depended on the power of Bräkneån. From this area grew the houses along Storgatan, which then formed the country road that connected Tingsryd with the surrounding villages and downtown Växjö. In this area the first major industry, Tingsryd's brewery, was later established. Nearby were also the village's larger farms, which were landowners in the village. The area is still important for the cultural-historical environment in Tingsryd. Tingsryd was a small village in Kronoberg County until the construction of the Bredåkra-Tingsryd's Railway (BTJ) in 1896 and Växjö-Tingsryd's Railway in 1897. In the 20th century, it was the railway traffic and the activities around the station area that everything developed from. The residential area was built from Järnvägsgatan to Storgatan, which was still a country road until the 1960s. Passenger traffic on the railway was stopped in 1965 and the tracks were demolished in 1969, but the station building is still Tingsryd's travel center for bus traffic. Bus traffic is dense towards Växjö, but also towards Karlshamn and Ronneby, but less dense. When the railway was closed and the new national road was built on the shore of Lake Tiken, society largely acquired the structure that is still in place today. Lokgatan was expanded into a secondary feeder route to further relieve the inner city of through traffic. Tingsryds is one of the municipality's urban areas with the strongest urban environment. This is partly characterized by 19th century wooden architecture, with most of the preserved buildings located on the slope towards Lake Tiken. North of the core of the old villages, larger residential areas were built in the 1950s and 1960s, which was reflected in an increasing number of inhabitants in the urban area until 1995, but has stagnated since then. Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tingsryd