Kullaberg packs a lot of walking into one ridge of ancient rock that juts into the sea, from the fishing village of Arild out to Kullen Lighthouse at its tip. Paths lead through beech woods and over grazed heath to cliffs nearly 80 meters high, with steep side paths down to coves and caves. The nature reserve is open all year and free, and most walks take a few hours on paths that are well marked but rarely flat.
Walkers at the map board by a Kullaberg nature reserve trailhead
Photo: Karl Baron · CC BY 2.0Out hiking on Kullaberg
Photo: Lars Strandberg / Familjen Helsingborg · CC BY 2.0Beech forest on Kullaberg in spring
Photo: Peterappelros · CC BY 3.0How the waymarks work
Each trail has its own color, marked on trees, posts and stones as on the map above, and signposts at junctions give distances.
- Redthe Red trail takes the gentler south side, 9.6 km from the lighthouse past the edge of Mölle to Arild.
- Bluethe Blue trail follows the north cliffs and the highest tops, about 8.6 km from the lighthouse to Himmelstorp: Kullaberg's toughest walking.
- Yellowthe Yellow cross paths link the Red and Blue trails, so you can walk a loop of almost any length.
- Orangeorange plates and painted squares mark Kullaleden, part of Skåneleden, which often shares the Red and Blue trails' paths. An orange plate with a cross means you have gone wrong.
- Accessible loopsBjörkeröd's three loops for wheelchairs and strollers are named after the colors of their lines on the reserve's map: purple, white and black.
Choosing a walk
- Shortthe lighthouse loop from naturum, about 6 km, makes a good first walk, and the village loops Mölleslingan and Arildslingan are just under 5 km each.
- With childrenthe Red trail and the Yellow cross paths are easier than the Blue trail, which runs near the cliff edge. Arild to Skäret is a mostly level shore walk.
- AccessibleBjörkeröd has an 800 m wheelchair loop and two 3 km loops for strollers and all-terrain wheelchairs, and KullaRulla, 30 km of mostly level path, starts in Mölle.
Several days
Kullaleden runs about 70 km round the peninsula, from Helsingborg via Höganäs, Mölle, Kullaberg and Arild to Utvälinge. Buses serve the villages, so you can walk it a stage at a time or end to end: about four days staying in hotels, or five using the shelters, which can't be booked. Wild camping is not an option: the coastal reserves ban tents, apart from Kullaberg's small tent site, and Höganäs municipality bans camping in its nature areas and on its beaches. Mölle and Arild have no grocery store. Kullaleden's page, linked below, has the stages and places to sleep.
Before you go
- Terrainpaths are often steep, stony and full of roots, above all on the north side, and side paths down to coves and caves are mostly unmarked. Wear shoes with a good grip: rock, roots and steps turn slippery when wet or icy, and rescue services name the wrong shoes as the most common cause of accidents here. Keep back from cliff edges and keep children and dogs close.
- Watercarry enough for the day. Naturum has drinking water while it is open (1 May–1 November in 2026), and Skåneleden lists a drinking-water tap at Ransvik, April–October. The tap at Josefinelust isn't drinking water. The harbor taps in Mölle and Arild run all year.
- Weatherwind can blow hard on the open heath and cliff tops; on windy days Skåneleden suggests the shortcut through the forest via Himmelstorp instead of the coast path. In winter, north-side steps can be icy and days are short, so carry a headlamp.
- Ticksactive roughly March–November, mostly in woods and tall grass; check yourself, children and dogs after a walk.
- Crowds and parkingcar parks fill early on summer days and weekends, so come early, start from Mölle or Björkeröd, or take the bus. Parking is free, in marked bays only. Since October 2026 the reserve says cars may stay overnight all year, but check before a summer visit: in 2024 and 2025 cars were banned 22:00–06:00 in the period 24 June–11 August. Motorhomes, caravans, light trucks and campervans with fixed beds may not park 22:00–06:00 at any time of year.
- BusesSkåneExpressen 11 and bus 220 run from Helsingborg to Höganäs, and bus 222 on to Mölle, hourly or more often in 2026. In summer (at least June–August), bus 202 continues to the lighthouse. Arild has bus 223 (line 203 in summer), with gaps of several hours; no bus stops at Björkeröd or Himmelstorp. Check Skånetrafiken's journey planner.
Rules and closures
Kullaberg is a nature reserve, where the right of public access (allemansrätten) is limited:
- Dogson a leash all year.
- Firesgrills and camping stoves, gas and spirit ones too, only at the fixed grill sites at Fyrparkeringen, Josefinelust, Björkeröd and Himmelstorp; bring your own wood or charcoal. Länsstyrelsen allows no fires there during a fire ban, and during a strict fire ban (skärpt eldningsförbud) not even a camping stove may be lit.
- Campingtents only on the small tent site at Fyrparkeringen (about eight tents, first come, first served). You may sleep in the shelters at Josefinelust and Himmelstorp, but without a tent, tarp or hammock. Sleeping in motorhomes, caravans or campervans isn't allowed.
- Bikesno cycling on the paths of western Kullaberg; mountain bikes only on the marked MTB route in the east.
- Bird closures1 March–15 July, the north-coast slopes down to the sea are closed at Skårenäs and Visitgrottan and from Djupadal to Valdemarsgrottan, including the path to Söftingsgrottan. The zones are signed, and the Blue trail itself stays open. Länsstyrelsen's 2025 proposal would extend the closure to 31 July (not decided as of October 2026).
- Naturedon't pick plants or disturb animals, close gates in grazed pastures and keep your distance from cattle, especially cows with calves. Länsstyrelsen doesn't allow drones.
The coast's smaller reserves have their own rules, and some close bird areas in spring and summer.
