Welcome to my first summer hike of 2026. Times are busy for me, so I needed to find a short’ish hike within easy reach of Copenhagen. As it turned out, the answer was all around me. Vestvolden (The Western Rampart or maybe just The West Wall) is an 1800’s defensive works which has been turned…
Is hiking in Denmark worth it if the country is almost completely flat? Yes — if you are looking for peaceful trails, easy public transport, coastal paths, forests, free or cheap shelter sites, and beginner-friendly hiking. No — if you are looking for alpine drama, remote wilderness or serious elevation. Denmark is not a mountain…
A 32 km train-accessible hike from Copenhagen with forests, lakes, Viking history, shelters and easy bail-out options. Join me on a long’ish one-day trip hiking Skjoldungestien (the Skjoldunge Trail) following in the footsteps of my Viking forebears. Gentle terrain and great views one of Demarks’ most highly acclaimed trails. Forests and marshland and meadows and…
A 27 km. daytrip with varied terrain and unbeliavably little transportation to the trailhead. Come along on a day hike just outside Copenhagen. Hiking the Amarmino is a must-do for all nature lovers visiting the supposedly greatest city in the world (I agree 😊). It was very early as I crawled out of bed, but…
50 kilometres of lovely, lonely Danish nature with deep woods and an awesome ice age lake. Hiking the Ringsted Oplevelsessti (Adventure Trail) and then the Køge Å trail was two days of geology, history, nature and even a nice swim – and I had it all to myself. For my first summer hiking trip in…