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Best Summer Hikes in Denmark

We track 30 routes that match this search in Denmark. They average 45.5 km and 222 m (728 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 302 km.

That is 44 percent of the 68 routes we map in Denmark. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 45.5 km against 24.7 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 222 m (728 ft) on average versus 98 m (322 ft) across the wider area.

High-season routes, most of which only come into condition once the snow has cleared from the upper sections. The mix is broad: 11 are rated easy and 15 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Kyndby Værket (Kyndby Huse)
Expert

Fjordstien Vandresti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
302 km
/ 187 mi
Elevation gain
421 m
Typical duration
72 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
View at the church in the town "Frederiksværk". The town is located in North Zealand, east Denmark.
Expert

Halsninoen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
48.5 km
/ 30.2 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Danmark Sjælland Gammel Lejre:Hestebjerggaard
Expert

Gudernes Stræde

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
63.8 km
/ 39.6 mi
Elevation gain
228 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Allerød Biograf
Expert

Nordsjællandsruten

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
99.7 km
/ 61.9 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Fra Almindingsvej følger denne sti tracéet
Moderate

Almidingen Nord - Bastemose

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
2 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Fronten af en t-shirt for de frivillige til Wonderfestiwall 2010.
Moderate

Sandvig - Olsker

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
11.6 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
2 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Corvus cornix (Linnaeus, 1758), Hooded Crow, Klydesø reserve, Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 March 2017
Hard

Amarminoen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
26.6 km
/ 16.5 mi
Typical duration
5 hr 54 min
  • Waymarked route
Gartnerboligen at Næsseslottet in Holte, Denmark
Hard

Mølleådalen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
32.8 km
/ 20.4 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
7 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Ramløse Church, Ramløse parish, Holbo Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Expert

Hillerød - Frederiksværk

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
39.1 km
/ 24.3 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
9 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
Annisse Church, Annisse parish, Holbo Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Hard

Hillerød - Tisvilde

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
31.7 km
/ 19.7 mi
Elevation gain
125 m
Typical duration
7 hr 17 min
Hornbæk Church in Helsingør (Elsinore) Kommune , 12 km northwest of Elsinore , Denmark
Hard

Nordkyststien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
26.4 km
/ 16.4 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
5 hr 58 min
Expert

Kyststien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
120 km
/ 74.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,650 m
Typical duration
32 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Klemenskervej støder til Klemensker-Rø stien
Moderate

Rutsker Højlyng - Rø Plantage

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
2 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Indkørslen til Bisonskoven i Almindingen fra Chr. X's Vej
Easy

Bastemose - Aaker Plantage

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Store Hallegård, Olsker.
Easy

Olsker - Rutsker Højlyng

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kulsvierstien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Paradisbakkerne - Aarsdale

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lille Hareskov gul rute

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
1 hr 26 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Brøndby

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Tåstrup

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

10'eren

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
219 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

5'eren

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ådalen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Arrenakke Bakker

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bagsværd Sø rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bastrup Sø Rundtur

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bisonstien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
241 m
Typical duration
2 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blå Kløversti, Brøndby

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blå rute

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Buresø Rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
166 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bymidten - Kløversti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Byparkens hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Cirkelstien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Døndal

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Farum Søsti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
10.1 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
223 m
Typical duration
2 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Furesø rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
467 m
Typical duration
5 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gentofte Sø Hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
73 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gul Tur 1

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
European long distance path E6: Helsingør - RoskildeCapital Region of Denmark100 km289 m23 hrExpertApril to October
European long distance path E6: Kastrup - Roskilde - KorsørCapital Region of Denmark176 km463 m42 hrExpertApril to October
Den danske Pilgrimsrute - NordsjællandCapital Region of Denmark110 km259 m26 hrExpertApril to October
Fjordstien VandrestiCapital Region of Denmark302 km421 m72 hrExpertApril to October
Den danske Pilgrimsrute - ØstsjællandCapital Region of Denmark51.3 km57 m11 hrExpertApril to October
HalsninoenCapital Region of Denmark48.5 km145 m11 hrExpertApril to October
Gudernes StrædeCapital Region of Denmark63.8 km228 m15 hrExpertApril to October
NordsjællandsrutenCapital Region of Denmark99.7 km282 m23 hrExpertApril to October
Almidingen Nord - BastemoseCapital Region of Denmark11.0 km148 m2 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
Sandvig - OlskerCapital Region of Denmark11.6 km115 m2 hr 36 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with European long distance path E6: Helsingør - Roskilde, European long distance path E6: Kastrup - Roskilde - Korsør, Den danske Pilgrimsrute - Nordsjælland. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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