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Family-Friendly Hikes in Region of Southern Denmark

There are 215 hikes in Region of Southern Denmark in our database that fit. They average 3.2 km and 71 m (233 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 6.5 km.

That is 67 percent of the 321 routes we map in Region of Southern Denmark. They are shorter than the local average, 3.2 km against 9.7 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 71 m (233 ft) against 214 m (702 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Family routes here are short, gently graded and interesting enough to keep younger legs moving. Every one is under seven kilometres with limited climbing. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Easy

Fanø Hjertesti

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
91 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gul Sti

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kirkeby Plantage - gul rute

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kirkeby Plantage - rød rute

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

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

Badesti 12

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
8 min
Easy

Badesti 2

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
0.4 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
6 min
Easy

Badesti 3

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
9 min
Easy

Houstrup Strand Gul Vandrerute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
144 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Houstrup Strand Rød Vandrerute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Elmelund Skov - Grøn Rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Blå rute i Fovslet skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blå rute i Harte Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Draved Skov, vest

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Draved Skov, øst

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Elmelund Skov - Blå Rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Elmelund Skov - Gul Rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gul rute - Hoppeshuse Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gul rute i Fovslet skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gul tur - Gødding Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gødding Skov - Rød tur - nord

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hjertesti i Harde Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hjertestien, Kollund Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kirkestien, Lovrup Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lerbæk Skov rundtur

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lilla rute i Harde Skov

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mørkholm Skov Rundtur

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Aarø, grøn rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Gredstedbro - Grøn Energisti

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grænsesti Rundtur Høm

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grænsesti Rundtur Kalvslund

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
141 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grænsesti Rundtur v. Kongeåen

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grænsestien Ødis Bramdrup

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Aabenraa

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Bredebro

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Løgumkloster

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Middelfart

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Skærbæk

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Vejen

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grøn rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

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
Fanø HjertestiWadden Sea National Park4.1 km91 m1 hrEasyApril to October
Gul StiWadden Sea National Park4.1 km90 m59 minEasyApril to October
Kirkeby Plantage - gul ruteWadden Sea National Park5.1 km112 m1 hr 13 minEasyApril to October
Kirkeby Plantage - rød ruteWadden Sea National Park2.0 km44 m29 minEasyApril to October
Badesti 12Wadden Sea National Park0.6 km12 m8 minEasyApril to October
Badesti 2Wadden Sea National Park0.4 km9 m6 minEasyApril to October
Badesti 3Wadden Sea National Park0.6 km14 m9 minEasyApril to October
Hjertestien, Kollund By og StrandRegion of Southern Denmark3.7 km81 m53 minEasyApril to October
Houstrup Strand Gul VandreruteRegion of Southern Denmark6.5 km144 m1 hr 35 minEasyApril to October
Houstrup Strand Rød VandreruteRegion of Southern Denmark3.2 km71 m47 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Fanø Hjertesti, Kirkeby Plantage - gul rute, Kirkeby Plantage - rød rute. 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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