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Family-Friendly Hikes near Malmö

We track 82 routes that match this search near Malmö. They average 3.3 km and 43 m (141 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 6.8 km.

That is 56 percent of the 147 routes we map near Malmö. They are shorter than the local average, 3.3 km against 9.1 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 43 m (141 ft) against 104 m (341 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

Härsnäsrundan

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

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

Nackarpsrundan

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Hareskoven. Efterår i skoven.
Easy

Lille Hareskov gul rute

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Nygårdskirken i Brøndby
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Brøndby

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
at Taastrup S-train station + the new pavement! "4 hjuler på toget" - på Taastrup S-tog station + den nye brolægning!
Easy

Grøn Kløversti, Tåstrup

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Lindevang Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Easy

5'eren

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark.
Easy

Bagsværd Sø rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Broendbyoesterkirke
Easy

Blå Kløversti, Brøndby

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Allerød Biograf
Easy

Bymidten - Kløversti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Gulvet er afslebet og behandlet med hvidlud.
Easy

Byparkens hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
The Gentofte Lake seen from its northern end
Easy

Gentofte Sø Hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Engineering College of Copenhagen (Ingeniørhøjskolen i København) in the Ballerup suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark
Easy

Hjertestien Sømosen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Gartnerboligen at Næsseslottet in Holte, Denmark
Easy

Malmmose rundtur

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
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Easy

Store Hareskov rundtur

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
København / Kopenhagen: Der Grossraumwagen 533 wurde im August 1969 verschrottet. Die brennbaren Materialien wurden verbrannt, so dass nur die wieder verwendbaren Stahlteile des Wagens übrigblieben. - Als Schrottplatz benutzte die KS ein ko
Easy

Sydhavnstippen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Quality hospital-beds on the way to Benin
Easy

Søndersø Rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Grøndal Station is a S-train station on Ringbanen in Copenhagen.
Easy

Grøndalen Hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Anslutningsled Glumslöv

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Sankt Markus Kirke in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Easy

3'eren

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
Construction of the light rail Hovedstadens Letbane on Asmussens Allé in the campus of the Technical University of Denmark (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU) in northern Copenhagen.
Easy

DTU løberute

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
Entrance to the underground Museum of Modern Glass Art, Cisternerne.
Easy

Liv & Lys i Søndermarken

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
33 min
Copenhagen Carnival 2011. The parade. See full set as a slideshow .
Easy

Strøget

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
15 min
The street Arni Magnussons Gade in Vesterbro in Copenhagen.
Easy

Det Grønne Strøg

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
24 min
  • Long-distance path
Copenhagen Marathon 2016 in Fælledparken in Østerbro. They have been running for 9 km at this point.
Easy

Fælledparken Parkrun

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.1 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
Gedde i Harrestrup Mose
Easy

Kringelstien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
58 min
Submarine UC3 Nautilius in early sea trials of her then-newly fitted propulsion and rudder system, operated by Submarine builder and architect Peter Madsen. (August 2008).
Easy

Sansestien

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
8 min
fra nord
Easy

Vænge Kvarters Rute

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Typical duration
46 min
Easy

2 km

Skåne County · Sweden

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

3 km

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Anslutningsled

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blå

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blå slingan

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bokskogen

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Bäckslingan

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Bögerupsrundan

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Bökebacksslingan

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dansbanestigen

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
30 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
HärsnäsrundanSöderåsens nationalpark4.3 km94 m1 hr 2 minEasyJune to October
NackarpsrundanSöderåsens nationalpark3.7 km81 m53 minEasyJune to October
Lille Hareskov gul ruteCapital Region of Denmark6.0 km33 m1 hr 17 minEasyApril to October
Grøn Kløversti, BrøndbyCapital Region of Denmark1.8 kmflat23 minEasyApril to October
Grøn Kløversti, TåstrupCapital Region of Denmark3.4 kmflat42 minEasyApril to October
5'erenCapital Region of Denmark4.7 km6 m59 minEasyApril to October
Bagsværd Sø rundtCapital Region of Denmark6.8 km26 m1 hr 28 minEasyApril to October
Blå Kløversti, BrøndbyCapital Region of Denmark5.7 km8 m1 hr 11 minEasyApril to October
Bymidten - KløverstiCapital Region of Denmark2.8 km12 m36 minEasyApril to October
Byparkens hjertestiCapital Region of Denmark2.0 kmflat25 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Nackarpsrundan, Härsnäsrundan, Grøn Kløversti, Tåstrup. 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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