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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Helsingborg

69 routes near Helsingborg qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 3.0 km.

That is 41 percent of the 167 routes we map near Helsingborg. They are shorter than the local average, 3.0 km against 10.4 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 29 m (95 ft) against 98 m (322 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Short routes for a spare couple of hours, an evening walk, or a day when the weather only gives you a window. 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

Frederiksborg Gymnasium og HF med Teglgård Sø i forgrunden
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Frederiksværk Kirke
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Alsønderup Church, Denmark
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Frederiksværk Kirke
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
in the Heritage Agency of Denmark database for Sites and Monuments.
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
in the Heritage Agency of Denmark database for Sites and Monuments.
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
48 min
The beach at the end of Tangvej, Melbylejren, Asserbo, Denmark. The picture was taken in direction ESE of Liseleje (Note: Picture has Geotag information stored in EXIF.)
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
View at the church in the town "Frederiksværk". The town is located in North Zealand, east Denmark.
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
25 min
HFHJ (Hillerød-Frederiksværk-Hundested-Jernbane, auch Frederiksværkbanen genannt) Triebzug (Ym+Yp+Ys) Haltepunkt Lille Kregme im September 1983.
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
27 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

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

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Arrenakke Bakker in Halsnæs Municipality, Denmark
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
54 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Nygårdskirken i Brøndby
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Villingeroed Church, Villingeroed parish, Holbo Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Lindevang Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Allerød Biograf
Easy

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

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

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

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Grevinde Danners grav i Jægerspris Slotshave, Sjælland
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Lillerød Church, Lillerød parish, Lynge-Frederiksborg Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
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Easy

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

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
The village society of "Dyssekilde" at Torup, northern Sealand, Denmark
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Frederikssund Kirke
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Grøndal Station is a S-train station on Ringbanen in Copenhagen.
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

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

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Sankt Markus Kirke in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Easy

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

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

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

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

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
24 min
  • Long-distance path
Ølsted Church, Municipality of Frederiksværk, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark.
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Copenhagen Marathon 2016 in Fælledparken in Østerbro. They have been running for 9 km at this point.
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

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

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

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
8 min
Arrenakke Bakker in Halsnæs Municipality, Denmark
Easy

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Skåne County · Sweden

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

Skåne County · Sweden

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 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
Præstevang hjertestiNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland2.6 km14 m34 minEasyApril to October
Sundhedsspor Arresødal SkovNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland1.4 km17 m19 minEasyApril to October
KulsvierstienNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland3.4 km9 m43 minEasyApril to October
Grøn historisk vandringNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland3.8 km40 m52 minEasyApril to October
Røde DamNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland5.0 km37 m1 hr 6 minEasyApril to October
Store GribsøNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland3.7 km13 m48 minEasyApril to October
Sundhedsspor Melby OverdrevNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland1.9 kmflat24 minEasyApril to October
BakkestienNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland1.9 km13 m25 minEasyApril to October
Hjertesti ved MagleblikNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland4.3 km27 m56 minEasyApril to October
HärsnäsrundanSöderåsens nationalpark4.3 km94 m1 hr 2 minEasyJune to October

If you only have time for one, start with Præstevang hjertesti, Kulsvierstien, Sundhedsspor Arresødal Skov. 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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