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Loop Trails in Region of Southern Denmark

We track 171 routes that match this search in Region of Southern Denmark. They average 5.5 km and 120 m (394 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 129 km.

That is 53 percent of the 321 routes we map in Region of Southern Denmark. They are shorter than the local average, 5.5 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, 120 m (394 ft) against 214 m (702 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 139 are rated easy and 4 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Grænsestien Rundtur Vester Vedsted

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
233 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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
Moderate

Landskabsgang

Wadden Sea National Park · Region of Southern Denmark

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
271 m
Typical duration
2 hr 59 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Rans togt

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
129 km
/ 80.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,835 m
Typical duration
34 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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

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

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

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

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, 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
Moderate

Grøn rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
1 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Grønnevejturen - rød rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

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

Kjersing - Grøn Energisti

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

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

Aarø, gul rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
147 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ad gamle veje og stier

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

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

Ammitsbøl Bæk Blå rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ammitsbøl Bæk Gul Rute

Region of Southern Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
35 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
Grænsestien Rundtur Vester VedstedWadden Sea National Park10.6 km233 m2 hr 33 minModerateApril 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
LandskabsgangWadden Sea National Park12.3 km271 m2 hr 59 minModerateApril to October
Rans togtRegion of Southern Denmark129 km2,835 m34 hrExpertApril 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
Elmelund Skov - Grøn RuteRegion of Southern Denmark2.3 km50 m33 minEasyApril to October
Blå rute i Fovslet skovRegion of Southern Denmark2.5 km55 m36 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Grænsestien Rundtur Vester Vedsted, Kirkeby Plantage - rød rute, Landskabsgang. 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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