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Loop Trails near Copenhagen

We track 89 routes that match this search near Copenhagen. They average 5.9 km and 49 m (161 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 42.2 km.

That is 49 percent of the 181 routes we map near Copenhagen. They are shorter than the local average, 5.9 km against 13.2 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 49 m (161 ft) against 91 m (299 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: 67 are rated easy and 2 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

Villingeroed Church, Villingeroed parish, Holbo Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Easy

Rusland/Rudolph Tegner

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Esrum Monastery in Denmark.
Moderate

Søskoven og Esrum Møllegård og Kanal

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Frederiksværk Kirke
Easy

Sundhedsspor Arresødal Skov

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
GDS, Gribskovbanen am 23. Juni 1974: In Kagerup treffen sich zwei Triebzüge. - Der linke besteht aus zwei gekuppelten Kurzzügen, dem einen von Tisvildeleje und dem anderen von Gilleleje. Nach einem kurzen Aufenthalt wird der Zug als Vollzug
Easy

Hvide- og Grønnekilder

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Long-distance path
Alsønderup Church, Denmark
Easy

Kulsvierstien

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
The danish church, Nødebo Kirke
Moderate

Fønstrup Damme

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
in the Heritage Agency of Denmark database for Sites and Monuments.
Easy

Røde Dam

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

Store Gribsø

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

Sundhedsspor Melby Overdrev

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
HFHJ (Hillerød-Frederiksværk-Hundested-Jernbane, auch Frederiksværkbanen genannt) Triebzug (Ym+Yp+Ys) Haltepunkt Lille Kregme im September 1983.
Easy

Hjertesti ved Magleblik

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
27 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Coleophora sp., larval case on Crataegus monogyna Jacq., Rude Skov, Birkerød, Denmark,14 June 2014
Moderate

Rude Skov

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bidstrupskovene Avnstrup

Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land · Region Zealand

Distance
10.2 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
224 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
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

Kopparhattsrundan

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Liakroksrundan

Söderåsens nationalpark · Skåne County

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
133 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 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
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
Buresø Sommerhus
Easy

Buresø Rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Farumgaard, Seeland, Denmark
Moderate

Farum Søsti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
10.1 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Rowing on Furesø
Hard

Furesø rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
4 hr 42 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
Hundested. Spodsbjerg fyr.
Moderate

Halsnæs Sundhedskorridor

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
2 hr 18 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
Grevinde Danners grav i Jægerspris Slotshave, Sjælland
Easy

Jægerspris Hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
20190621_CPH-KEF_7132
Moderate

Kulhuse Nordskoven

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
14.5 km
/ 9.0 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
3 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Lillerød Church, Lillerød parish, Lynge-Frederiksborg Herred, Frederiksborg County, Denmark.
Easy

Lillerød Kløversti - Blå

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
58 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
Læsøgård på Frilandsmuseet
Moderate

Mølleådalen v/Lyngby og Brede

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Hørsholm. Ved Sjælsø.
Moderate

Sjælsø Rundtur

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
11.1 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Falck Frederiksværk st.1-20 - Old 3781 Year: ca. 1994
Easy

Skibby Hjertesti

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Typical duration
41 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
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
The village society of "Dyssekilde" at Torup, northern Sealand, Denmark
Easy

Torupsporet

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Great Crested Grebe, Utterslev Mose, Søborg, Denmark, 23 July 2014
Moderate

Utterslev Mose rundt

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
HFHJ (Hillerød-Frederiksværk-Hundested-Jernbane, auch Frederiksværkbanen genannt) Triebzug (Ym + Yp + Ys) Bahnhof Hundested im September 1983.
Easy

Sundhedsspor Ullerup Skov

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Forest
  • 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

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
Rusland/Rudolph TegnerNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland6.5 km30 m1 hr 24 minEasyApril to October
Søskoven og Esrum Møllegård og KanalNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland10.4 km38 m2 hr 14 minModerateApril to October
Sundhedsspor Arresødal SkovNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland1.4 km17 m19 minEasyApril to October
Hvide- og GrønnekilderNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland5.9 km33 m1 hr 17 minEasyApril to October
KulsvierstienNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland3.4 km9 m43 minEasyApril to October
Fønstrup DammeNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland8.5 km32 m1 hr 49 minModerateApril 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
Rød Kløversti, Brøndby StrandCapital Region of Denmark7.7 kmflat1 hr 36 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Rusland/Rudolph Tegner, Søskoven og Esrum Møllegård og Kanal, 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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