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Moderate Hiking Trails near Copenhagen

The directory currently contains 27 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Copenhagen. Their average mapped distance is 11.9 km and average recorded ascent is 44 m (144 ft); the longest route in the set is 17.0 km.

This subset represents 24% of the 113 quality-checked routes near Copenhagen. Its average distance is 11.9 km, compared with 16.6 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 14 (52%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

8.8 km

Gurre Sø rundt

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

26 m

Frederiksværk - Hundested

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Moderate

Tisvilde Hegn - Gul rute

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
16.9 km
/ 10.5 mi
Elevation gain
113 m
Typical duration
3 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Gurre Slot - Ruine de l'ancien château de Valdemar à Gurre-Danemark
Moderate

Gurre Sø rundt

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 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
Moderate

Rød historisk vandring

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

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

Feel & Taste 1

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
3 hr 43 min
Port of Sølager near Hundested, Denmark. Photo taken from the small ferry M/F Columbus (1947) on its 10-minute route from Kulhuse
Moderate

Frederiksværk - Hundested

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
3 hr 28 min
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
Moderate

Havreholm-turen

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
13.1 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
2 hr 48 min
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

10'eren

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
in the Heritage Agency of Denmark database for Listed Buildings.
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
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
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
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
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
Moderate

Sort Kløversti, Brøndby

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
14.4 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
3 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sort Kløversti, Tåstrup

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
11.7 km
/ 7.3 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
2 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Søborg Sø

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 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
Moderate

Vestvolden

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
16.4 km
/ 10.2 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
3 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Forskerruten

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
12.9 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
2 hr 49 min
Moderate

Blixenruten

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
3 hr 16 min
Moderate

Havneringen

Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

Distance
13.3 km
/ 8.3 mi
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min

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
Tisvilde Hegn - Gul ruteNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland16.9 km113 m3 hr 44 minModerateApril to October
Gurre Sø rundtNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland8.8 km35 m1 hr 54 minModerateApril to October
Søskoven og Esrum Møllegård og KanalNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland10.4 km38 m2 hr 14 minModerateApril to October
Rød historisk vandringNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland9.0 km106 m2 hr 2 minModerateApril to October
Feel & Taste 1Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland17.0 km72 m3 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
Frederiksværk - HundestedNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland16.3 km26 m3 hr 28 minModerateApril to October
Fønstrup DammeNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland8.5 km32 m1 hr 49 minModerateApril to October
Havreholm-turenNationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland13.1 km46 m2 hr 48 minModerateApril to October
Rude SkovCapital Region of Denmark9.0 km77 m2 hrModerateApril to October
Løberuter i Albertslund - Grøn rute i Kongsholmparken 10 kmCapital Region of Denmark10.0 km6 m2 hr 6 minModerateApril to October

Tisvilde Hegn - Gul rute, Gurre Sø rundt, Søskoven og Esrum Møllegård og Kanal currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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