Wonderful Nature Walks in Zealand, Denmark

Years back I had the privilege to get a mail from Norwegian Silje, who was looking for attractive nature walks close to Copenhagen

Silje’s mail goes like this:

“I’ve just moved to Copenhagen from Norway and now I need a bit of nature 😊

Can you advise me on a hiking trip, a route of two day trips with an overnight stay in a cabin?

I live in Copenhagen and I’m thinking of taking the train out somewhere, a good long day trip, sleeping over in a cabin, then a good long trip the next day and then taking the train home to Copenhagen.

Possibly if you can advise on a website with tips for routes, ala the tourist association in Norway.”

My answer to Silje and everyone else who wants inspiration for hiking:
We have wonderful nature in close proximity to Copenhagen with many marked routes. We lack DNT’s cabin system, but there are hostels, B&Bs, shelters and tent pitches established in collaboration with the Danish Nature Agency
At the bottom of my post I will mention long-distance hiking trails, but for a start and in future posts, I will recommend the trips you can do in one day and still get home and get some sleep the same day.

And to you Silje, a place where you can go in a hurry when the longing for Norway’s mountains is pressing in.
I recommend that you get to know the forest, Gribskov. It gives you an unimaginable possibilities for a cracking walk.

There are 4 hiking leaflets about the forest. There are marked yellow routes. You are probably used to the use of maps and compasses, and it will not be difficult for you to find your way around the forest.

The advantage of living in Copenhagen is the close public transport network. This means that you can take the train from Copenhagen Central Station, and 57 minutes later you are in the middle of Gribskov, Denmark’s 4th largest forest.

Here I would recommend that you acquire, Rejsekort. You travel reasonably cheap that way, but you must remember to check in and out.

Your question immediately made me think of Esrum Sø. One spring day I started in Gribskov and continued up along Lake Esrum and further up through an area called Russia.
I took the train home from Dronningmølle station. Some of the following photos are from that trip.

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Rejsevejledning til Fruebjerg: Fra Hovedbanegården i København tager det 57 minutter, så står du midt i Gribskov på Gribsø St, vel og mærke på gunstige tidspunkter. Herfra udgår en mærket rute op over Fruebjerg, se: Skovtursfolder. Ruten er afmærket med gule mærker. Tag et print af kortet eller gå på nærmeste bibliotek, hvor de har hele landets vandretursfoldere stående til fri afbenyttelse. Her er et link til den tur: På afmærket sti til Fruebjerg.

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Røde Dam, Gribskov

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Hærvejen er en asfaltvej, der begynder ved Kagerup Station og fortsætter ind i skoven til det gamle militæranlæg, hvor Multebjerg Radarstation lå engang.

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Her ender Hærvejen ved det gamle militæranlæg.

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Nordlige del af Esrum sø

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Nordlige del af Esrum Sø

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Esrum Kloster

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Ved Esrum kloster

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Ved Esrum kanal

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Esrum Sø

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Sti ved Esrum sø

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Rusland, tæt på Dronningmølle med labyrinter af kæmpe ene buske og statueparken af Rudolph Tegner.

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Silje skriver til mig:

“Jeg er nyflyttet til København fra Norge og nå trenger jeg til litt natur 😊

Kan du tipse meg om en vandretur, en rute på to dagsturer med en overnatting i hytte?

Jeg bor i København og tenker meg å ta toget ut et sted, en god lang dagstur, sove over i en hytte, så en god lang tur dagen efter og så ta toget hjem til København.

Eventuelt om du kan tipse om en nettside med tips til ruter, ala turistforeningen i Norge.”

Mit svar til Silje og alle andre, som ønsker inspiration til vandring: Vi har fantastisk natur i tæt afstand på København med mange afmærkede ruter. Vi mangler DNT´s hyttesystem, men der er vandrehjem, B&B, shelters og teltpladser etableret i samarbejde med Naturstyrelsen.

Nederst i mit indlæg vil jeg omtale fjernvandreveje, men til en start og i de kommende indlæg, vil jeg anbefale de ture, I kan gå på én dag og stadigvæk nå hjem og sove.

Og til dig Silje, et sted, hvor du kan tage hen i en fart, når længslen efter Norges fjelde trænger sig på.

Jeg anbefaler, du lærer Gribskov at kende. Det giver dig uanede muligheder for smukke vandreture.

Der eksisterer 4 vandretur foldere over skoven. Her er der afmærkede gule ruter. Du er nok vant til at bruge kort og kompas, og så vil det ikke være svært at finde rundt mellem de afmærkede ruter og på den måde komme hele skoven rundt, eller så meget som der er tid og lyst til.

Fordelen ved at bo i København er det tætte offentlige trafiknet. Det indebærer, at du kan tage toget fra Københavns Hovedbanegård, og 57 minutter efter står du midt inde i Gribskov, Danmarks 4. største skov.

Her vil jeg anbefale, at du anskaffer dig Rejsekort. Du rejser rimeligt billigt på den måde, men du skal huske at tjekke ind og ud.

Dit spørgsmål fik mig straks til at tænke på Esrum Sø. En forårsdag startede jeg i Gribskov og fortsatte op langs med Esrum Sø og videre op igennem Rusland. Jeg tog toget hjem fra Dronningmølle station. En del af de efterfølgende billeder er fra den tur.

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Når jeg er returneret efter vandring i Norge eller i Sverige, er det ofte havet, jeg søger mod. Her er det store kig, stilhed og plads til eftertanke.

Sjællands nordkyst byder på flotte strande. En vandretur jeg altid er glad for er mellem Tisvildeleje og Liseleje.

Man kan tage toget til Frederiksværk og bus til Liseleje. Herefter går turen langs med en vidunderlig strand. Er du frisk er det ved at være tiden for en svømmetur. Stranden er rigtig god.

Længere fremme kan du vælge at gå ind i Tisvilde Hegn og Troldeskoven. Jeg vil dog anbefale, at du lærer skoven at kende, før du lægger ud med turen fra Liseleje.

Tisvilde Hegn er visse steder behersket af elverfolket, hvilket gør turen meget lang 😊

Det er et sagn, men der eksisterer et bestemt sted i skoven, jeg ofte er gået vild.

Mit link til en vandretur i Tisvilde Hegn og turen fra Liseleje: Vandring i Tisvilde Hegn, Vandring fra Liseleje til Tisvildeleje.

Fjernvandreveje:

Et link der er oplagt at bruge er: Sjællandsleden.

Her er kortbeskrivelser, henvisning til overnatninger, madindkøb, og ikke mindst transport.

Her kan du downloade stierne, der er afmærket i Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land.

Til sidst skal jeg beklage min manglende evne til at afgrænse mig. Det er mere tiden end mangel på turmateriale, der sætter en stopper for dette indlæg. Håber, at du Silje og andre der måtte være nået hertil i læsningen kan bruge mit indlæg til noget.

Kommenter gerne på indlægget med flere ideer.

Når I planlægger tur, så tjek om der er planlagt banearbejde!

God tur og husk mad og drikke ❤️

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Dansk Vandrelaug

Ud i naturen

Vandrehjem i Danmark

Oplysninger og kort over Gribskov:

Gribskov: Maarum

Gribskov: Esrum

Gribskov: Gribsø

Gribskov: Nødebo

Endelig er der stor inspiration at hente i appen AllTrails

Even Small Flowers Brighten up the Darkness

“Whatever you do, you need courage.

No matter which course you decide on, there is always someone telling you that you are wrong.

Difficulties always arise that tempt you to believe that your critics are right.

Mapping a course of action and following it to the end requires something of the same courage that a soldier needs.

Peace has its victories, but it takes courageous men and women to win them. “

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Robin Redbreast on Exercise

If you look carefully you will find a lovely nature where you least expect it.
Here on the army training ground you find Kingfisher among tanks and Robin Redbreast among soldiers on exercise.
Though the birds might wait until the coast is clear like I did yesterday 🙂
A few times a month you are able to visit this valuable nature area with a rich and varied animal and plant life.

A Road between Mleta and Gudauri in Georgia

What a scenario. What a hike!

From Mleta to Gudauri, date 1868. The Russian-Armenian painter, Ivan Ayvazovsky, 1817-1900.

The Right Perspective …

The right perspective depends on the viewer

Poem of The Road

From this hour, freedom!
From this hour I ordain myself loosed of limits and
imaginary lines,
Going where I list—my own master, total and abso-
lute,
Listening to others, and considering well what they
say,
Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating,
Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of
the holds that would hold me.

~ Poem of The Road by Walt Whitman

Leave Nothing But Your Footprint ❤ Happy Walk

Today’s Walk was Staggering

Never forget the packed lunch and leave nothing but footprints

Talk to Your Corona – A Talking Mutation?

“Talk to your Corona!”

Was I also infected without knowing it? Mind you that’s nothing to joke about! And even a talking mutation?

I’d just updated the PC and the Start menu was open. I read it again and find no Corona but Microsoft’s assistant, Cortana.

That tells me that I should concentrate on things other than viruses and mutations.

I’m tired just like Bilbo when he was wearing the Ring for too long: “I’m starting to feel it in my heart. I feel thin, sort of stretched. Like butter scraped over too much bread. ” * I’ve been worried for too long.

Despite the many tragedies caused by the Corona, the sun will melt the snow, and spring will come with renewed hope.

Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.
~ Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

A wonderful walk in spring along Esrum Lake, Denmark

A wonderful walk in spring along Esrum Lake, Denmark

A wonderful walk in spring along Esrum Lake, Denmark

A wonderful walk in spring along Esrum Lake, Denmark

May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live. ~ An Irish Saying

*Bilbo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Faul Play in the Forest

Sometimes, a story sticks with me for a long time. It was such a one my friend; JJ told me about. One day he had a walk in the big old forest, Gribskov. That particular day was a day where he walked for hours without meeting anyone.

It was on his way home just before the fir trees darken the paths, that he saw two men digging between the trees up upon a hill.
One of them caught glimpse of JJ and threw the spade exclaiming: I gotta have a talk with that man down there!

My friend didn’t wait for him. He disappeared further into the forest, where the shady dark green colour becomes black and the intense scent of fir trees merge together in the silence.

Even years after hearing the story I fantasise about what they dug up – or down upon that hill.
The story popped up again when I saw the image of Hans Andersen Brændekilde, Jægeren.
I get the impression of foul play.

Jægeren by Hans Andersen Brændekilde
A Danish painter; H.A. Brændekilde
Born 7. April 1857, Brændekilde, Death 30. marts 1942, Jyllinge.

One thing you have to do

Find your own special hideaway
A meadow where swallows are practising on their long flight to Africa
A faerie forest where you can go for a walk and get lost among elves
A cove by the sea where you can go for a late night swim
A secret cave where you can seek shelter for the storm
Or a lovely lake where you can catch a fish for your dinner
The possibilities are endless and the only limit is your imagination