Today I had a dazzling walk in bright sunshine. I almost got a feeling of spring ❤
As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.
Stephen Graham, The Gentle Art of Tramping
Sometimes ‘smultronställer’¹ shows themselves in nature quite unexpected and Søllerød Naturpark never fails to make my spirit fly high and to remember certain moments.
Woodlands and fields lie above the golf course on Rygaard Overdrev. I love the hilly area. The nature park is a continuation of Rude Skov and invites for a walk.
We often went by public transport in the past, when we wanted to explore an area.
It gives you the opportunity to begin the walk in one place and end up in another.
One sunny day not long ago I took Bus 150 towards Kokkedal Station and got off at Gammel Holte. I continued down Gamle Holte Gade and turned left just before Gammel Holte Vej.
Sometimes the path reminded me of Cumbria, of pictures I have seen from the moor in England.
Soon the path disappeared in a little lake and though I was wearing Goretex I went round and not through the new lake in order to keep warm and dry. Soon I was in the forest, Rude Skov and after a nice walk past Løje Sø I ended my walk at Holte Train Station.
Once again I had an overwhelming feeling of a longer hike. That’s what a walk can do for me when I plan the walk in the right way.
You should try it your self should you get the chance.
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A smultronställe is a Swedish term for a place that is an undervalued gem. A place to feel comfortable, and hard for others to find. Often a place with a personal and emotional value. Literally smultronställe means a place of wild strawberries.
This is a walk not a climb. Though only 82 meter above sea level the Danish mountain, Højbjerg is a beautiful place
From the top of Højbjerg you have a lovely view over the fields and treetops.
The Ice Age landscape was formed 15,000 – 12,000 B.C.
Two glaciers created a wonderful rolling scenery of hills and valleys, lakes and marshes. A great amount of melting ice created kettle holes, and the current lake Løjesø, was formed among many lakes.
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We are almost in panic. The weather forecast promise sun and there are cracks in the layer of clouds. But will the sky grew dark within an hour?
No reason to hesitate any further. I take my bike and soon, I’m cycling the big hills and muddy paths in the woods.
There are many places where fallen trees block the path and I have to carry my bike over the tree trunks. This is fitness on a high level.
It wasn’t my intention. I am in a good shape, but not in a peak condition.
It’s a common incident every spring isn’t it? We get too eager and afterwards we look like the figures on my last picture. Bewildered and very tired ❤ 🙂
Vi er næsten i panik. Vejrudsigten lover sol, og der er revner i skylaget. Men hvor længe holder vejret?
Ingen grund til at tøve længere. Jeg tager min cykel, og snart cykler jeg på de store bakker, og de mudrede stier i skoven.
Mange steder er stien blokeret af væltede træer, og jeg er nødt til at bære min cykel over de mange træstammer. Dette er fitness på et højt niveau.
Det var ikke min hensigt. Jeg er i en god form, men ikke i en topform.
Det er det samme hvert forår, er det ikke? Vi bliver alt for ivrige, og bagefter ligner vi figurerne på mit sidste billede. Forvildede og meget trætte ❤ 🙂
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God tur derude! I kan med fordel starte ved Holte station.
Jeg har været på landet i dag. Det var ikke nogen længere rejse. Det er cirka to til tre kilometer fra Holte station. I kan tage toget til Holte. Forsæt ud ad Øverødvej, og når I er forbi Havartigården, så ligger indgangen til Brygger Jacobsens Eg inde til venstre.
Lærkerne synger, stæreflokke med unger øver flotte manøvrer, gulspurven praktiserer sit særprægede kald, guldsmedene laver flere guldsmede og marken er ved at blive høstet. Det hele er meget idyllisk. Vandreturen er superflot, og er etableret i et bakket istidslandskab.
Oppe fra Høje Sandbjerg kan I se ind til København. På en klar dag kan I skelne de forskellige spir og tårne fra den 85 meter høje bakke. Mod øst ses Ven og Sverige.
Her kan I læse mere om landskabet, og studere kort over området.
God tur og husk madpakken ❤
Nu er efteråret her med sine flotte farver. Jeg har været en tur ved Løje Sø i Rude skov –
Bus 354 kører fra Holte Station og har 2 stoppesteder i Rude Skov. Der er også mange parkeringspladser ved Hørsholm Kongevej.
God tur og nyd solskinnet!
HANNA'S WALK 
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