Overnight
Hammer Bakker
Camping spot
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The heath hills north of Aalborg, not a village. haervej.dk's stage 3 page names primitive camp sites with shelters here; there are no beds. Aalborg is 16.7 km on.
Hærvejen
The historic route through Jutland in haervej.dk's 30 hiking stages: from Frederikshavn by Aalborg, Viborg and Jelling to Padborg on the German border.
484 kmMapped distance
4,063 mMapped ascent
30Walking stages
Best season: June to August for herbergs. haervej.dk gives no closing season for the trail itself; the herbergs set it. They open in June, July and August, it says, and some stay open longer. By mid-October most are closed: out of season, contact each herberg before you count on a bed. Hesselhus Camping and the two B&Bs give no season on the pages we read. Before you go
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Thirty stages, haervej.dk's own, each of about 7 to 27 km. Most end in a village or town with a bus stop, but beds are sparse: haervej.dk's herbergs lie further apart north of Viborg, and there are none south of Rødekro. They open only in June, July and August. Viborg, Jelling and Padborg, where the shorter plans start and end, have a railway station. Choose a plan, or pick your own start, finish and nights below.
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Each day in its own colour, numbered where it starts; the rest of the Hærvejen in grey. Select a day for its elevation and 3D flyover.
Make your own plan
Changing where you stay suggests a new number of days: the fewest that keep each day under 8 h of walking and in daylight, where a place to stay allows.
Choose your nights (29 nights)
Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.
Day by day
- Distance
- 27.4 km
- Climb
- +301 / −263 m
- Walking
- 7 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 7 h; measured on the mapped line 6 h 31
Stage 1: From Frederikshavn to Thorshøj: 27 km, 7 h, easy, haervej.dk says. It starts about 0.5 km from Frederikshavn St., the station.
Thorshøj Town or village
A village on the Hjørringvej, with the Thorshøj Vest bus stop. Thorshøj Gamle Skole, a herberg on haervej.dk's list, is on the Hjørringvej (postcode Østervrå); we could not place it on the map, so it is not shown here. Frederikshavn Kommune is also building a new Hærvejshjem for walkers and cyclists in Østervrå; work started on 28 May 2026.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 27.2 km
- Climb
- +415 / −420 m
- Walking
- 8 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 8 h; measured on the mapped line 7 h 10
Stage 2: Thorshøj to Klokkerholm: 27.3 km, 8 h, moderate, the longest stage. Frederikshavn Kommune announced on 10 June 2026 that it is moving the walking route into Østervrå; no date is published, and haervej.dk's stage page still shows the old route. Follow the waymarks where they differ from our line.
Klokkerholm Town or village
A village with the Klokkerholm Skole bus stop. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Vester Kraghede B&B, the nearest, is about 4 km off the trail by Tylstrup. Take the bus to a town with beds, or plan the night before you go.
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- Distance
- 14.9 km
- Climb
- +99 / −87 m
- Walking
- 4 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 29
Stage 3: Klokkerholm to Hammer Bakker: 15 km, 4 h, easy. It ends in the heath hills north of Aalborg, where the stage page names primitive camp sites with shelters; there are no beds.
The heath hills north of Aalborg, not a village. haervej.dk's stage 3 page names primitive camp sites with shelters here; there are no beds. Aalborg is 16.7 km on.
- Distance
- 16.7 km
- Climb
- +76 / −116 m
- Walking
- 4 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h 30; measured on the mapped line 3 h 58
Stage 4: Hammer Bakker to Aalborg: 17 km, 4 h 30, easy.
Aalborg Town or village
A city with hotels and a railway station; stage 5 starts at Aalborg Station, its page says. None of Hærvejen's herbergs is in Aalborg.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 20.8 km
- Climb
- +218 / −190 m
- Walking
- 5 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h 30; measured on the mapped line 5 h 05
Stage 5: Aalborg to Øster Hornum: 21 km, 5 h 30, easy, from Aalborg Station.
Overnight
Hødalen Bed & Breakfast
Hotel
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- Season
- 2026 2026 dates not published As a herberg it opens in June, July and August, like all of Hærvejen's herbergs; we did not find the B&B's own season. Ask when you book. haervej.dk, read 13 October 2026
- Booking
- Booking request Contact the host; as a herberg it follows haervej.dk's rules.
- Contact
- Official site
A village with the Øster Hornum Skole bus stop. Hødalen Bed & Breakfast, a herberg on haervej.dk's list, is about 0.4 km off the trail 1.4 km into stage 6.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 17.9 km
- Climb
- +189 / −189 m
- Walking
- 4 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h 30; measured on the mapped line 4 h 14
Stage 6: Øster Hornum to Skivum: 17.6 km, 4 h 30, easy. Hødalen Bed & Breakfast, on the herberg list, is about 0.4 km off the trail 1.4 km in; Skivum Herberg is by the end.
Overnight
Skivum Herberg
Hostel or bunkhouse
Pick a date to check the season.
- Season
- 2026 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026 Hærvejen's herbergs are open in June, July and August, haervej.dk says; some stay open longer. Out of season, ask the host whether it is open. haervej.dk, read 13 October 2026
- Booking
- Booking request No central booking: contact the host (details on haervej.dk's list). Bunks go in the order guests arrive; groups may say when they will come, and some herbergs can reserve a bed. A night costs 100 to 200 DKK, cash or MobilePay. Bring your own sleeping bag and sheet.
- Contact
- Not published
A village with the Skivum Kirke bus stop. Skivum Herberg is about 200 m from the trail.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 12.8 km
- Climb
- +89 / −98 m
- Walking
- 3 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 3 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 58
Stage 7: Skivum to Aars: 13 km, 3 h 30, easy. The stage relation ends about 1 km south of the centre of Aars, past the bus terminal. The Hirtshals branch joins here.
Aars Town or village
A town with Aars Busterminal. The stage relation ends about 1 km south of the centre, past the bus terminal. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is in Aars; Testrup Herberg is on the trail 11.8 km into stage 8. The Hirtshals branch joins here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 15.6 km
- Climb
- +107 / −121 m
- Walking
- 4 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 41
Stage 8: Aars to Aalestrup: 16 km, 4 h, easy. Testrup Herberg is on the trail 11.8 km in.
Aalestrup Town or village
A small town about 0.7 km from the trail. Testrup Herberg is on the trail 3.8 km before it.
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- Distance
- 21.4 km
- Climb
- +166 / −155 m
- Walking
- 5 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h 30; measured on the mapped line 4 h 59
Stage 9: Aalestrup to Skals: 21 km, 5 h 30, easy.
Skals Town or village
A village with Skals Busterminal. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Hjarbæk, with its herberg, is 8.9 km on.
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- Distance
- 8.9 km
- Climb
- +80 / −100 m
- Walking
- 2 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 08
Stage 10: Skals to Hjarbæk: 9 km, 2 h 30, easy.
Hjarbæk Town or village
A village on Hjarbæk Fjord. Hjarbæk Herberg, on haervej.dk's list, is on Strandvejen in the village; we could not place it on the map, so it is not shown here.
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- Distance
- 14.7 km
- Climb
- +167 / −135 m
- Walking
- 4 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 37
Stage 11: Hjarbæk to Viborg: 14.5 km, 4 h, easy, to Viborg Pilgrimshus, the herberg in the city.
Overnight
Viborg Pilgrimshus
Hostel or bunkhouse
Pick a date to check the season.
- Season
- 2026 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026 Hærvejen's herbergs are open in June, July and August, haervej.dk says; some stay open longer. Out of season, ask the host whether it is open. haervej.dk, read 13 October 2026
- Booking
- Booking request No central booking: contact the host (details on haervej.dk's list). Bunks go in the order guests arrive; groups may say when they will come, and some herbergs can reserve a bed. A night costs 100 to 200 DKK, cash or MobilePay. Bring your own sleeping bag and sheet.
- Contact
- Not published
A cathedral city with Viborg Busterminal and a railway station. Viborg Pilgrimshus, a herberg on haervej.dk's list, is about 50 m from the trail.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 17.9 km
- Climb
- +261 / −223 m
- Walking
- 5 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 40
Stage 12: Viborg to Skelhøje: 18 km, 5 h, easy. Hald Hovedgård, a herberg on haervej.dk's list, is near Hald Sø south of Viborg; we could not place it on the map.
Skelhøje Town or village
A village with the Bakken/Skelhøje bus stop. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here. Hald Hovedgård, a herberg on the list, is by Hald Sø, which stage 12 passes; we could not place it on the map.
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- Distance
- 11.7 km
- Climb
- +87 / −100 m
- Walking
- 3 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 3 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 58
Stage 13: Skelhøje to Thorning: 11.5 km, 3 h 30, moderate. The stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 2.6 km west of Thorning; Thorning Herberg, in the village, is listed for the cycle route only.
Thorning Town or village
The stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 2.6 km west of Thorning. Thorning Herberg, in the village, is listed for the cycle route only, not the walking route. The Thorning/Smedebakken bus stop is in the village.
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- Distance
- 25.2 km
- Climb
- +228 / −206 m
- Walking
- 8 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 8 h; measured on the mapped line 6 h 25
Stage 14: Thorning to Hesselhus Camping: 25 km, 8 h, the only stage haervej.dk grades hard. Kragelund Herberg, listed for the cycle route only, is about 2 km off the walking route. The campsite is about 0.5 km off the trail at the end.
Overnight
Hesselhus Camping
Camping spot
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- Season
- 2026 2026 dates not published We found no season for the campsite. Ask before you count on it. haervej.dk, read 13 October 2026
- Booking
- Booking method not published We found no page of the campsite's own: ask locally.
The stage ends by Hesselhus Camping, about 0.5 km off the trail, with the Hesselhus Camping bus stop. Stage 14, which ends here, is the only stage haervej.dk grades hard.
- Distance
- 15.8 km
- Climb
- +234 / −263 m
- Walking
- 6 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 6 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 08
Stage 15: Hesselhus Camping to Vrads: 19.4 km, 6 h, moderate, on haervej.dk; 15.8 km on our line, because the stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 1.3 km north of Vrads. Stages 15 and 16 together match haervej.dk's 32.8 km.
Vrads Town or village
The stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 1.3 km north of Vrads, with the Vrads bus stop in the village. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Hostel Hærvejen is on the trail 11.6 km into stage 16.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 17.0 km
- Climb
- +269 / −209 m
- Walking
- 4 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 24
Stage 16: Vrads to Nørre Snede: 13.4 km, 4 h, moderate, on haervej.dk; 17 km on our line (see stage 15). Hostel Hærvejen is on the trail 11.6 km in.
Nørre Snede Town or village
A small town with the Nørre Snede Rtb. bus stop, about 0.8 km from the trail. Hostel Hærvejen is on the trail 5.4 km before it.
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- Distance
- 13.8 km
- Climb
- +143 / −137 m
- Walking
- 4 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h 30; measured on the mapped line 3 h 20
Stage 17: Nørre Snede to Kollemorten: 15 km, 4 h 30, moderate; 13.8 km on our line. It ends at Hærvejscentret Kollemorten, a herberg.
Overnight
Hærvejscentret Kollemorten
Hostel or bunkhouse
Pick a date to check the season.
- Season
- 2026 2026 dates not published As a herberg it opens in June, July and August, like all of Hærvejen's herbergs; ask the centre about other months. haervej.dk, read 13 October 2026
- Booking
- Booking request The centre's website has a booking and prices page; it is also on haervej.dk's herberg list.
- Contact
- Official site
A hamlet with Hærvejscentret Kollemorten, a herberg on haervej.dk's list, by the trail, and the Kollemortenvej bus stop.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 7.3 km
- Climb
- +16 / −35 m
- Walking
- 2 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h; measured on the mapped line 1 h 43
Stage 18: Kollemorten to Givskud: 7.5 km, 2 h, easy, the shortest stage. It ends about 0.8 km from the village, by Givskud Zoo.
Givskud Town or village
A village by Givskud Zoo, about 0.8 km from the trail; the Løveparkvej bus stop is by the zoo. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here: Kollemorten is 7.3 km back and Jelling 10.2 km on.
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- Distance
- 10.2 km
- Climb
- +46 / −34 m
- Walking
- 2 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 22
Stage 19: Givskud to Jelling: 10 km, 2 h 30, easy.
Jelling Town or village
A small town with a railway station and the Vejlevej v Svinget bus stop. Nørrelide Herberg, on haervej.dk's list, is in Jelling; we could not place it on the map, so it is not shown here.
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- Distance
- 10.3 km
- Climb
- +84 / −175 m
- Walking
- 2 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 25
Stage 20: Jelling to Haraldskær: 10 km, 2 h 30, easy. Vejle Kommune runs a Hærvejen project here until December 2026; follow the waymarks where they differ from our line.
Haraldskær Town or village
The Haraldskær estate in the Vejle river valley, not a village. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Jelling, 10.3 km back, has one.
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- Distance
- 10.7 km
- Climb
- +91 / −68 m
- Walking
- 2 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 32
Stage 21: Haraldskær to Bindeballe: 10.5 km, 2 h 30, easy. It ends about 2 km from the hamlet of Bindeballe.
Bindeballe Town or village
The stage ends about 2 km from the hamlet of Bindeballe. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here, nor in Bække at the end of the next stage: the next is Kongeåen Herberg, 38.6 km on.
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- Distance
- 17.8 km
- Climb
- +129 / −97 m
- Walking
- 4 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h 30; measured on the mapped line 4 h 08
Stage 22: Bindeballe to Bække: 18.3 km, 4 h 30, easy.
Bække Town or village
A village with the Søndergade v Lindeparken bus stop. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Kongeåen Herberg is on the trail 8.4 km into stage 24, past Vejen.
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- Distance
- 12.4 km
- Climb
- +54 / −78 m
- Walking
- 3 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 3 h 30; measured on the mapped line 2 h 52
Stage 23: Bække to Vejen: 12.5 km, 3 h 30, easy.
Vejen Town or village
A town with a railway station, Vejen St. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is in the town; Kongeåen Herberg is on the trail 8.4 km on.
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- Distance
- 14.9 km
- Climb
- +77 / −88 m
- Walking
- 4 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 32
Stage 24: Vejen to Skodborg: 15 km, 4 h, easy. Kongeåen Herberg is on the trail 8.4 km in.
Skodborg Town or village
A village with the Skodborg Skole bus stop, about 0.8 km from the trail. Kongeåen Herberg is on the trail 6.5 km back.
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- Distance
- 12.5 km
- Climb
- +93 / −89 m
- Walking
- 2 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 2 h 30; measured on the mapped line 3 h
Stage 25: Skodborg to Jels: 10 km, 2 h 30, easy, on haervej.dk; 12.5 km on our line, which follows the stage relations.
Jels Town or village
A village with Jels Busstation. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here; Ellegaard Herberg is on the trail 5.8 km into stage 26.
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- Distance
- 21.5 km
- Climb
- +85 / −84 m
- Walking
- 5 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h 30; measured on the mapped line 5 h 07
Stage 26: Jels to Vojens: 21.4 km, 5 h 30, easy. Ellegaard Herberg is on the trail 5.8 km in and Det lille herberg i Jegerup 16.5 km in.
Vojens Town or village
A town with a railway station, Vojens St. Det lille herberg i Jegerup is on the trail 5 km before it, and Tørninggård Herberg 6.3 km on.
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- Distance
- 13.2 km
- Climb
- +112 / −103 m
- Walking
- 3 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 3 h 30; measured on the mapped line 3 h 09
Stage 27: Vojens to Vedsted: 13 km, 3 h 30, easy. Tørninggård Herberg is on the trail 6.3 km in.
Vedsted Town or village
A village with the Tøndervej v Ustrupvej bus stop. No herberg on haervej.dk's list is here. Immervad Herberg, by the Immervad bridge 5.9 km on, is listed for the cycle route only; Bruhnsgård Herberg is on the trail 11.5 km on.
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- Distance
- 19.7 km
- Climb
- +40 / −43 m
- Walking
- 5 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 37
Stage 28: Vedsted to Rødekro: 20.6 km, 5 h, easy. Immervad Herberg, by the Immervad bridge 5.9 km in, is listed for the cycle route only. Bruhnsgård Herberg, the last on the way south, is on the trail 11.5 km in. The stage relation ends about 1.8 km south of Rødekro St., which the trail passes 2 km earlier.
Rødekro Town or village
The stage relation ends about 1.8 km south of Rødekro St., the station, which the trail passes 2 km earlier. Bruhnsgård Herberg, the last herberg on the way south, is on the trail 8.2 km before the end.
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- Distance
- 16.7 km
- Climb
- +49 / −55 m
- Walking
- 4 h 30Hærvejen (haervej.dk) time 4 h 30; measured on the mapped line 3 h 50
Stage 29: Rødekro to Kliplev: 17 km, 4 h 30, easy. The stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 1.5 km west of Kliplev.
Kliplev Town or village
The stage relations hand over where the trail passes about 1.5 km west of Kliplev, with the Kliplev St. bus stop in the village. haervej.dk lists no herberg south of Rødekro.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
- Distance
- 16.9 km
- Climb
- +58 / −69 m
- Walking
- 5 hHærvejen (haervej.dk) time 5 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 04
Stage 30: Kliplev to Padborg: 17 km, 5 h, moderate. It ends about 1.5 km from Padborg station. The older guide here ran on over the border into Germany; haervej.dk's walking route ends in Padborg.
Longest day: day 2, 8 h.
How these plans are made
Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are the times published by haervej.dk where a stage has one, with the time measured on the mapped line beside it; a day that walks part of a stage gets a share of the stage's time by distance and climb.Outside Switzerland our walking times often run short of the times route operators publish; treat them as optimistic. Running times use 7.5 km/h plus one hour per 700 m of climb: a steady reference, not a prediction. Daylight is sunrise to sunset where the day starts; the time left is for breaks, meals and delays.Refuge dates come from the operator's own pages; when they are not published, we say so. For villages we count the places to stay OpenStreetMap lists; we have not checked which are open. A plan is not a booking: reserve every night before you commit to these day lengths.
Huts and stays, stage by stage
Where each stage ends, the 2026 and 2027 seasons the operator publishes, and how to book. Read from the operators' pages on 13 October 2026; each stage page shows the sources and the grade profile.
| Stage | Night at | 2026 | 2027 | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Frederikshavn to Thorshøj | Thorshøj · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 2. Thorshøj to Klokkerholm | Klokkerholm · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 3. Klokkerholm to Hammer Bakker | Hammer Bakker | Not checked | Not checked | |
| 4. Hammer Bakker to Aalborg | Aalborg · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 5. Aalborg to Øster Hornum | Hødalen Bed & Breakfast | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking request |
| 6. Øster Hornum to Skivum | Skivum Herberg | 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026 | not published | Booking request |
| 7. Skivum to Aars | Aars · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 8. Aars to Aalestrup | Aalestrup · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 9. Aalestrup to Skals | Skals · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 10. Skals to Hjarbæk | Hjarbæk · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 11. Hjarbæk to Viborg | Viborg Pilgrimshus | 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026 | not published | Booking request |
| 12. Viborg to Skelhøje | Skelhøje · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 13. Skelhøje to Thorning | Thorning · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 14. Thorning to Hesselhus Camping | Hesselhus Camping | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 15. Hesselhus Camping to Vrads | Vrads · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 16. Vrads to Nørre Snede | Nørre Snede · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 17. Nørre Snede to Kollemorten | Hærvejscentret Kollemorten | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking request |
| 18. Kollemorten to Givskud | Givskud · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 19. Givskud to Jelling | Jelling · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 20. Jelling to Haraldskær | Haraldskær · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 21. Haraldskær to Bindeballe | Bindeballe · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 22. Bindeballe to Bække | Bække · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 23. Bække to Vejen | Vejen · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 24. Vejen to Skodborg | Skodborg · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 25. Skodborg to Jels | Jels · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 26. Jels to Vojens | Vojens · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 27. Vojens to Vedsted | Vedsted · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 28. Vedsted to Rødekro | Rødekro · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 29. Rødekro to Kliplev | Kliplev · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 30. Kliplev to Padborg | Padborg · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
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Typical weather on this trail, around -4–134 m. Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
| Month | ||||||||||||
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| Weather | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed |
| Stages rated good on typical weather | 0/30 | 0/30 | 0/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 30/30 | 5/30 | 0/30 |
| Day / night | 4°/-3° | 4°/-3° | 6°/-1° | 11°/3° | 15°/6° | 18°/10° | 20°/12° | 20°/12° | 16°/9° | 12°/5° | 7°/2° | 4°/-1° |
| Rain, mm | 67 | 58 | 50 | 41 | 51 | 69 | 74 | 85 | 76 | 93 | 75 | 76 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | Possible | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Possible |
| Daylight | 7 h 27 | 9 h 30 | 11 h 43 | 14 h 10 | 16 h 22 | 17 h 43 | 17 h 13 | 15 h 15 | 12 h 53 | 10 h 31 | 8 h 14 | 6 h 53 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Prepare for Hærvejen
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
No central booking: contact the herbergs
Hærvejen's herbergs are simple hostels with bunks, run by local hosts. There is no central booking: contact each one (the details are on haervej.dk's list). Bunks go in the order guests arrive; groups may say when they will come, and some herbergs can reserve a bed. A night costs 100 to 200 DKK, cash or MobilePay, and they normally open at 17:00. Bring your own sleeping bag and sheet. North of Viborg the herbergs lie further apart, and walkers must add other places to stay, haervej.dk says; south of Rødekro there are none.
Most herbergs are closed now
Hærvejen's herbergs open in June, July and August; some stay open longer. On 13 October 2026 most are closed: contact each one before you count on a bed, and plan other places to stay.
haervej.dk: HærvejsHerbergerStage ends without beds
No herberg on haervej.dk's list is at Klokkerholm, Hammer Bakker (shelters only), Aalborg, Aars, Skals, Skelhøje, Thorning, Vrads, Givskud, Haraldskær, Bindeballe, Bække, Skodborg, Jels, Vedsted, Kliplev or Padborg; Aalborg has hotels. Most stage ends have a bus stop, named on each stage page: look on Rejseplanen for a bus to a town with beds, and back in the morning.
Rejseplanen: journey plannerHerbergs on the cycle route
haervej.dk lists the Thorning, Kragelund and Immervad herbergs for the cycle route only. Thorning's and Kragelund's are about 2 km from the walking route; Immervad's is by the bridge the walking route crosses on stage 28: ask the host whether it takes walkers.
haervej.dk: HærvejsHerbergerRoute changes
Frederikshavn Kommune is moving the walking route into Østervrå, on stage 2 (announced 10 June 2026, no date yet), and building a new Hærvejshjem there. Vejle Kommune runs a Hærvejen project round Jelling and Haraldskær until December 2026. Follow the waymarks where they differ from our line.
Frederikshavn Kommune: Hærvejen projectsThe Hirtshals branch
haervej.dk also publishes a start from Hirtshals: eight stages by Lønstrup, Blokhus and Fjerritslev to Løgstør, then Løgstør to Gatten and Gatten to Aars, where it joins this line. It is an official alternative, not drawn here.
haervej.dk: stagesClosures and notices last checked 13 October 2026: Frederikshavn Kommune: Hærvejen in Østervrå · haervej.dk: stage overview · haervej.dk: HærvejsHerberger · haervej.dk: stage 2, Thorshøj-Klokkerholm · Vejle Kommune: Hærvejen project. Check them again before you set out.
Getting there
Connect your journey
Choose a stage or journey above to narrow the travel searches.
Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.
To the start in Frederikshavn
Trains and buses reach Frederikshavn St.; the trail starts about 0.5 km away. Plan the trip on Rejseplanen, Denmark's journey planner.
haervej.dk: stage 1, Frederikshavn to ThorshøjOn the way
Each stage page names the bus stop at its ends. Nordjyllands Trafikselskab (NT) runs the buses in North Jutland and Midttrafik those from Skals to Nørre Snede; further south, plan on Rejseplanen. Aalborg, Viborg, Jelling, Vejen, Vojens and Rødekro have railway stations.
Rejseplanen: journey plannerHome from Padborg
The trail ends about 1.5 km from Padborg station, by the German border. Check trains on Rejseplanen.
haervej.dk: stage 30, Kliplev to PadborgTake your trip with you
Offline maps
Prepare each stage while you still have a connection, and keep the GPX on your phone.
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
- Open this trail in the app. Install TrailSplits, then open this trail there. On iPhone, downloads in a browser may not be available in the installed app.
- Choose your route or stages. Choose Prepare offline above. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
- Try it before leaving coverage. Switch offline, close and reopen the app, then use My Hikes to start navigation. Repeat for every part you will need.
Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.
Hærvejen — frequently asked questions
How long is the Hærvejen, and how many days does it take?
haervej.dk gives the Frederikshavn branch 30 hiking stages, 483.5 km added up, about 131 hours of walking, in 30 sections on our map. The guide's day planner offers a 30-day plan on the overnight stops, and you can choose your own nights.
When is the best time to walk the Hærvejen?
June to August for herbergs. haervej.dk gives no closing season for the trail itself; the herbergs set it.
How do you get to the start of the Hærvejen, and back?
Trains and buses reach Frederikshavn St.; the trail starts about 0.5 km away. The "Connect your journey" section has the travel details, with 2 more travel notes.
Do you need to book on the Hærvejen?
There is no central booking: contact each one (the details are on haervej.dk's list).
Can I download the GPX of the Hærvejen?
Yes: the whole route and every section, free, for a GPS watch or a phone. The guide also saves your plan for offline use in the app.
Is the Hærvejen open? Where are closures announced?
Closures we know of are shown on the days and sections they affect, in the day planner and on the stage pages. We watch 5 official notice pages (Frederikshavn Kommune: Hærvejen in Østervrå; haervej.dk: stage overview; haervej.dk: HærvejsHerberger; haervej.dk: stage 2, Thorshøj-Klokkerholm; Vejle Kommune: Hærvejen project); the date we last read them is shown with the notices on this page. Check them again before you set off.
Route & sources
Route map & sources
haervej.dk publishes the Frederikshavn branch of Hærvejen as 30 hiking stages, from Frederikshavn to Padborg on the German border: 483.5 km added up, with an official stage time for each, shown beside ours on every stage. It publishes no climb. The line here is the 30 stage relations on OpenStreetMap (superroute 1792585, from the planet of 11 October 2026): 483.8 km, each stage cut at its relation's own end. Most stages are within 1 km of haervej.dk's figure. Stages 15 and 16 split differently, 15.8 and 17 km on our line against 19.4 and 13.4, but together they match (32.8 km); stage 25 is 12.5 km on our line against 10, and stage 17 is 13.8 against 15. Several stages end 1 to 2.6 km from the village they are named after: Thorning 2.6 km, Bindeballe about 2 km, Rødekro 1.8 km, Kliplev and Padborg 1.5 km, Vrads 1.3 km and Aars 1 km; each stage says so. The Hirtshals branch, haervej.dk's other start, is not drawn here. Our climb is measured on terrain heights.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
Hærvejen (haervej.dk): hiking stagesMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation