Illustration: Sole´ne Debi´es, Solenedebies.com
THE CYCLING ROUTE
The ancient cattle and trade route of Hærvejen that runs along the Jutland peninsula, from Viborg to the German region of Schleswig-Holstein, is a cyclist’s dream. With undulating terrain – heaths, plains and forested hills – and a smattering of old churches, retro hotels and berry fields, you’ll have enough blogging material for a long time to come.
DAY 1 BILLUND – VRADS (56.8 km)
Carlsberg factory – Take a boozy tour of the world’s largest collection of beer bottles, and drink some too, at the original Carlsberg brewery. Visit Legoland – an amusement park filled with rides and activities based on the interlocking plastic bricks of childhood.
DAY 2 VRADS – VIBORG (59 km)
Silkeborg Bunkermuseum – Catch German war weaponry on display at a two-room bunker-turned-museum. SilkeborgKirke – Admire the beautiful gold-plated wooden communion table at a lovely 17th century church. Daugbjerg – these ancient limestone mines are the largest wintering grounds for bats in Scandinavia.
DAY 3 VIBORG – ULBJERG (29 km)
Simested Creek – Go canoeing or fish for self-reproducing sea trout in the spring’s stream.
DAY 4 ULBJERG – LØGSTØR (67 km)
Vitskøl Abbey – Built as a memorial to King Valdemar of Denmark, the monastery complex boasts a herb garden that still bears medicines planted by 10th-century monks. The moors of Himmerland – some 1,300 hectares of untouched moorland that turn into a purple carpet of heather blooms in summer. Waarhovedgaard – Surrounded by the famous Var Forest, this manor-turned-hotel has its own tower, moat and drawbridge.
DAY 5 LØGSTØR – ALLABOURG (49 km)
Limfjorden – Cycle through Limfjorden’s beautiful bays, where blues and greens blend together against a canvas of hill lakes, magnificent heaths, deep gorges, bird protection areas and high cliffs.
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By Manjari Verma & Avani Patel (Brokencompass.in) March 7th, 2014
