Nature walk

Bornholm once had its own defense force: Bornholm Militia. It was only late in history that Danish troops took over their role.

Hasle Fælled and the area south of Hasle offers excellent examples of how training and military practice took place; however, other historical events have equally left their mark on the place.

There are a number of fascinating sights, which I will explain about when we see them.

Lots of traces in this area tell its stories of what it was in the past and what it has become today. 

On this trip we go for a hike on the island of Lyø. The hike can be combined with a citywalk. 

The hike can be 4 or 8 kilometers. 

We walk to the eastern part of the island, where there is a beautiful and hilly landscape.

We can also walk to the westerns part and see the bellstone – a burial mound from the Peasant Stone Age.

While we walk we talk about the history of the island and how life on a small Island with only 80 inhabitants is today.  

The duration is 2 to 4 hours.

Discover the forest Trelde Næs Skoven with a knowledgeable guide. The forest has been included in the Danish Nature Canon as resently as 2018. The Trelde Næs forest is located where Vejle Fjord opens into Lillebælt, the Little Belt.

You have the opportunity to experience a very dramatic landscape giving magnificent views beyond Vejle Fiord and the Little Belt. If the weather permits, we can see all the way to the island and nature sanctury Æbelø at North Funen.

At Trelde Næs we have regular landslides into the Little Belt and with the landslides big trees go down as well. Somehow it is like being in far distant countries. The lighthouse at the tip of Trelde Næs has been moved 3 times within the last 100 years due to the landslides.

The site is now owned by Fredericia Municipality and is a protected area. The Trelde Næs forest holds a rather exciting story. I begin my story with the 1919 nouveau riche, false guarantees and frauds and of Ane, a very special and rather determined lady who took up the fight against curious tourists as well as the German Wehrmacht all by herself.

Enjoy a hike on the trails of Nationalpark Mols Bjerge.

Mols Bjerge is a fantastic area created during the latest Ice Age. On this guided hike you will learn how the ice has affected the landscape. We will visit a great vantage point from where there is a unique view of the wonderful landscape of Mols. In clear weather it is possible to see the city of Aarhus in the distance. The hike lasts two to three hours.

It is possible to combine this trip with a guided city walk in Ebeltoft, which is the "capital" of the Mols Bjerge National Park.

Syvårssøerne, the Seven Year Lakes, at Frederikshåb Plantation is at moment one of Denmark's biggest natural attractions, as the water level in the mystical "Syvårssøerne" is very high, and numerous paths in the area are flooded. A hike here is an exciting experience.

I myself is very enthusiastic about this hike, where we walk around the big sand dunes in Randbøl moor. Here we will pass over the 17m high Stoltenberg. A sand dune shaped by the wind collecting sand on the otherwise flat and heather clad moorland. It is difficult here to believe that you are not in the big seaside dunes at the west coast by the North Sea.

The tour continues in Frederikshåb Plantation where we hike along the lakes Syvårssøerne. The "Seven Year Lakes" are not always here which is the mystical part as the lakes emerges and disappears in fluctuation with the groundwater level. For centuries it was noticed that they appeared around every seven years. The hike at Syvårssøerne is a hike you can do again and again every season of the year. No matter when you pass by, the nature is always beautiful – even in rain and clouded weather. If you bring kids along, the tour offers possibility for play time in the great sand dunes.

Besides the mystical and very beautiful nature, we will also encounter multiple historical sites from WW2 when Denmark was occupied by German forces and the German occupational forces used the area as a secret airfield. In the area there are among other things an airplane hiding spot, field kitchen, personal bunker fuel lines and a bunker for fuel.

A guided hike which is very exciting for kids as well as adults.