Nature walk

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.

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.

This hike has a little length – approximately 12 km. It includes wonderful nature experiences in the Søhøjlandet, the Danish Lake District, one of the most beautiful landscapes in East Jutland.

Around 1050-1100 Benedictine monks built the Monastery of Voer, close to the river Gudenåen and Mossø. Two hundred years later, the monks also built the canal Klosterkanalen and established a watermill – Klostermølle.

We follow Klosterkanalen and Gudenåen to the former paper mill / power plant at Vilholt. From here, the trip continues through Pindal Mose, and a little later the "ascent" to Sukkertoppen begins, 108 m above sea level.

On the summit of Sukkertoppen we will experience one of the kingdom's most beautiful views. After a break, we make the descent to Klostermølle parking.

Facts: We walk on forest paths, gravel roads and footpaths. The last third of the route is pretty hilly and the descent is a bit steep. In Pindal Mose, the surface can be damp. Most of the time we walk in forest / shade, but a few kilometers we walk in open terrain.

Tip: Bring water and snacks for the breaks along the way. If necessary, wear long trousers so ticks cannot bite you. 

The guided tour begins at the ferry to Bjørnø in the harbour of Faaborg. 

You will visit the little village, Bjørnø By, with the old half-timbered farmhouses and stone fences.

On the walk round the island, you will enjoy the beautiful landscape, the birds and the wild plants of the location and the different types of coast at first hand.

I will find a nice spot, where you can eat our packed lunch.

During the walk, I will tell about the formation of the archipelago, landscape formation today, and the everyday life on the island.

Starting at the Old Harbor, Gammel Havn, in Middelfart, we hike at the coast of the Little Belt strait, Lillebælt, along Hindsgavl Peninsula. 

I'll tell you about the Little Belt Bridge, the underwater paths, the shelter culture, and the porpoises, which has really good conditions in the Little Belt strait, Lillebælt, and which we might be lucky to experience.

We'll pass Gals Klint with steep sandy cliffs and magnificent views of the sea. We'll moreover walk in the beautiful park by Hindsgavl Castle where we'll see the little tea-house from where, it is said, Hans Christian Andersen found inspiration for his fairytales. We'll continue the tour along the water to the dock by the Fænø Sund Strait. 

When we leave the coast to walk back to the Old Harbor, we'll walk through idyllic, old streets with crooked houses. A beautiful hike in Nature Park Little Belt. 

At Hindsgavl Castle, it is possible to extend the tour by going on a boat trip and sail on a "whale safari"  through the Little Belt back to the Old Harbor. It is simply a fantastic experience.

A hike along Stavis stream with start and finish at the same spot in Tarup, Odense. The trip is estimated to last 2 hours and 45 minutes.

It will be a nice and relaxed hike in a calm pace to ensure everyone can follow. The hike will primarily be on forest tracks, which can be muddy if it has recently rained or perhaps slippery in autumn once the trees have dropped all their leaves on the tracks.

The purpose of the trip is to learn about a local area which has a lot of history – both geologically as well as culturally.

On the trip I'll be talking about a local spring, the rare animals found in the stream, the birds that thrives in the area, as well as the Iron Age and how Iron Age people related to nature back then.