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Best walking tours for kids and families

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Find the best hiking tours in the Aarhus Region for kids and famelies.

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10 Good Tips For Hiking With Children
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10 Good Tips For Hiking With Children

Hiking with children can be a fantastic experience for the whole family. Nature welcomes both young and old, who can enjoy themselves under the open sky.

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Around the Slåensø Lake – 3 km
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Around the Slåensø Lake – 3 km

Slåensø is a small lake embedded in the lovely woodland around Silkeborg. The route around Slåensø is ideal for everyone who loves the outdoors, the serenity, and a brisk walk.

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Swamp Trail - a part of the hiking tour around Svanesø

The Swamp Trail Sumpstien is a cozy and adventurous path located near Skanderborg Deer Park and the village of Sølund.

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The Short Trip Kaloe Castle Ruin
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The Short Trip Kaloe Castle Ruin

At the foot of Mols Bjerge National Park, Kalø Slotsruin is located on a bank in the cove, Kalø Vig. If you follow the old stone-paved path out onto the peninsula, it’s like travelling back 700 years....

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The Short Trip Sletterhage Lighthouse
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The Short Trip Sletterhage Lighthouse

The lighthouse Sletterhage Fyr is located in an undisturbed landscape at the southernmost point of Djursland. Take a walk along the coast for a complete natural experience where the sky meets the sea....

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Agri Bavnehøj
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Agri Bavnehøj

The highest point at Mols Bjerge, Agri Bavnehøj (The Agri Beacon), is situated 137 meters above sea level. From here you get an amazing view.

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The Sky Mountain Himmelbjerget
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The Sky Mountain Himmelbjerget

Experience Himmelbjerget in Skanderborg, one of the most iconic places in Denmark's beautiful Lake District. Take a trip to the top of the tower and enjoy the breathtaking view of Julsø and the landsc...

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The Iron Age Village "Hvolris Jernalderlandsby"
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The Iron Age Village "Hvolris Jernalderlandsby"

Experience craftmanship from the Iron Age in Hvolris Jernalderlandsby. Learn more about how your ancestors lived, while you walk through the beautiful surroundings. 

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Mols Bjerge National Park
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Mols Bjerge National Park

Mols Bjerge National Park in Denmark offers a fantastic and varied nature consisting of a large part of the Danish nature types, but also some of Denmark's rarest nature. Mols Bjerge is located on Dju...

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Årslev Lake
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Årslev Lake

Take a walk round the Årslev Engsø lake and enjoy how the frogs are leaping and hear them croake. You may catch toads in the lake, or climb one of the bird-watching towers and watch the many birds nes...

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Egå Engsø
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Egå Engsø

Egå Engsø - once meadows - now a beautiful lake area in the suburbs of Aarhus. A huge area of protected bird species.

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Nature National park Fussingø
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Nature National park Fussingø

The park and forest Nature National park Fussingø near Randers is open to the public provides good opportunities for walking tours. Enjoy for instance the very beautiful view from Thomasbakke hill or ...

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Naturepark Randers Fjord
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Naturepark Randers Fjord

Naturpark Randers Fjord is among the largest nature reserves in Denmark, and this is where the fresh water meets the salt water in the Kattegat. On the stretch from the centre of Randers to the outlet...

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Løvenholm Skovene
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Løvenholm Skovene

Løvenholm Forests are the only original forests (virgin forest) in Djursland.

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Lysnet
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Lysnet

Lysnet is Denmark’s ninth highest natural point with an elevation of all of 131 metres above sea level. On the very top, there is a vantage point from which you can take in the view of the horizon whi...

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The forest Fladbro Skov
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The forest Fladbro Skov

The forest is situated by the mouth of the Nørreå stream in the Gudenå river approximately 6 kilometres west of Randers. The forest is owned by Randers municipality and is a part of a large recreation...

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Ulbjerg Klint
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Ulbjerg Klint

The central point of a 200-hectare protected area is the 30 meter high cliff which offers a wonderful view over the Limfjord.

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Dollerup Hills
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Dollerup Hills

Dollerup Bakker is a natural resort near Dollerup just south of Viborg. One of Denmark’s deepest lakes, Hald Sø, is beautifully embedded in the hilly landscape, which is right on the edge of the ice f...

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Kongenshus Memorial Park
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Kongenshus Memorial Park

Kongenshus Memorial Park is one of Denmarks most beautiful and distinctive wildlife areas. The heath is a fascinating experience not only when the heather blossoms, but all year round.

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Jeksen Valley
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Jeksen Valley

Jeksendalen is a part of Aarhus River Valley and is a beautiful wooded and hilly area where you can walk and see nature as its best.

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Illerup River Valley by Skanderborg
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Illerup River Valley by Skanderborg

A hike through the Illerup Ådal sacrificial bog is a historical journey back to the late Iron Age. At that time, the bog - which was then a lake - was used as a sacrificial site, and more ...

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Ejer Bavnehøj Møllehøj Denmarks Highest Point
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Ejer Bavnehøj Møllehøj Denmarks Highest Point

Ejer Baunehøj is the highest natural point in Denmark, 170.89 metres above sea level. A characteristic tower 13 metres high is placed on the top. The tower was built in 1924, as a memorial of the reun...

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Sindbjerg and Stoubjerg
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Sindbjerg and Stoubjerg

Sindbjerg and Stoubjerg are the names of two heather-clad peaks, located in a stunning heathland north of Sejs  - approximately 5 km south-east of Silkeborg.

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Gjern Bakker
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Gjern Bakker

Gjern Bakker has emerged as an edge in front of a glacier, which has since been cut through the large quantities of melt water during the last ice age. This has resulted in a tunnel valley from Gjern ...

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Velling Skovene
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Velling Skovene

The Velling Skovene forests consists of Velling Skov forest and Snabegård Skov forest. Velling Skov forest contains Denmark’s largest stand of 250 to 300-year-old beech trees, which is left untouched ...

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Marselisborg Forests
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Marselisborg Forests

South of Aarhus a forest belt streches 7 kilometres along the coast. The part of the forest near the city is known as Marselisborg Skovene (the Marselisborg Forests). The large, continuous and old bee...

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Brabrand Lake
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Brabrand Lake

Enjoy fitness, wild life and nature at the Brabrand Lake in Aarhus. The Brabrand Lake is a rather long, nutritious, shallow lake, situated in the eastern part of Aarhus Ådal (Aarhus Stream Valley) tha...

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De fem Halder
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De fem Halder

Visit the landscape of Hald where once the five 'Halder' were situated. Here, you can experience 800 years of history within walking distance between the Dollerup Hills and the Hald lake.

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Vorup Enge (Vorup Meadows)
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Vorup Enge (Vorup Meadows)

Do not forget to visit the beautiful meadow area, Vorup Enge, less than 300 m from Randers Regnskov. In Vorup Enge you will get a cosy nature experience: beautiful nature, bird watching towers and pav...

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Camp Kompedal Plantage
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Camp Kompedal Plantage

The camp is placed in the 2.700 hectar big "Kompedal Plantage" (plantation).

Lilleådalen valley
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Lilleådalen valley

The valley of Lilleådalen near Hinnerup in the municipality of Favrskov is a breathtaking landscape, which was formed during the latest glacial period. Here, you will find a diverse selection of flowe...

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Frijsenborg and Granslev Ådal
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Frijsenborg and Granslev Ådal

In the Frijsenborg forests near Hammel, you will experience rich and plentiful nature and wildlife. Along your hike through the area, you will pass through the river valley of Granslev ådal and Pøt Mø...

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