Outdoor Activities in the Lake District

Experience Denmark's Outdoor Capital from the saddle! In Silkeborg and the beautiful Søhøjlandet region that surrounds the city, you'll find some of Denmark's most beautiful nature with rolling hills, deep forests and sparkling lakes. Here you can combine active holidays with magnificent nature experiences.

Silkeborg is known as the Outdoor Capital of Denmark, and for good reason! Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or experienced, the spectacular forests around Silkeborg await with some of Denmark's best MTB trails. Experience the adrenaline rush and find your next adventure on wheels!

Look forward to hours of entertaining, wild and challenging climbing experiences in Klatreparken Silkeborg. Come and try the climbing routes, involving activities at various heights and levels of diff...

Silkeborg Ry Golf Club is where nature experiences, relaxed club environment and golf at international level go up in a higher unity. Try the course in Silkeborg, it's an international championship co...

Start your bike ride at Buchwalds Plantage and feel the historic rush of Hærvejen. Enjoy the ride along the small roads that lead you to the beautiful Bøllingsø, where the bog bodies Tollundmanden and...

This route has some amazing, picturesque landscape in store for you. Ride along the calm current in Gudenå and take in the dramatic Ice Age landscape in the hills of Gjern Bakker.

Play AdventureGolf at Europe's largest 12 hole AdventureGolf facility, or go for a play on the large 18 hole FootballGolf Course.

Iller Hinderbahn is a fun obstacle course just outside Silkeborg. There's plenty of fun for the whole family - completely free.

Find the best hiking routes in Silkeborg in the centre of the beautiful Lake District Søhøjlandet. Walk on trails through majestic forests and rolling hills - surrounded by glassy lakes. Each hiking route has its own charm, no matter what time of year you want to go hiking.

Himmelbjerg Golf Club is a modern golf course consisting of the Himmelbjerg course, an 18-hole course (par 71) and Bakbjerg, a 9-hole Pay & Play course (par 32), which is open to anyone interested in ...

Silkeborg BikePark is Silkeborg's MTB "playground". The park's different tracks are each marked with a color that tells you the complexity of the track.

Indelukkets minigolf in silkeborg offers fun and exciting mingolf courses in the middle of the nature. You can play either a 9-hole course or take the longer 18-holes course - the oldest of its kind i...

Visit Museum Jorn and enjoy a game of trialectic football - a unique three-goal football game invented by the renowned artist Asger Jorn in the 1960s.

When visiting Silkeborg and wanting to take advantage of the many outdoor activities, you also have the option to change clothes in the luxurious changing rooms at Silkeborg Trailcenter and use the to...