VesterhavsCaminoen: Hirtshals to Skagen

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Denmark

North Denmark

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VesterhavsCaminoen: Hirtshals to Skagen

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VesterhavsCaminoen: Hirtshals to Skagen

03:24

52.1km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.16 km

North Sea Cycle Route near Kjul

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This cycle route is officially named "Vestkystruten" in Denmark. In Germany, it is called the Nordseeküsten-Route. Numerous free overnight accommodations are also located along the route here.

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13.0 km

Wooden Boardwalk Along the Uggerby River

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Here a wooden boardwalk runs along the Uggerby. Very good to ride and fun.

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16.6 km

Tversted

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Tversted is surrounded by unique nature. If you drive or walk through the village and drive straight down to the beach you will encounter the Skagerrak, the high dunes and …

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34.9 km

Bunken Plantage Coastal Battery (Ålbæk Bugt) Bunkers

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At the end of 1943, the German Navy decided that a coastal battery should be set up in Bunken Klitplantage Binnendünen to cover both Tannis Bugt and Ålbæk Bugt.

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52.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.0 km

14.7 km

13.1 km

3.55 km

905 m

Surfaces

34.0 km

12.2 km

4.37 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 28 October

13°C

11°C

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Comments

July 22, 2024,Hirtshals - Skagen

Goal achieved!! 💪😃
A big thank you to Winny for the wonderful tour, the great get-together, and your helpfulness😀

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July 31, 2022,Tag 9: Pause, Tag 10:Skagen nach Hirtshals

Met Morten from Aalborg. Drives around Denmark incl. Fynen and Copenhagen

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May 24, 2024,Rund um Jütland 08: Hirtshals - Skagen (Vestkystruten)

The wind had temporarily turned to the west, which meant that there was finally a tailwind, even if it was a slight one. Beautiful and mostly easy-to-ride paths. And to top it all off, we went to Grenen, to stand with one foot in the North Sea and the other in the Baltic Sea.

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