VesterhavsCaminoen: Hirtshals to Skagen
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. Suitable for all skill levels. 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 is generally considered "EuroVelo 12". It is part of a cycle route over 7,250 km (4,504 mi) long that goes all the way around the North Sea.
18 UNESCO sites are located on the edge of the route and 6 countries are visited.
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13.0 km
Wooden Boardwalk Along the Uggerby River
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16.6 km
Tversted
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34.9 km
Bunken Plantage Coastal Battery (Ålbæk Bugt) Bunkers
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Construction began in January 1944, and by April work was sufficiently advanced for the guns to be trial-fired.
The battery was armed with four Danish 12 cm coastal guns "borrowed" from the Danish Coastal Defence. Until March 1944 the guns were located in the coastal batteries Løkken-Nord and Frederikshavn, which were converted to more modern guns.
The guns stood openly on concrete foundations with ammunition niches. The bunkers for the gun crews and ammunition had walls and ceilings only 20-40 cm thick. This meant that the bunkers only provided protection against shrapnel and small arms fire, but in return the construction work could be completed more quickly. The bunkers are of the same type as the bunkers built in Hals at the same time. Twelve concrete positions were built in the battery, all of panel construction and of the same type as at Tversted and Hals. The construction of three more bunkers was planned, but was not realized.
The battery position was surrounded by barbed wire, but no landmines were laid nearby.
The battery post is well preserved and lies undisturbed in the plantation. With the exception of the fire control bunker, which was blown up in 1956, all bunkers have been preserved and are more or less accessible.
A single bunker, the Munitionsbunker, was reused by the Danish military for the Munitions Depot built southwest of the battery position in the 1960s.
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52.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.3 km
14.5 km
12.9 km
3.57 km
882 m
Surfaces
34.3 km
12.3 km
4.03 km
1.47 km
< 100 m
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A big thank you to Winny for the wonderful tour, the great get-together, and your helpfulness😀
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