Hærvejen

The Hamborggård Rock is located north of Bække close to the Ancient Road.

Skødevej står der på vejskiltet. Og denne vej finder du på Hærvejsruten og Kyst-til-kyst-stien mellem Fitting og Bække nord for Vejen.

Her ude på det flade vindblæste tidligere hedelandskab ligger et stykke tysk militærhistorie i Danmark. For her etablerede tyskerne under 2. verdenskrig en radarstation.

Located on the northern outskirts of the village of Bække in South Jutland, Klebæk Høje is an archaeological site that consists of two domed barrows from the Bronze Age and a Viking Age stone ship wit...

Just north of the village of Bække, by the parking lot west of the Ribe-to-Vejle road, you find a very authentic section of the Ancient Road. Here you can still see how the road originally cut through...

The former bus station in Bække is home to a highly informative exhibition on the Ancient Road, which offers insight into the course of the road and the life that unfolded along it.

The Ancient Road sculpture at Bække consists of a large stone bas-relief with two set stones. The relief depicts fragments of the way we imagine life unfold on the Ancient Road generations ago.

Bække Church is located in the southern part of the village of Bække next to the Ancient Road that reaches from the town of Viborg to Schleswig. The cemetery is today partially surrounded by a whitewa...

The rune stone by Bække Church was erected on a small hillock.

The public park in Bække features a mermaid fountain, Havfruespringvandet, which is one of sculptor Niels Hansen Jacobsen’s finest works in granite. Launching herself off a cliff, the mermaid is carry...

Hærvejens tidstavle (The Ancient Road Chronology) is the title of the 3.4-meter tall ceramic bass-relief that hangs on the west gable of the building next to Bække Church used by confirmands. 

Just south of Asbo and east of Vejen by the section of the Ancient Road that runs between Bække and Læborg lies an ancient barrow called Mannehøj. The barrow was originally about 24 meters in diameter...

Når du kommer vandrende eller cyklende langs Hærvejsruten mellem Bække/Asbo og Læborg, så kan du mod øst bag nyplantede juletræer og et tre-rækket læhegn skimte en gammel gravhøj med en stor stenpæl p...

Archaeological finds were made in connection with the construction of the golf course of Vejen Golfklub, such as a long stretch of stone paved road.

Hundsbæk Plantage with its winding roads and rolling hills is quite unusual for a heathland wood, which makes it an ideal spot for a nature walk.

Læborg Church is situated on a hillside on the southern outskirts of the village of Læborg right next to the Ancient Road. The church was originally located in open land and was used as a landmark by ...

t was found in the 1600s and erected in the cemetery by the church porch. The stone, which someone has attempted to split, was previously

Gammelby can trace its history back to 1392, and for many of those years the villagers fetched household water from the common well in the heart of the village. In many villages the wells have fallen ...

Vejen Å meanders thought the cultivated landscape north of Vejen. The stream flows rather close to the northern outskirts of the city and through a recreational area before it flows into at first Gams...

Vejen Church is located right next to the Ancient Road, Jutland’s old main thoroughfare. The church itself is of newer date so take a look at the cemetery opposite where you’ll find the traces of the ...

Vejen Art Museum is dedicated to Danish Symbolism / Skønvirke (a Danish version of Art Nouveau) from around 1900.

Niels Hansen Jacobsen's sculpture “Militarismen” (Militarism) is featured on the central square in Vejen.

In front of Vejen Art Museum is a major fountain with a sculpture called "En Trold, der vejrer Kristenkød”(A troll who senses the flesh of a Christian).

 In front of the entrance to the Vejen Art Museum you find Niels Hansen Jacobsen's sculpture from 1892, "Døden og Moderen” (Death and the Mother). A serious and eternally valid topic – but notice how ...

Troldeparken (The Troll Park) and De syngende Sten (The Singing Stones) are located in the city park Vejen Anlæg. The park offers a playground and many cosy bench and table areas. The perfect location...

“Verdensmestre” (World Champions) is an approximately 3-meter tall, 3.5 tonne stoneware sculpture by Peter Carlsen placed in front of Sportscenter Denamrk. The round ceramic sculpture is modelled as a...

In the small forest just west of Vejen Sports Centre at Askov there is a small cemetery with a memorial to two freedom fighters from WWII.

Between Askov Church and Vejen Idrætscenter (Sportcenter Denmark) the hiking trail of the ancient road Hærvejen follows the Rølkjærstien (path). A paved path passing through deciduous forest and the b...

North and South of the Ancient Road between the Vejen Sports Centre and Askov there are a number of hedgerows lined with oak trees, which were originally planted to provide shelter.

Askov Church is beautifully situated next to the pond in the college town of Askov, a few kilometres west of Vejen. The church was consecrated as an unaffiliated church in 1899 but joined the National...

Askov Højskole (Askov Folk High School) is one of the nation’s first such schools. Here the civic traditions of Grundtvig still live on. The landmark heritage buildings are must-sees for visitors to t...

Poul la Cour, Denmark’s “Edison,” was an inventor in the age of the introduction of electricity in Denmark.

Skibelund Krat is today a monumental park. The location was established in 1865 after the loss of Southern Jutland to Prussia and was used as a gathering place for celebrations.

“Magnusstenen” (The Magnus Stone) is considered “The finest artwork in granite in the Nordic region.” The monument located at Skibelund Krat is one of the most influential works of art at this locatio...

“Modersmålet” (The Mother Tongue) is a striking monument in Skibelund Krat.

Lenticula is a modern work of art with a contemporary message in the historical monumental park of Skibelund Krat south of Vejen.

The Reunion is the event in the History of Denmark for which the highest number of memorial stones have been erected, not just in Southern Jutland/North Slesvig but in the entire country. The Reunion ...

The river of Kongeåen meanders through the wide river valley of Kongeådalen, which it has done since the last Ice Age. During important periods in Danish history, the river has also marked the border ...

Kongeåen is a relatively short, 60 km river. The wellspring of the river is located east of Vejen and flows west to the Wadden Sea.

A historic stone house from 1870, called Friheden (Freedom), is located on the northern banks of the river of Kongeåen, which marked the former border between Denmark and Germany after the Second Schl...

A concrete construction from 1924, Frihedsbroen (Freedom Bridge) crosses the river of Kongeåen, allowing wayfarers to travel between Københoved and Askov.

Next to the bridge, the characteristic red-a...

Just south of the river of Kongeåen – where Frihedsvej and the Ancient Road cycling route meet – you find the heritage monument of Lokes Høje (Mounds of Loki).

From the outside, the whitewashed former farmhouse isn’t all that conspicuous, but the place is historically quite significant all the same. Bennetgård is a rest home for those of Danish decent living...

Pausested med historisk udsigt. Nyd madpakken på en picnicplet med udsigt til grænsehistorien. 

Skrave Church is situated between the villages of Københoved and Langetved, perched on a hilltop in the heart of a large parish.

Pitstop til Hærvejscyklister og Camino Frøs Herreds gæster til fods. Nyd en lille pause ved denne perle. 

'Æ Knagemøllen', which is located about 3 km south of the motorway, is one of the most picturesque buildings by the river of Kongeåen.

Lundsgård was one of the 36 Southern Jutland tenant farms (domænegård) during the period from 1864 to 1920 when the area was under Prussian/German rule. In 1873, German became the official language of...

Close to the Ancient Road just north of Skodborg there is an old bridge.

On a small hillock to the west of the town of Skodborg you find the whitewashed Skodborg Church.

The pilgrim’s shelter in the woods of Skodborg Præsteskov offers tables and benches, under roof as well as in the open, where you are welcome to take a rest from your hike and enjoy your food. 

Plantage med historiske rødder. Vokse op - blive fældet - og genplantet. 

Dresvold by Skodborg is one of the many anonymous castle mounds in southern Jutland.

Stursbøl Plantation is located south of Jels by the Jutland ridge, which marks the glacial rim during the last Ice Age.

Jels Mølle (Jels Mill) is a large Dutch-style smock windmill built in 1859. It was in use until 1959 to mill feed grain, flour and grist. Jels Mill is situated on a hilltop in Jels, allowing it to har...

Bronze sculpture by Jels Søbad created by Jørgen Thoms.

Jels Voldsted is believed to have been a castle or fortress of significant size. There are approximately 130 meters between the northern and southern boundaries of the mounds.

Jels Søbad, the bathing area at the lake in Jels, is situated on the edge of Jels Nedersø where you may find Denmark’s most beautiful surroundings for a swim.

Jels Church is located right in the heart of Jels and near the lakes of the town. It was consecrated in 1854, replacing a smaller, somewhat dilapidated chapel of hewn granite. The location near the la...

Stursbøl Plantage is a woodland of 275 hectares located on the Jutland ridge, the Ice Age glacial rim where wayfarers have travelled for millennia along the Ancient Road without having to cross stream...