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Route: Ancient Road Hærvejen Long Route (Padborg-Hirtshals)

Submitted by Ben Verhoegstraete on Sun, 02/02/2025 - 06:16am
Location
Denmark
Distance
510 km
Vertical Gain
2,640 m
Description

This route is part of the the ancient road 'Hærvejen'. The official hiking path offers two different ending points. The longer variant ends in the city of Hirtshals and requires people to travel westwards at the splitting point around the town of Aars. 

 

More info: www.haervej.dk

GPS Track
2025-01-19_2022719057_Haervejen (Padborg-Hirtshals).gpx1.21 MB

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Ben Verhoegstraete
Sun, 07/06/2025 - 04:57am

I will be attempting to set a supported FKT on this variant and overall Hærvejen route on the 23rd of July. 

I will be supported by 2 people that will provide food and water at several stops during each day. We will be sleeping at shelters on the route during the FKT attempt. 

Tracking and additional info will be provided by Garmin Fenix 7,  Garmin HRM Pro Plus and Stryd pod. 

 

 

 

 

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Joachim Niclasen
Tue, 06/02/2026 - 12:26am

I will attempt to set a self-supported FKT on Hærvejen (Padborg to Hirtshals) on June 29th.

I will get water at public water posts and cemeteries along the way. I will visit grocery stores daily for food supplies. I plan to sleep at hostels (Hærvejsherberger) on the route.

I will track my journey on my Garmin Instinct 2. Back-up tracking will be provided by Whoop + Fairphone (if my battery pack allows for it).

I will be posting daily updates on Strava and Instagram.