Hærvejen, Denmark

[Sunopo]

Rather impulsively I booked myself a ticket to Denmark to walk the Hærvejen in August but right from the top down to the German border . Something to do with re-discovering my birth country, if that makes sense . Looks like I’ll need to camp from time to time (system of shelters) to keep costs down.
Any information from others who have walked this route would be most appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Flog]

That looks an interesting trip! I have many happy memories of cycling and hiking around various parts of rural Denmark. On one of them, I cycled right across the country from Copenhagen to Esbjerg on an old cargo bike. Apart from the little bump of Himmelbjerg in central Jutland, it's pretty flat so carrying a tent shouldn't be too much hassle, and will save you a lot of expense!

Vandrer du fra nord til syd med start i Frederikshavn? Hvorfor ikke begynde bare lidt længere nordpå i Skagen og gå hele landet rundt?

 

[Albertinho]

That looks an interesting trip! I have many happy memories of cycling and hiking around various parts of rural Denmark. On one of them, I cycled right across the country from Copenhagen to Esbjerg on an old cargo bike. Apart from the little bump of Himmelbjerg in central Jutland, it's pretty flat so carrying a tent shouldn't be too much hassle, and will save you a lot of expense!

Vandrer du fra nord til syd med start i Frederikshavn? Hvorfor ikke begynde bare lidt længere nordpå i Skagen og gå hele landet rundt?

Og drik du hver dag en Gammel Dansk og spis rødkål med fløde ?

 

[Flog]

Og drik du hver dag en Gammel Dansk og spis rødkål med fløde ?

Red cabbage with cream doesn't sound too good!! Or did you mean rød grød med fløde? I found that a little too sweet. And Gammel dansk? Way too bitter, it's godawful stuff. I shudder at the thought of it!

 

[Flog]

Ah, I just see that you are indeed starting in Skagen! I'm just a little jealous, I would like to walk in rural Denmark again one day..

 

[Albertinho]

Red cabbage with cream doesn't sound too good!! Perhaps you meant rød grød med fløde, I found that a little too sweet. And Gammel dansk? Way too bitter, it's godawful stuff...

I used to work (long time ago ) i hele Skandinavia , selling trailers (blokvogne og tungtransporter) and learned Swedish but always was very interested in det Danske språket. Can remember rødkål with meatballs nice country , nice people.
I can imagine the Haervejen in Jylland I drove many times from the north to the south coming from the ferry from Norway and going back home in the Netherlands

med venlige helsninger.

 

[Sunopo]

Thank you for some interesting suggestions although I’ll give the red cabbage with cream a miss. But rødgrød med fløde is delicious, red berry compote of sorts. Now debating whether I should bring my 3 season sleeping bag or my alpkit cloud cover blanket for camping, about 800 grs difference having already added 1.2 kg tent equipment to my hopefully 8 kg water included limit. August weather in Denmark can be really nice or really not so nice…