orienteering
Aalborg
We did a city orienteering trip to Aalborg, which brought us around to a lot of the attractions in the city. There were many cool medieval buildings to see mixed in with more modern architecture. The weather was on and off, and we were a bit concerned that we would get rained on, but we managed to catch a break and have a very nice walk around the city.
Fredericia
Another stop along the drive where we completed an orienteering map. Fredericia has a lot of history going back hundreds of years and has been involved in many wars with the Germans. Many of the old historical buildings are still quite well preserved.
Holstebro
We took an orienteering city trip through Holstebro, and got to see some cool areas of the city. The old churches are always a focal point in the town, and there were a few modern art statues as well.
Canoeing on Lyngby Lake
There are around 120.000 lakes in Denmark and on a warm day in June, we decided to rent some canoes and take a trip on one of them. Lyngby Lake is close to where we live and there is a long route you can take which involves portaging, but we just stayed in the main lake and had a picnic for lunch in the nice weather.
Vordingborg
We made a pitstop in Vordingborg on our drive home from Langeland. This town is located at the southern end of Zealand and has some good history to it. Its most popular attraction is the Vordingborg castle ruins from 1364, with a tall tower still standing. We did two different orienteering maps and the picture below shows Elliot and Shawn on the hunt for a hidden post behind the totally overgrown hedge.
Svanninge Hills on Funen
We started a weekend road trip trip with a drive to Funen and an orienteering walk through Svanninge Hills. A lot of great nature here with rolling hills and yellow flowers everywhere.
Kolding
On our way back to Zealand, we made a stop in a city called Kolding. This city also had an orienteering map available, and it took us around to some really interesting places while teaching us some history about the city. The black and red building that the kids are standing in front of is Kolding’s oldest townhouse, built in 1589. The structure on top of the hill is Koldinghus, built in the 13th century by King Eric Klipping. It was the last royal residence in Jutland and it is now a museum.
Knudhule and Siim Forest
We spent the night in a place called Knudhule, which is a small place outside Silkeborg. Early in the morning – before the kids got up – I did some orienteering in Siim Forest. It was a difficult route due to some very steep hills, but the scenery was amazing and worth the effort!
Odense
During the kids’ Easter break we decided to do a small road trip to Jutland to visit some places that we hadn’t visited before. On our way over there, we made a pit stop in Odense. The city orienteering map took us down to the port area where we did some exploring. We also stopped by Hans Christian Andersen’s house before continuing towards our final destination.
Store Dyrehave – a Unesco World Heritage Site
This is one of the biggest forests around and one of our favourites. It has some very varied and beautiful scenery, as well as challenging mountain bike tracks and a lot of orienteering posts. The forest also has a lot of history as it was established by the Danish king Christian the 4th 400 years ago. The forest was used for hunting and horse breeding, and there is a star-shaped road system which was used for par force hunting. In the center of the star, you can still see some “road sign stones” that were put up 400 years ago. The place is so unique that is has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Hornbæk Plantation
This place was created over 200 years ago to protect the mainland from sand dunes. We took a walk through the forest following an orienteering map, but the posts were tricky to find and long in-between. Halfway through we sat down on a giant dead tree and had our customary picnic. Before we drove back home we took a walk on the beach.
Annebjerg Forest
An orienteering trip through a forest which is located about an hours drive away from our house led to a discovery of a really huge growth on a tree. Not sure what it is!
Orienteering in Boserup Forest
Just after Shawn and the kids returned from their Winter trip to Canada, we went to Roskilde to do some orienteering and exploring in a forest we hadn’t been to before. The forest was hilly and had a lot of areas with different vegetation. We even got to see some local wildlife when we stumbled across a couple of pheasants.
Knurrenborg Vang
On a sunny but cold day in February we decided to do some local orienteering. We always do a little picnic when we head out into nature and this trip was no exception. However, we neglected to bring the tea leaves, so it was a very simple version with cake and hot water for drinks. In the place where we sat down to drink our hot water, there was a outdoor playground/obstacle course, which the kids had fun with.
