- Distance
- 174km
- Suggested days
- 7–10days
- Route
- Point-to-point
Fjordstien from Hundested to Rørvig, with somewhere to sleep each night
ThWay's through-line runs about 174 km from Hundested to Rørvig, usually 7 to 10 walking days. Set your daily distance and ThWay finds stays you can reach near that point, from hotels in the fjord towns to campsites. Pick one and the next day starts there.
One decision at a time
- 01
Set your walking day
Choose the distance you want to cover and the longest day you will accept.
- 02
Compare reachable stays
ThWay sorts the available candidates by how closely the routed distance matches your target.
- 03
Pick a stay and continue
The walking route finishes at your selected stay. The next day starts there.
No separate search for a hotel, hostel, campsite or shelter at the end of every stage.
- Hundested, Frederiksværk and Frederikssund on Roskilde Fjord
- Roskilde and the south end of the fjord
- Holbæk and the Isefjord shore up to Rørvig
- Jægerspris, Kulhuse and Selsø on Hornsherred
- Hotels, inns and B&Bs in the fjord towns
- Campsites and holiday cabins along the shore
- Shelters and simple tent pitches
VisitFjordlandet and vandreruter.dk give the full Fjordstien as 275 km. ThWay has 289 km mapped in twelve sections, because both shores of northern Roskilde Fjord, the Hornsherred side of Isefjord and two variants between Frederikssund and Lindenborg are all included. This page plans the through-line from Hundested by Sølager, Frederikssund, Roskilde, Kirke Sonnerup and Holbæk to Rørvig, about 174 km. The other sections can be added in the planner.
ThWay finds and routes to candidate stays. It does not show live room or shelter availability, so confirm and book with the provider.
- VisitFjordlandet: Fjordstien route, surface and sights
- Vandreruter.dk: Fjordstien background and stage maps
- VisitNordsjælland: the Sølager to Kulhuse ferry
- Hundested-Rørvig Færgefart: crossing time and timetable
- Lex.dk: Hundested, its railway and the Rørvig ferry
- Lex.dk: Frederikssund and its S-train link
Questions about overnight stops
How long is Fjordstien?
275 km in full, according to VisitFjordlandet. ThWay has 289 km mapped, with both shores of northern Roskilde Fjord and a few variants. The through-line from Hundested to Rørvig on this page is about 174 km.
Where does Fjordstien start, and how do I get there?
ThWay's line starts in Hundested, which has trains via Hillerød, and ends in Rørvig, where the ferry crosses back to Hundested in 25 minutes. Frederikssund (S-train) and Holbæk (train) are handy places to join or leave.
How many days does it take?
The 174 km through-line takes 7 to 10 days at 18 to 25 km a day. All 289 mapped kilometres take 12 to 16.
Is Fjordstien a walking or a cycling route?
Both. It was laid out as a shared walking and cycling route, and VisitFjordlandet also lists it as route 40. Expect gravel paths, small roads and summer-house lanes, with a few narrow paths. Dogs are allowed.
Are there ferries on the way?
Two. The small ferry between Sølager and Kulhuse crosses Roskilde Fjord near its mouth in about 8 minutes, but it does not sail in winter. The ferry between Hundested and Rørvig takes 25 minutes and links the two ends of the route.
Walk from Hundested round the fjords to Rørvig
The planner opens with the six sections from Hundested to Rørvig selected. Set your daily distance, pick a stay for each night, and add the Hornsherred shore if you have the days.
Read how other walkers did it →
The fjords that cut into Zealand from the north were shaped by the last ice age, and the Fjordstien follows their shores: Roskilde Fjord, Isefjord, Lammefjord and Holbæk Fjord. Three counties laid it out around 2000 as a shared walking and cycling route, and it often runs right by the water.
The surface keeps changing. Gravel paths, small roads and summer-house lanes make up much of it, with the odd narrow path where cyclists have to push. On ThWay's line you start in Hundested, follow Roskilde Fjord south past Frederikssund, cross over to Holbæk Fjord and then walk up the west side of Isefjord to Rørvig. From Rørvig the ferry takes you back to Hundested in 25 minutes.
What you'll walk through
- Boserup Skov, broadleaf woods with spring flowers on Roskilde Fjord
- The bird reserve at Selsø Sø and the manor house Selsø Slot
- Stone Age graves on Hornsherred near Isefjord
- Roskilde Fjord, where five Viking ships were raised in 1962
Along the way
The best-known places within a kilometre of the trail.
Churches · 870 m from the trailRoskilde Domkirke
Roskilde Domkirke is the cathedral in Roskilde. The cathedral is among the most important church buildings in Denmark and one of the most important monuments of all, because of its unique architecture and as the burial church of Denmark's royal family.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: CucombreLibre from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
Nature · 42 m from the trailOrø
Orø is an island of just over 14 km² located at the innermost end of Isefjorden. The island is one of the 27 small islands that have joined together in Sammenslutningen af danske småøer (the Association of Danish Small Islands).
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: © 2010 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 3.0
Nature · 47 m from the trailKongeegen
Kongeegen is an old oak tree in Jægerspris Nordskov near Jægerspris and is considered one of the oldest trees in Denmark. It has an estimated age of up to 1400 years, and Vaupell gave its girth at breast height as around 13 metres.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Leif Bolding, Public domain
Churches · 224 m from the trailNykøbing Sj. Kirke
Nykøbing Sjælland Kirke is a church from 1225 in Nykøbing Sjælland.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 3.0
Best season
May to September. The small ferry between Sølager and Kulhuse does not sail in winter, and then you go round by Frederikssund instead.
Getting there
Hundested has trains via Hillerød. Frederikssund, a day or two in, has S-trains from Copenhagen, and Holbæk is on the line west from Copenhagen via Roskilde. At the end, the ferry from Rørvig takes you back across Isefjord to Hundested in 25 minutes.
The marked route for your GPS app or watch, free. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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