- Distance
- 345km
- Suggested days
- 15–19days
- Route
- Point-to-point
Accommodation on Hærvejen, matched to each walking day
Choose how far you want to walk and which stay types suit the trip. ThWay finds reachable options near that daily target, sorts them by routed distance, and lets the next stage begin at the stay you select.
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.
- Aars, Aalestrup and Viborg in the northern part of the spine
- Hald, Thorning, Nørre Snede and Jelling through central Jylland
- Bække, Oksenvad, Immervad and Padborg on the southern stages
- Hærvejen hostels and other simple indoor stays
- Hotels, hostels and bed and breakfasts
- Shelters, tent pitches and campsites
Every stay the planner offered for one day
The planner ranks the stays you can reach by how close they come to your daily target. Pick one to see the way there and what you walk through.
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The official Hærvejen walking network is more than 600 km and branches north of Aars. This page uses ThWay's 345 km Aars to Padborg spine. Other Hærvejen segments can be selected separately 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.
- Hærulfstenen on Danish Wikipedia
- Official Hærvejen route and stage overview
- Official Hærvejen hostel information
- Official map with facilities and accommodation
Questions about overnight stops
How do I find accommodation along Hærvejen?
Select the Hærvejen segment, your daily distance and the stay types you want. ThWay returns reachable candidates for each day instead of making you search every stage town separately.
Does the route change when I select a stay?
Yes. The day's routed walk finishes at the selected stay, and the following day starts there. This keeps accommodation and walking distance in the same plan.
Does this page cover all of Hærvejen?
No. It covers ThWay's 345 km Aars to Padborg spine. The official route network continues on northern branches toward Hirtshals and Frederikshavn.
Can I book a hostel, hotel or shelter through ThWay?
Not currently. ThWay helps you find and route to suitable candidates. Availability, opening periods and booking must be confirmed with the provider.
Build the Aars to Padborg route around your overnight choices
The route and southern spine are filled in. Choose the direction, set your daily distance and select one reachable stay at a time.
Read how other walkers did it →
People have walked the Hærvejen for a thousand years. Cattle drovers, pilgrims, armies and traders all used it, following the dry central ridge of Jylland from Viborg down towards the German border. Sticking to high ground let them skip the marshes and river crossings that slowed the lowland roads.
Set aside a couple of weeks for the whole thing. You cross open heath, pass Bronze Age burial mounds, and follow sunken lanes worn deep by centuries of cart wheels. Old pilgrim churches mark the way, and there are long, quiet stretches where you barely meet a soul.
What you'll walk through
- Open heath and juniper on the Jylland watershed
- Bronze Age burial mounds and ancient holloways
- Medieval pilgrim churches and holy springs
- Forest, lakeland and the gentle hills around Jelling
- The Hærulf runestone (Hærulfstenen), a Viking Age stone right beside the path between Immervad Bro and Hovslund
Along the way
The best-known places within a kilometre of the trail.
Historic buildings · 162 m from the trailRubjerg Knude Fyr
Rubjerg Knude Fyr is a Danish landfall lighthouse on Rubjerg Knude.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Frmir, CC BY 3.0
Churches · 232 m from the trailBudolfi Kirke
Budolfi Kirke is Aalborg's cathedral, centrally located in the city on Budolfi Kirkeplads between Algade and Gammeltorv. The church's present form dates from 1941-43, when it underwent a major extension and rebuilding. Before that, a wooden church from the 11th century stood on the site.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Churches · 894 m from the trailViborg Domkirke
Viborg Domkirke is the cathedral of Viborg diocese and at the same time the parish church of Viborg Domsogn, which covers the northern part of central Viborg. The church was originally dedicated to Our Lady, i.e. the Virgin Mary. From the beginning until 1440 a chapter of Augustinian canons was attached to the church, i.e.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Photographed and stitched, and inital version by Slaunger. Left bottom of the cathedral aligned on other verticals, crosses distortion corrected and shadowy part a bit enlighted by Selbymay., CC BY-SA 3.0
Churches · 47 m from the trailJelling Kirke
Jelling Kirke is a church in Jelling, Jelling parish in Vejle Municipality. The church stands between the large burial mounds and is part of Jellingmonumenterne, which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Churches · 355 m from the trailFrederikshavn Kirke
Frederikshavn Kirke is a church located in the town of Frederikshavn, consecrated on 23 October 1892.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 2.5
Historic buildings · 0 m from the trailPovls Bro
Povls Bro is a single-arch stone bridge that carries Hærvejen over Bjerndrup Mølleå south of Urnehoved, north-west of Kliplev in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland). The bridge takes its name from the former Hærvejen inn Povls Kro north of the bridge. Traders used the inn for overnight stays, while the oxen could graze down in the fields around Povls Bro.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Jørgen Rasmussen, Public domain
Churches · 869 m from the trailSkodborg Kirke
Skodborg Kirke is a Romanesque church from around the year 1200, located in the village of Skodborg in Skodborg parish.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Søren Fuglede Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Best season
May to September, when the heath is dry and the days are long.
Getting there
This route starts in Aars, which has no train station: take the train to Aalborg or Hobro, then a regional bus (about 40 minutes). Viborg, further south on the route, has trains via Aarhus or Langå if you would rather start there. The southern end meets the rail network at Padborg.
The marked route for your GPS app or watch, free. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Want it split into days with a bed every night, and the bus where there is none? Plan it in ThWay.