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Hærvejen day by day

Our plans walk Hærvejen from Aars to Padborg: about 411 km on foot, counting the walk to and from each night's place to sleep. At about 15 km a day it takes 24 days, at 20 km 19 days and at 25 km 14 days.

Each plan below is a real run of the ThWay planner from 13 Oct 2026. Every day ends at a place to sleep the planner could reach, the one closest to the day's target distance. If you book through our price links, we earn a small commission. You pay the same.

15 km a day24 days20 km a day19 days25 km a day14 days

Aiming for 15 km a day and never more than 22 km, sleeping wherever fits best: hotels, B&Bs, shelters or campsites.

24 days · 380 km · longest day 22.9 km · 2,061 m of climb

Day	Where you sleep	km	Climb
Day 1	Naturbase ved Rosenparken i AalestrupShelter	16.4	46 m
Day 2	Lejrplads med 3 shelters og bålhus ved SkringstrupShelter	19.2	129 m
Day 3	Shelterplads i UndallslundShelter	22.9	249 m
Day 4	Hotel EgeskovenBNB / self-serve / cabinsCheck pricesad	15.6	108 m
Day 5	Lejrplads Stendal Plantage - Shelter nr. 5Shelter	14.0	264 m
Day 6	Shelterplads - Grathe Hede (shelter 2)Shelter	11.7	51 m
Day 7	Bøllingsø CampingShelter	13.8	31 m
Day 8	Hørbylunde shelterplads (shelter 1)Shelter	14.2	140 m
Day 9	Bryrupbanen, Vrads Station, shelter 1Shelter	15.9	182 m
Day 10	Tent pitchesTent pitch	18.2	200 m
Day 11	Hærvejscenter i KollemortenTent pitch	15.2	107 m
Day 12	Jelling KroHotelCheck pricesad	17.6	9 m
Day 13	Ravning Station TeltpladsTent pitch	15.4	140 m
Day 14	Kirstinelyst - shelter nr. 2 og 3Shelter	17.5	117 m
Day 15	Bække AnlægShelter	12.3	7 m
Day 16	Sportshotel VejenHotelCheck pricesad	13.8	24 m
Day 17	Shelter (47442) - Skodborg BørnesøShelter	14.3	17 m
Day 18	Danhostel JelsBNB / self-serve / cabinsCheck pricesad	12.9	27 m
Day 19	Oksenvads shelterShelter	8.9	13 m
Day 20	BanegaardshotelletHotelCheck pricesad	22.0	50 m
Day 21	Slukefter KroHotelCheck pricesad	14.1	106 m
Day 22	Røde KroHotelCheck pricesad	18.1	30 m
Day 23	Bjerndrup ByparkShelter	22.9	14 m
Day 24	Bov KroHotelCheck pricesad	12.6	0 m
Total		379.5	2,061 m

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Aiming for 20 km a day and never more than 27 km, sleeping wherever fits best: hotels, B&Bs, shelters or campsites.

19 days · 411 km · longest day 28.7 km · 2,241 m of climb

Day	Where you sleep	km	Climb
Day 1	Naturbase ved Rosenparken i AalestrupShelter	16.4	46 m
Day 2	Lejrplads med 3 shelters og bålhus ved SkringstrupShelter	19.2	129 m
Day 3	Shelterplads i UndallslundShelter	22.9	249 m
Day 4	Alhedestien ShelterShelter	20.3	149 m
Day 5	Knudstrup Kro & HotelHotelCheck pricesad	23.2	303 m
Day 6	Primitiv overnatningsplads syd for Engesvangsvej nær HærvejenShelter	22.9	43 m
Day 7	Gludsted Plantage ved Den Skæve BaneShelter	22.7	214 m
Day 8	Palsgård Skov, primitiv overnatningsplads nær Torup søShelter	22.8	160 m
Day 9	Koutrup Skov Shelter 1Shelter	17.7	172 m
Day 10	Danhostel Givskud ZooBNB / self-serve / cabinsCheck pricesad	16.4	27 m
Day 11	Vingsted Sø TeltpladsTent pitch	23.5	167 m
Day 12	Kirstinelyst - shelter nr. 2 og 3Shelter	20.7	145 m
Day 13	Sportshotel VejenHotelCheck pricesad	25.8	31 m
Day 14	Mikkelborg KroHotelCheck pricesad	20.5	17 m
Day 15	Oksenvads shelterShelter	17.8	40 m
Day 16	Christiansdal, Pamhule skovTent pitch	28.7	148 m
Day 17	Røde KroHotelCheck pricesad	26.4	100 m
Day 18	Bjerndrup ByparkShelter	22.9	14 m
Day 19	Smart-Stay-PadborgHotelCheck pricesad	19.8	87 m
Total		410.6	2,241 m

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Aiming for 25 km a day and never more than 32 km, sleeping wherever fits best: hotels, B&Bs, shelters or campsites.

14 days · 384 km · longest day 34.5 km · 1,948 m of climb

Day	Where you sleep	km	Climb
Day 1	Lejrplads med 3 shelters og bålhus ved SkringstrupShelter	33.2	161 m
Day 2	Motel Spar 10HotelCheck pricesad	25.0	233 m
Day 3	Legepladsen i Lysgård, Sjørupvej 16B, 8800 ViborgShelter	24.6	315 m
Day 4	Primitiv overnatningsplads ved ChristianshøjShelter	25.8	70 m
Day 5	Gludsted Plantage ved Den Skæve BaneShelter	29.1	250 m
Day 6	Tent pitchesTent pitch	27.6	191 m
Day 7	Knudshøje 3 sheltereShelter	27.2	178 m
Day 8	Ravning Station TeltpladsTent pitch	25.5	149 m
Day 9	Bække AnlægShelter	24.1	124 m
Day 10	Shelter (44456) - Shelterplads ved SkudstrupShelter	26.6	35 m
Day 11	Oksenvads shelterShelter	25.1	46 m
Day 12	Slukefter KroHotelCheck pricesad	34.5	152 m
Day 13	Hjordkær skov - Mini shelter "Stæren"Shelter	26.9	30 m
Day 14	Bov KroHotelCheck pricesad	28.8	14 m
Total		384.0	1,948 m

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Our route and the official one

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.

Every place to sleep on the wayThe full list along Hærvejen in walking order, with the long stretches that have nothing.

Make the plan your own

Change the daily distance, the start or the kind of places you sleep in, and the planner works out every day again, with a bus into town and back where the trail has no beds.

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Questions walkers ask

How many days does it take to walk Hærvejen?

Between 14 and 24 days for most walkers. At about 15 km a day it takes 24 days, at 20 km 19 days and at 25 km 14 days.

How long are the stages on Hærvejen?

At about 20 km a day, the days in our plan run from 16 km to 29 km, 22 km on average. Where places to sleep are far apart, a day gets longer.

Can you walk Hærvejen sleeping indoors every night?

Not all the way at about 20 km a day. Our plan with beds only stops after day 1 at Aars Hotel, because the next bed is more than 27 km away. A shelter, a tent or the bus into town and back closes the gap, and the planner can plan that bus for you.

Where do these plans come from?

From the ThWay planner, run on 13 Oct 2026 against our data on hotels, B&Bs, shelters and campsites. Places open and close, so check each one before you book.