- Distance
- 67km
- Suggested days
- 3–4days
- Route
- Point-to-point
Nordkyststien in stages, with a bed or a shelter each night
ThWay's line runs 67 km from Hundested to Helsingør, usually three or four walking days. Set how far you want to go each day and ThWay finds stays you can reach near that point, from beach hotels to forest shelters. Pick one and the next stage 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.
- Liseleje, Tisvildeleje and the shelters in Tisvilde Hegn
- Gilbjerg, Gilleleje and the coastal tent site at Nakkehoved
- Hornbæk, the shelters in Hornbæk Plantage and Helsingør at the finish
- Beach hotels, guesthouses and the hostel in Helsingør
- Holiday cabins, B&Bs and campsites
- Forest shelters and simple tent pitches
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.
day 1 · pick a stay
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ThWay plans the coast route from Hundested to Helsingør as one 67 km line. Tourist sources give about 65 km in four stages. Cyclists share it as route 47, and a fair part of it runs on gravel and asphalt rather than forest path.
ThWay finds and routes to candidate stays. It does not show live room or shelter availability, so confirm and book with the provider.
- VisitNordsjælland: the route, its towns and a downloadable map
- VisitNordsjælland: shelters and nature campsites
Questions about overnight stops
How long is Nordkyststien, and how many stages does it have?
ThWay's line is 67 km from Hundested to Helsingør. Guidebooks split it into four stages, but you can set your own. Three days of about 22 km work, and so do four shorter ones, as long as there is somewhere to sleep where you stop.
Where can I sleep along Nordkyststien?
The coast towns have hotels, guesthouses and campsites, and Helsingør has a hostel. Shelters are few, mostly in Tisvilde Hegn and Hornbæk Plantage, and some have to be booked ahead. ThWay shows which ones you can reach from your daily distance.
Is there a map of Nordkyststien?
The planner draws the whole line and each day's route to the stay you pick, so the map follows your own stages. VisitNordsjælland has a downloadable route map, linked under sources.
Which direction should I walk?
Either works, since both ends have trains. Starting in Hundested saves Kronborg Slot for the last day. Starting in Helsingør puts the quieter western beaches at the end.
Walk Hundested to Helsingør, one night at a time
The planner opens on the same run as the example on this page. Change the daily distance or the stay types and compare what you can reach each day.
Read how other walkers did it →
This is the north coast of northern Sjælland, the stretch Danes half-jokingly call the Riviera. The Nordkyststien follows it from Hundested in the west to Helsingør, where Kronborg Slot (Kronborg Castle) looks out over Øresund, the narrow strait between Denmark and Sweden.
It is gentle going and easy to reach, about an hour by train from Copenhagen. Over three or four days you pass long sandy beaches, fishing harbours like Gilleleje and Hornbæk, and the dunes and pine plantation of Tisvilde Hegn. By the last day Sweden is a thin line across the water.
What you'll walk through
- Long sandy beaches along the Kattegat
- Fishing harbours at Gilleleje and Hornbæk
- The dunes and pine woods of Tisvilde Hegn
- Kronborg Slot at the finish, the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet
Along the way
The best-known places within a kilometre of the trail.
Museums · 415 m from the trailKronborg
Kronborg is a castle and star fort in Helsingør. The castle is one of the most important Renaissance castles in northern Europe and was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2000.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: DanNav, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature · 64 m from the trailGilbjerg Hoved
Gilbjerg Hoved near Gilleleje is the northernmost point of Zealand, at latitude 56°7'40".
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Niels Elgaard Larsen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Historic buildings · 130 m from the trailHammermøllen
Hammermøllen in Hellebæk parish is a water-powered mill on Hellebækken. It was one of seven watermills which, together with the workshops in Bøssemagergade, made up Kronborg Geværfabrik (the Kronborg rifle factory). The first watermill in Hellebæk was built as a grain mill in 1576. Arms production began in 1601 in the newly established hammer mill in the centre of Hellebæk.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Ramloser, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature · 893 m from the trailTisvilde Hegn
Tisvilde Hegn is a state-owned natural area in North Zealand that stretches along the Kattegat coast from Tisvildeleje to Asserbo and Liseleje. Around 1800 planting began to turn it into a plantation. From around 1500 the area had been ravaged by extensive sand drift, and in the 18th
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Ktp72, CC BY 3.0
Historic buildings · 24 m from the trailKnud Rasmussens Hus
Knud Rasmussens Hus in Hundested is today set up as a memorial to Denmark's famous polar explorer Knud Rasmussen. Here visitors can see mementoes from Knud Rasmussen's scientific expeditions in Greenland.
Read more →Translated from Danish Wikipedia. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Orf3us, CC BY 3.0
Best season
May to September. Summer brings swimming and long evenings; the coast is exposed in winter.
Getting there
Both ends are on the rail network. Hundested is reached via Hillerød, and Helsingør has direct trains from Copenhagen, so you can walk it either way or in day sections.
The marked route for your GPS app or watch, free. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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