WCRVBB-T17-TOUR OF DENMARK-JUTLAND AND THE NORTH SEA ROUTE 755 km in 9 Stages

Denmark TOUR on bike (Jutland):
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Ruta per donar la volta a la península de Jutlàndia en sentit horari iseguint la ruta del mar del Nord (de 6000 km). Comencem pel centre, a Billund, on hi ha el parc de Legoland i el seu aeroport per anar cap al sudoest, a Esbjerg i llavors iniciar la ruta del mar del Nord en sentit horari fins a la punta de tot de la península, a Skagen (que a Dinamarca és converteix en la ruta Nacional danesa n.1). Desde Skagen ens desviem una mica per agafar la ruta Nacional n.5 de Dinamarca (Limfjord). Llavors baixem pel centre, fins Aalborg i retornem per Aharus, on també tenim aeroport.

Route around the Jutland's peninsula following clockwise route from the North Sea (between 6000 km). We start in he center in Billund, where the Legoland park and airport to go to the southwest, and then in Esbjerg we join the North Sea route to the top of the peninsula, Skagen (which in Denmark is Danish National route becomes n.1). In between we deviate a little to take the National Route 5, Denmark (Limfjord). From Skagen we go down to the middle, Aalborg and we head Aharus where we also have airport to go out.

SUMMARY OF THE ROUTE
Denmark is a paradise for cyclists, and they have developed an inmense web of bike paths, and they have marked 3 categories of routes. National routes that crosses the country entirely, regional routes and local routes. The most important is National Route number 1, that is part of the great North Sea Route of Europe, than starts in Scotland and ends in Norway. This trip starts in Billund, just in the center of Jutland, where you have and airport. Here you can visit Legoland. We start heading south west following some regional routes with bike paths and secondary roads, to reach Esbjerg. Here we join the National Route number 1, heading north and north-east all the time. The most common landscape is to ride between the sands of the dune, that is moving every year because of the winds, between the sea and some lakes or cultived lands. It's also common to cross little villages of second residences between the sands and protected by the dune from the wind. It's also a constant to see the bunkers, built in the dunes during the second war to protect from alliad invasion. Many of them have fallen to the sand of the beach. You also see the struggle of the denmark people with the sand and the wind, that reduces the cliffs and puts some houses and roads at border of abism.
In this wild landscapes you ride next two stages, till we arrive at Thyboron, where you take a ferry to cross the bay and then we join the National route 5, the Limfjord. We enter in more gentle landscapes, a little hilly between harvested fields and the Limfjord, that makes all the north part of Jutland an island separated from the south. Another constant are the wind mills for electricity in the horizon. You allways see more of 5 or 6. We make here two stages till reach Blockus, once more in the Nort Sea, and in two stages more wild than the first two of the North Sea Route, we reach Skagen, with the very interesting Grenen point, one of the more visited of Denmark, where the sands of two beaches finish in and edge and where the waves of two seas fights and crash together.
With the help of a train we reach Frederickshawn and we head to Aalborg, a beautiful city in the Limfjord. One more stage and the help of the train we reach Aahrus between hilly landscapes between sunflowers, corn and other kind of planted fields. In Aharus, with many places to visit, we finish this lonely but lovely trip in the country of the bikes.

WHICH BIKE
The better is a trekking bike. We follow many paved cycle paths or secondary roads, but also there are some places where you ride on the sand of the bank, following National Route n.1.

WHEN TO GO
Best time is late spring and summer, because of the lenght of the day, thing that let be the stages more relaxed.

HOW TO GET THERE
Plane to Billund is the better way to start, and plane from Ahrus to get off. But there are bus connections between the two aiports so it increases the possible combinations.

WHERE TO STAY
Best way is to stay in DanHostels, a serie of hostels spotted in all the country, that are relativety cheap (compared with the prices of the country) and they have very confortable rooms. http://www.danhostel.dk/. Caabin is also a chain of hotels interesting. And you can find some bed&breakfasts also.

DIFFICULTIES
The route is very flat, with almost no dificulties. But the most important is the wind. If you do this route clocwise is the better. Wind heads mostly from south west, so all the route to Skagen is quite easy. But when you turn down the wind can be very strong and difficults the riding. Roads have little traffic, and there are bikelines in almost beside all roads. And the North Sea number 1 passes to many non paved paths, which are difficult to ride in some parts because of the sand. Very intersting some parts when you ride directly on the beach.

DOCUMENTATION
http://www.northsea-cycle.com/
http://www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/denmark.shtml
http://www.adenmarkattraction.com/ to see denmark touristic spots to visit.
http://www.esterbauer.com/international.html to by the book of the National route 1 and 5.

IMPORTANT FACTS
Life cost is very high for european standards. With Danhostel is easy to reduce the budged because you can cook and sleep and a relatively low cost.

STAGES
Here you have all the stages. You can click on the stage to get into the stage website:
STAGE 01-Billund-Esbjerg 72 km From the Airport, cross Billund and down to the sea.
STAGE 02-Esbjerg-Hvide Sande 86 km First stage in the North Sea route.
STAGE 03-Hvide Sande-Thyboron 89 km Second stage in the dunes of the North Sea Route.
STAGE 04-Thyboron-Thisted 86 km First stage in the Limfjord route.
STAGE 05-Thisted-Blockhus 92 km Second stage in the Limfjord route.
STAGE 06-Blochus-Hirtshals 68 km More North sea route with bunkers and ligthouses.
STAGE 07-Hirsthals-Skagen 72 km Culminating the North Sea Route in Denmark.
STAGE 08-Skagen-Aalborg 82 km Heading south to Aalborg with face wind.
STAGE 09-Aalborg-Aharus 94 km Heading to Aahrus to finish the tour.

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Have a nice trip!

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2: START: BILLUND AIRPORT Ver detalle
3: STAGE 1: ESBJERG 72 km Ver detalle
4: STAGE 2: HVIDE SANDE 86 km Ver detalle
5: STAGE 3: THYBORON 89 km Ver detalle
6: STAGE 4: THISTED 86 km Ver detalle
7: STAGE 5: BLOCKHUS 82 km Ver detalle
8: STAGE 6: HIRTSHALS 68 km Ver detalle
9: STAGE 7: SKAGEN 72 km Ver detalle
10: STAGE 8: AALBORG 82 km Ver detalle
11: STAGE 9: AAHRUS 94 km Ver detalle

WCRVBB-T17-TOUR OF DENMARK-JUTLAND AND THE NORTH SEA ROUTE 755 km in 9 Stages

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1: WCRVBB-T17-TOUR OF DENMARK-JUTLAND AND THE NORTH SEA ROUTE 755 km in 9 Stages

2: START: BILLUND AIRPORT

3: STAGE 1: ESBJERG 72 km

4: STAGE 2: HVIDE SANDE 86 km

5: STAGE 3: THYBORON 89 km

6: STAGE 4: THISTED 86 km

7: STAGE 5: BLOCKHUS 82 km

8: STAGE 6: HIRTSHALS 68 km

9: STAGE 7: SKAGEN 72 km

10: STAGE 8: AALBORG 82 km

11: STAGE 9: AAHRUS 94 km

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