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All my Danish adventures
The Oxford Dictionary of English quick and dirty definition: makeshift; done or produced hastily: a quick and dirty synopsis of their work Most of you already know that I prefer hiking in Sweden rather than in Denmark. I have my reasons. In Sweden, Finland and Norway The Right of Public Access "Allemansrätt", or Outdoor Access …
Started at Klintholm Harbour, then hiked to Møns Klint following the beach and coastline. Hiked back in the direction where I started via forest trails first, some road walking and then the beach again stopping at Mandemarke Haver where I camped for the night. Next morning it was a short 3.8 km back to the …
Some people laughed at me in my rain skirt and trekking umbrella asking what I had on under my kilt etc. But I also heard some comments behind me like "he's the smart one you know, he's not cooking/sweating under that umbrella like we are in these rain pants and rain jackets".
A couple of things changed since my remarks on my blog from March 18th 2017. I didn't pack my Tarptent Notch after all and I took my Zpacks Duplex instead. Just love that tent. The route that I had planned to take I changed underway as well including the sites where I planned to overnight. …
Continue reading "North Sea Trail (Vestkyststien) – Thy National Park"
total base weight 6.9 kg total pack weight 9.5 kg total distance 24.1 km packing list photos on Flickr I had hiked in this area in March this year with a group. This time I hiked an alternate and varied route solo. I was also lucky with the weather this time with little rain. I …
Continue reading "Mill Stream Path – Farum Lake Circle Trail"
total base weight 6.4 kg total pack weight 9.6 kg total distance 23.2 km packing list photos on Flickr I decided to discover an area closer to home on this adventure as I normally travel to Sweden for most of my hiking needs. In Denmark one is restricted as to where one will camp. You are …
total base weight 5 kg total pack weight 7.2 kg packing list Photos on Flickr Day 1 - Friday September 23rd 2016 Elmelunde to Mandemarke Haver 13 km After 1½ hour drive from Copenhagen down to the island of Møn, I parked my car in the parking area in front of the school at Elmelunde. …
74 km trail along the Danish-German border total base weight 6.4 kg total pack weight 10.4 kg Photos on Flickr My kit weighed more than I normally carry. This was because the hike stretched over 4 days and I had food packed for the whole period. Consumables packed including water and fuel 4 kg. This …
