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North Jutland Coast and Skagen
Dunes, lighthouses and the tip of Denmark at Skagen.
An easy coastal loop to the northern tip of Denmark, partly on the brown-sign Marguerite Route. Dunes, lighthouses and wide skies. Built from our own track.
- Distance
- 270.4 km
- Peak elevation
- 41 m
- Elevation gain
- 305 m
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Denmark · North Jutland
- Loop
- 100% paved
The route
A loop from Aalborg out to the west coast at Blokhus and Lokken, north past Rubjerg Knude lighthouse and Lonstrup to Hirtshals, along the coast via Tversted to Skagen, then south down the east coast through Frederikshavn, Saeby and Hals back to Aalborg.
Works with Garmin, TomTom, BMW Navigator, Calimoto, Kurviger, komoot, MyRouteApp. Import as a track to ride the exact line. Road data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); elevation from SRTM.
Track vs. route, how to load this into your GPS
What you are downloading is a GPX track, a dense, road-snapped breadcrumb of the exact line, with elevation on every point. It is not a GPX route (a short list of turn waypoints your device re-plans between). Tracks preserve our road choice; routes let the device pick its own way and can send you down a boring motorway shortcut.
How to use it on your navigator:
- BMW Navigator / Garmin Zumo / zumo XT: import as a track, then Convert to Route (or Trip Planner, new trip from track) if you want turn by turn prompts. Keep Recalculation off so it stays on our line.
- TomTom Rider: import the GPX in MyDrive, it loads as a track / itinerary. Enable Follow the exact route so it does not re-plan.
- Calimoto: open the GPX and choose Import as tour, Calimoto follows the track line.
- Kurviger / komoot / MyRouteApp: open the GPX and pick Import as track to keep the road choice. Only choose Import as route if you want the app to re-plan for your bike profile.
- Google Maps / Apple Maps: these do not read GPX. Use the map on this page for turn cues, or import the file into a GPX capable app first.
Rule of thumb: if your device asks "track or route?", pick track to ride our exact line, pick route only if you want the device to re-plan.
Elevation profile
From ~0 m at the base to 41 m at the top, 305 m of total climbing across the route.
Our track is 270 km with about 300 m of climbing, around 5 to 6 hours of riding. It is flat, easy riding with lots of stops.
Why ride it
Moving dunes at Rubjerg Knude, wide beaches, fishing harbours and Grenen at Skagen, where two seas meet. Quiet roads outside July.
Hazards
Wind, sand on the road and summer holiday traffic around Skagen and Lokken.
Fuel
Fuel is easy: Aalborg, Hjorring area, Hirtshals, Skagen and Frederikshavn.
Best months and difficulty
May to September. Difficulty: easy.
What to see along the way
- Aalborg - Start and finish.
- Lokken - Beach town on the west coast.
- Rubjerg Knude - Lighthouse in a moving dune.
- Lonstrup - Cliff-top village.
- Hirtshals - Ferry port and lighthouse (the loop does not use the ferry).
- Tversted - Small coastal village on the way to Skagen.
- Skagen - The northern tip of Denmark and Grenen.
- Frederikshavn - Harbour town on the east coast. Fuel.
- Saeby - Old harbour town.
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