Test Vejle's super routes

Alpine ascents are not something you usually associate with Denmark, but the area around Vejle is an exception. Not only does it offer some of Denmark’s tallest hillscapes, it’s also where you’ll find the steepest road inclinations within a limited geographical area - in all of Denmark.

Road cyclists are heading up Munkebjergbakken. The Vejlefjord Bridge is visible in the background.

Vejle's super routes

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Eleven cycling super routes make it easy to challenge yourself to some of Vejle’s most famous hill climbs that cut across the area’s high rolling terrain. The super routes can be downloaded to your cycling computer, allowing you to navigate the routes using GPS. You can read more about the routes below.

There are cycling routes throughout Vejle Municipality. In addition to the 35 km VisitVejle Super Route in and around Vejle, the towns of Jelling, Børkop, Give and Egtved now have their own Super Route. There are also more demanding Super Routes of 230 km (3000 m ascent), 150 km (2000 m ascent), 110 km (1500 m ascent) and 65 km (1000 m ascent). With the very different challenge levels of the routes, there is something for everyone.

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Around the mountain town of Vejle - 65 km

Around the mountain town of Vejle is a 65 kilometer long cycle route with 1000 altitude meters. Build up your cycling stamina along Denmark’s toughest hills. The route is short, but challenging.

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Around Børkop - 45 km

Around Børkop is a local cycle route - one of Vejle's super routes - that offers beautiful and hilly terrain by the southern shores of Vejle Inlet. Here, you ride along the inlet and through forests and open countryside. A 45 kilometer route with 500 metres of total ascent.

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Denmark’s toughest city route - 35 km

Enjoy a bike ride in the hill town of Vejle, where you find Denmark’s toughest city route. As one of the few places in Denmark, Vejle offers alpine-grade ascent rates, which are signposted by the various hill climbs. This route is 35 km long.

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Denmark’s undisputed toughest bike route - 230 km

You need legs of iron to handle Denmark’s undisputed wildest and toughest bike route in Vejle and the surrounding area. The route is 230 km long with 3000 altitude meters.

Team Egtved on a bike ride in the countryside

Photo: Kenneth Stjernegaard

The Egtved Girls Route - 60 km

The cycle route "Egtvedpigen" is a local route in the region of Vejle in the area at Egtved. The route takes you past the Egtved girl's grave. The route is a scenic and hilly bike ride of 60 km and with 750 altitude meters.

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The Four-Leaf Clover - 110 km

110 km with 1,500 metres of total ascent. The route runs in four loops, hence the reference to the four-leafed clover in the Danish name “Firkløveret”, each approx. of 20-30 km. The start and finish is in central Vejle, and at both ends of the route you will enjoy a beautiful ride along Vejle Inlet.

Denmark's championships in road cycling in Give

Photo: Mads Fjeldsø Christensen

Around Give-Thyregod - 55 km

Give-Thyregod Rundt is a local super route set in soft-rolling terrain. Here you will ride past the source of Gudenåen, which is Denmark’s longest river that runs from Tinnet Krat to Randers Inlet.

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Jellings King Stage - 55 km

The town of Jelling is included in many of Vejle’s super routes. "Jellings Kongeetape" (Jelling’s queen stage) takes you further west and through the scenic ice age landscape at Åst Bjerge. The route is 55 km with 550 metres of total ascent.

Cyclists cycle along Ibæk Strandvej in Vejle

Photo: Kenneth Stjernegaard

The Ritter Route - 120 km

120 km with 1500 metres of total altitude. The Ritter-Ruten (Ritter Route) is Danish TV sports commentator Dennis Ritter’s recommendation for an excellent 120-km cycling route around the valley of…

The tough 100 mile Grand Fondos - 150 km

150 km with 2,000 metres of total ascent. Many bike riders who set themselves the goal of completing the 100-mile Grand Fondos are much like athletes who see running the marathon as their goal achievement. Here, you meander through some of Denmark’s most beautiful and toughest bike terrain.

Tour de France 3rd stage - Koldingvej in Vejle