85 km MTB
Discover Hærvejsløbet - The Viking Gran Fondo's 60 kilometer MTB-route from Frederiks to Viborg through words and pictures.
Discover Hærvejsløbet - The Viking Gran Fondo's 60 kilometer MTB-route from Frederiks to Viborg through words and pictures.
Ulbjerg is situated in a beautiful fjord landscape with the 30 meter tall Ulbjerg Cliff down towards the fjord and the beach, where you can go for a swim in the summer.
The area is also popular with hikers all year round, and during the spring a special type of flower covers everything in purple.
Here, you pass by the habour where fish and mussels from Limfjorden come in.
Continuing from here, you enter the countryside and experience the area's biggest biogas plant, which provides heating for the local residents.
Here at Lynderup, everything is possible, and you will experience this from your bike.
There are put and take fishing lakes, golf courses, a holiday center, a camp site and a summerhouse area all with views over Hjarbaek Fjord.
From here, you continue through a hilly landscape before arriving at the first feed station of the day.
A local organization is ready to serve you with food and drinks.
Fill up your energy stores, so you're ready for the rest of the ride.
In Skringstrup you take a small detour to Landsbyparken - a place, where families can visit and kids can play The Wild West-themed park.
You will be served by a local organization once again.
From here, you continue to the flat landscape at the bottom of Hjarbaek Fjord, where "the sand road" might challenge you.
The habour and camp sites lay side by side with the many summerhouses in this area.
This is your last chance to enjoy the sea view, because the rest of the ride heads inland.
You ride across fields to Løgstrup and continue on Haervejen.
The toughest challenges are behind you, but you have still got the exciting trail in Unddalslund Plantation to look forward to.
Fuel up, so you're ready to hit the trails.
Now it's time to try the green trail in Undallslund, where almost six kilometers of single trail awaits you.
This well-made trail, which is very popular, will hopefully provide you with an experience to remember.
From here, you can take it easy the last few kilometers along the path Himmerlandsstien to Viborg.
The adventure ends for all road, mountain bike and gravel riders on the Parade Square in Viborg.
There are partying everywhere in Viborg, with the city hosting its annual celebration Snapsting.
It gives you every opportunity to pay tribute to your magnificent achievement.
You have completed The Viking Gran Fondo, and now it's time to be celebrated.
You are going to ride the red carpet through the center of one of Denmark's oldest and most charming cities, Viborg.
Slow down and give yourself a pat on the back.
This is where participants from all routes finish and meet. You can enjoy a well deserved meal and a cold drink while taking it all in.
All of Viborg is in party-mode this weekend as the city hosts its annual celebration Snapsting.
That gives you every opportunity to hang around, enjoy the music and atmosphere and celebrate what has hopefully been a great day in the saddle.