Length: 10.2 km
The hike takes you through Vammen and out into the old meadows where you pass an ice age gorge, rich birdlife and views of the protected Hærup Hills. Follow the blue route past forest and bog until you return to the town along small, atmospheric roads.
Follow the camping road towards Vammen and keep left at the Y-junction.
In Vammen, turn left onto Hobrovej.
At the intersection, turn right onto Nørregade. The road leads past Forsamlingshuset on the left.
Vammen Church from around 1200 has a Romanesque apse, choir and nave. The tower and porch are late Gothic additions.
You now walk through the oldest part of Vammen, Nederby, and turn right on Øster Kærvej at the wastewater treatment plant.
Today, the meadows are mainly used for grazing and haymaking or just lie fallow. This provides opportunities for a rich bird and animal life and an abundance of fauna. On the right is a beautiful gorge formed during the Ice Age (30 meter rise).
On the north side of Skalsådalen are the protected and heather-clad Hærup Bakker, where fallow deer and roe deer roam in herds.
Continue along Øster Kærvej on the dark blue marked route. Shortly after Mosegård (you’ll see Fastruplund Forest ahead), the gravel road turns right – continue following the blue markers all the way to Vammen either via Løndalen or straight ahead to Nørregade. Turn left onto Nørregade and at the grocery store intersection, turn left onto Hobrovej. Turn right onto Langsøvej to the campsite.
a) A village hall is a small town’s/village’s shared cultural center and meeting place used for lectures, meetings, events, private or public parties, etc. There are approximately 1,000 village halls in Denmark.
b) The meadows are divided into many small plots because all the properties in Vammen used to make hay for their cattle and dig peat for the household.
c) If you want to walk a little further out into the meadows, you can walk about 200 meters further along Øster Kærvej, turn left and follow the road that ends about 100 meters from Skals Å. The heron is often seen out here and the nightingale can be heard from mid-May to Summer Solstice.