50 km gravel
Discover Hærvejsløbet - The Viking Gran Fondo's 50 kilometer gravel route from Frederiks to Viborg through words and pictures.
Discover Hærvejsløbet - The Viking Gran Fondo's 50 kilometer gravel route from Frederiks to Viborg through words and pictures.
Remember a coffee and a bread roll before setting off.
The local club from Frederiks make sure, you get a great start to your day.
You have barely started, before you pass the potato girl sculpture. It pays tribute to the Germans, who came to this land hundreds of years ago to grow potatoes. Actually, they taught us Danes to eat them.
Many Germand lived in this area back then.
Jens Langkniv was a Danish Robin Hood figure in the 1600s, who allegedly was armed with a knife attached to a long line, so he could throw it and quickly pull it back again.
In Ulvedal Plantation you ride straight past what is said to be his grave.
Have fun on the nice gravel roads in the plantation before arriving at a great feed station.
This feed station is unique, because it's located in the middle of the woods.
Here, it's also possible to properly fuel up your energy stores, which is recommended, although the finish is getting closer.
Get ready to feel the legs burn on the last hills of the day. Luckily, the views are beautiful at the lake of Hald, so look up and remind yourself that Viborg is just around the corner.
The landscape is dramatic - created by Arctic ice and meltwater during the last ice age.
You can start to feel your legs, but the finish is in sight.
Enjoy a stop at this new feed station in the beautiful surroundings, before the last kilometers are waiting for you.
More long and straight gravel roads waiting for you. The finish is just around the corner.
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.