This route discovers the many historic monuments of the Stenderup woodland – from antiquity, the Middle Ages and more recent times. During your trip, you can see and hear about everything from Stone and Bronze Age burial sites to the discovery of old cultivation systems, Iron Age settlements and fortifications from the Middle Ages.

You can follow the 6.2 km of the Stenderup woodland route by foot or bicycle. The area is currently owned by the Danish Nature Agency and designated as virgin forest.

The route was compiled by Museum Sønderjylland .

On this route, you will discover the history of Middelfart’s royally privileged porpoise whaling. You will hear about why the porpoise whalers were trying to catch porpoises in the Little Belt and about how they organised and conducted their hunts. The route takes you to the most important historical sites in old Middelfart.

Porpoises now have protected status and are thriving with a large population in the Little Belt. At the Old Harbour is a porpoise “listening station”, which offers visitors a unique opportunity to hear porpoise sounds in their proper element in the waters of the Little Belt.

The points of interest are only a short distance apart on this approx. 1.5 km route, which is suitable for pedestrians.

The route was compiled by Museum Middelfart

This route explores the Little Belt Nature Park to present some exciting stories about power and warfare. You can hear about an archaeological excavation where the finds bear witness to how the Little Belt was under the control of the power elite in Viking times. You can see for yourself the power of historical kings as represented by the preserved remains of fortress structures. You can also learn about the Swedish wars, the two Schleswig wars and the Second World War.

You can either dive into history using this map or drive out to the individual points of interest along the route. Some points of interest on the route have information boards.

The route has been prepared in collaboration with the museums in Vejle, Middelfart, Fredericia, Kolding and Langelands Museum .

This route explores the ramparts of Fredericia Vold to present the exciting stories about the largest fortress town in Scandinavia, its construction and history as a fortress town during three wars. The fortress town was severely tested during three wars. During the Swedish wars of 1657-1660, it was captured, looted and put to fire twice. The two Schleswig wars of the middle of the 19th century both involved the occupation of the fortress town and two heavy bombardments as well as the evacuation of Fredericia Fortress.

The trip is an approx. 3.3 km long walking route along paths on the preserved ramparts that surround the town centre. Wheelchair friendly.

The route was compiled by Fredericia Museum.

Following this route will teach you about eel-fishing and eel trade. The location of Lillebælt has historically enabled large-scale fishing and trade, and many fishermen and traders saw great financial gains. The city of Kolding was home to several major fish exporters and was known for decades as ‘The Eel Capital of Denmark’.

Today, the eel population has declined to a small percentage of the population that was hauled ashore until the 1960s. Regular bans on eel-fishing are introduced throughout the EU – for example, eel-fishing is banned for all recreational fishermen throughout 2023. This is done in order to protect and restore the stock.

All stops on the route can be reached on foot, by bicycle or by parking your car nearby.

The route has been prepared in collaboration with the museums in Middelfart, Fredericia and Kolding.