TL;DR: Are paid campings the only viable options when sleeping in a tent?

Hello, good people of denmark!

As someone from sweden I usually try to not be polite to you guys, but as I plan to travel there, I guess I have to try. My plan is to go by bicycle from Göteborg to Fredrikshavn via HelsingÞr, along the route shown in the pictures.

In Sweden we have allemansrÀtten allowing us unrestricted movement almost everywhere, even on private land, and also setting up tents and such, as long as we do not disturb people or the land itself. As I understand it, denmark does not have the same lax rules due to mor concentrated population and a high percentage of land being farmed and such.

As of now, the only "legal" ways I see is either to live in campingsites and pay fees, would be fine I guess if not for the fact that they are not really placed along my preferred route. Its either that or asking locals if I can sleep on their property it seems…

If I were to sleep near a beach or in some small wood far away from houses, how likely am I to disturb someone and attract attention from angry locals?

Hope you have a nice day!

by bobolgob

30 comments

  2. I don’t think you’ll get any fuss if you make sure you’re not disturbing anyone, and you’re gone by the next day.

    There’s also primitive camp sites, and you can find many of them here: https://naturstyrelsen.dk/aktiviteter-i-naturen/overnat-og-spis-i-naturen/primitive-overnatningspladser-og-shelters and https://shelterture.dk/find-shelter/ . There’s also places which allow you to put up a tent, and even more where you can have a tarp.

  3. There are some forests in Denmark where you can freely set up tent, but you’d have to look up the individual forest or general area. The website [https://bookenshelter.dk](https://bookenshelter.dk) might also help you out some ways on your journey. You can also look at [https://udinaturen.dk](https://udinaturen.dk)

  4. I wouldn’t recommend to take any chances, but I have good experience with a Facebook group called ‘Brug Min Baghave – [www.brugminbaghave.dk](https://brugminbaghave.dk)’

    People offer their yards for free a night or two, some people also offers privates shelters or carports. You can search for people and their contact info on the website, or make a post on the Facebook group.

    God tur!

  7. In denmark we have an app called Shelter that shows a map of public and often free campgrounds

  9. If you have iPhone I can recommend ‘shelter’-app

  10. Fuck those rules. Shelter and sleep are basic human rights.

    Just stop by at a forest or patch of trees and stealthcamp for the night. Nobody will notice if you leave the place as you found it.

  11. There is a very nice shelter at something called Haraldsted skov close to Ringsted.
    The shelter could be occupied but within 10 m there is also a place to pitch up a tent.
    As a Dane I hope you have weat socks on you trip

  12. There’s a nice spot at FrĂžlunde fed and a good challenge to try and pronounce the name

  14. Find the app “Shelter” it has an orange and white logo. It probably has the most comprehensive database of shelters and campsites in Denmark. It pulls from many of the sites people have already mentioned.

    Besides that you are actually allowed to sleep in publicly owned forests and on the beaches in Denmark, you just can’t use a tent (unless specifically stated it’s allowed). So in fair weather you can just, lay out your sleeping pad and sleep under the stars.

    There is also [brug min baghave.dk](https://brugminbaghave.dk/) where people offer their backyard up as free campsites basically. Maybe there’s some of those along the way you can use.

  15. Please don’t bike that long
 just to end up in Frederikshavn! Skagen is a must detour!

  16. Where abouts do you plan on camping? I do a fair bit of bike touring as well and might have a suggestion 😁

    All you really need to know is available on http://www.udinaturen.dk, don’t worry about apps and Facebook groups. 

    Remember free water is available at graveyards/churches. 

  17. You can book a shelter in Hedeland near Roskilde.
    There are toilet facilities, grill to make food and the area is just beautiful. If you arrive in a sunday, youre also able to drive with the Old veteran railway.

  18. In bidstrup skovene south of roskilde theres some excellent camp sites.
    Bike friendly aswell.

  19. Det ser ud til at du passere Roskilde.

    Der er shelters I Boserup skov, og der er ogsÄ et eller to ved lynghÞjsÞerne ved Svogerslev.

  20. I do not know much about where to set up tent – but the marked route across the limfjord will put you on a ferry from Egense to Hals. If its still there, there’s a great ice-cream store in Hals that’s worth a buy.

    Also you get past Lille Vildmose which is quite a nice place to spend time in. There are moose, bison, eagles, plenty of hawks some falcons, wild boars and many other animals if you can spot them.

    If you wanna avoid cities and go for nature, also take Rold Skov that’s between SkĂžrping and Arden. It has shelter spots where I’ve slept myself.

  21. I see that you have plenty of good tips on the Danish side, but I just want to mention that allemansrÀtten in Sweden on that stretch can be extremly hard to utilize. There a a bunch of small towns and on stretches without it is often nature reserves, which are illegal to camp in. I did Kattegattleden last year (bike route Helsingborg-Göteborg) and found [https://vindskyddskartan.se/en/](https://vindskyddskartan.se/en/) (there is also a cheap app by the same name) extremely helpful on the southern section. The northern part is a bit harder and it might be needed to pay for a campsite or bike a couple kilometers inland

  23. Theres a group on FB for motorcycle adventure. You can get to camp in peoples yards and what not.

    Regarding to camping i nature, on beaches and such. As long your respectfull and dont disturb, most people dont care.

    anyways, i offered a guy to camp i my yard with his kids, as his first vacation. The offer stand for you to.

  26. In Denmark there is a Facebook page and website called use my backyard. Where you can pitch a tent for free in people’s gardens, in some places you can get electricity and borrow the toilet. But it is written on the website under the registered gardens good trip

  27. When are you going on your bike trip?

    My family and I litteraly live right on your route 7km from the great belt bridge and you are welcome to do a pitstop/ sleepover, take a shower, get some laundry done at our house, if the dates work out right:)

    I don’t know how to post a picture, but we live in the small town Vemmelev and you cannot get get to The Great Belt Bridge on a bike without getting within 1km of my house.

    Oh, and I lived in Sweden for 1,5 years when I was a little kid back in 1979, so you will be treated well even though you are a swede 😉

    I still have my Swedish social security card from back then, so I haven’t blocked out my Swedish history completely ;D

  28. Make sure you go via Frederikssund, much nice trip…

  29. Hej! Bare en ting, du kan ikke krydse storebÊltsbroen med cykel, du kan tage den med i toget fra KorsÞr til Nyborg(og der er ikke ret meget at se i tunnelen, fÞr lavbroen), men du kan ogsÄ tage den mere scenic rute med Lolland-Langeland fÊrgen og cykle fra Langeland til Fyn. Cykler er gratis med i busser og regionaltoge, sÄ mit gÊt det er billigere at tage med tog/bus over storstrÞmsbroen og med fÊrge, end over storebÊlt.

    For overnatingsmulighder, er der rigtig mange gode forslag.

  30. Skriv pÄ svensk nÊste gang. SÄ Þver vi os i at forstÄ hverandre.

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