Hjarbæk Fjord

Distance: 10.73 Km

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Hjarbæk Fjord has been designated as a wildlife reserve and a fantastically rich area for nature lovers. Here you may be lucky enough to see otters, herons, kingfishers, bats and seals.

The landscape around Hjarbæk Fjord was formed at the end of the last ice age, when the area was still covered in ice. For a period during the melting, water from Central Jutland flowed into Hjarbæk Fjord, later the flow reversed and went instead to Randers Fjord. Today, Hjarbæk Fjord has four streams flowing into it: Fiskbæk Å , Jordbro Å , Skals Å and Simested Å.

Life around Hjarbæk Fjord has been characterized by the special conditions that nature has offered the people of the fjord country, especially with a view to fishing, seaweed production, marl and ferry services.

Hjarbæk today

Hjarbæk is today a small cozy harbor town with inn and ice house, lifestyle shop, campsite, golf course and cottages. You can also experience the cozy, small fishing village in Kvols.

Drive over the Virksund dam and enjoy the small charming towns and cozy places along the fjord. Take a walk to Marens Patter , Denmark's most beautifully situated round dolmen and also stop at the Tanghuset in Sundstrup, where you can learn about seaweed production. The place functions as both an information center and primitive accommodation.

Hjarbæk Fjord

In Hjarbæk you can enjoy the cozy coastal town atmosphere. Go for a walk on the harbor and experience the old yachts that set out on the fjord with their beautiful, red sails - and often with Denmark's most beautiful sunset as a backdrop.