IN SHORT WHAT IS A DANISH NATIONALPARK THY NATIONAL PARK? WHERE: Northwest Jutland, along the coast from Hanstholm to Ag- A Danish national park contains the most unique and characteristic ger. North to south: 55 kilometres, east to west: 5-12 kilometres. Danish nature. National parks are created in close interaction between the park’s board, the Environment Agency, municipalities, local com- TYPE OF NATURE: Coast, dune, dune plantation, low nutrient wet munities and organisations, where planning, voluntary approach and hollows, lakes and coastal limestone cliffs from the stone age, dune a say in the decision-making process is central. heaths with a great number of conifers. FOUNDED: August 22th, 2008, as the first of five. The idea is about improving and strengthening the Danish nature, and giving both local and foreign visitors better possibilities to experience, AREA: 244 square kilometres. use and get knowledge about nature, the landscape and the history OUTDOOR LIFE: Marked hiking and cycling trails, places for a bonfire, of civilization. primitive overnight accommodation, some with shelters, forest play- grounds, bird watching and other lookout towers, marked mountain More information can be found at bike trails, horse riding trails, and fishing and bathing possibilities in www.danmarksnationalparker.dk the sea and lakes. The facilities are described and shown on maps in the Nature Agency’s hiking folders. HOW YOU FIND NATIONALPARK THY: By car: Route 181 from the south and ferry from Thyborøn to Ag- ger Tange. Route 11 from Oddesund to Thisted has several slip roads Trykkeriet Friheden · 1. edition. 2011 10.000 Layout: Tilde · Map: SuperSchwarz Print: Grafisk ·Photo: Jens Kristian Kjærgaard towards the west to Nationalpark Thy. Route 26/571 from island Mors towards the west to Stenbjerg. By train: To Thisted and Hurup. From there various bus connections to the coastal villages. By bus: To Thisted. Line 888 from Copenhagen and Aarhus to Thisted. X-bus from e.g. Aalborg, Vejle and Viborg. Local lines from Thisted to coastal villages and from Hurup to Agger. By airplane: From Aalborg or Karup airport. NATIONALPARK TOURIST INFORMATION: Thy Tourist Office, Thisted and Hurup, phone +45 9792 1900, www.VisitThy.dk Summer offices in Hanstholm, Vorupør and Agger. MAPS: Maps in the Nature Agency’s hiking folders. North Sea Trail folder Agger-Bulbjerg NATIONALPARK CENTRE: Thematic centre at Stenbjerg Landingplace, THY Address: Stenbjerg Kirkevej 120, DK-7752 Snedsted, opened April 1th NATIONALPARK THY - October 31th, 13 - 17 h. Exhibition, information and hiking folders. DENMARK’S LARGEST WILDERNESS Søholtvej 6, DK-7700 Thisted, phone +45 9619 1500 NATIONALPARK TV: See our videos at www.nationalparkthy.dk [email protected] NATIONALPARKTHY.DK NATIONALPARK THY – DENMARK’S LARGEST WILDERNESS LARGEST DENMARK’S – THY NATIONALPARK boats from the coast catching crabs or plaice. or crabs catching coast the from boats the villages along the sea you can still meet anglers setting out in their their in out setting anglers meet still can you sea the along villages the all trade fishing takes place from the modern port of Hanstholm. But in in But Hanstholm. of port modern the from place takes fishing trade all sea marks were built, still towering the landscape along the coast. Today Today coast. the along landscape the towering still built, were marks sea vices were developed seriously during the 19th century. Lighthouses and and Lighthouses century. 19th the during seriously developed were vices - ser lifeboat and lighthouse when improvement great a was it Therefore from the beach in small boats – at the high risk of loss of human lives. lives. human of loss of risk high the at – boats small in beach the from park´s large plantations today. Formerly the fishing was exclusively done done exclusively was fishing the Formerly today. plantations large park´s trees were planted to protect against the sand, making up the national national the up making sand, the against protect to planted were trees cultivated areas and forced the inhabitants to move. Beach grass and and grass Beach move. to inhabitants the forced and areas cultivated life of the people of Thy. During several periods sand drift has damaged damaged has drift sand periods several During Thy. of people the of life Nature´s powerful forces have always been of great importance for the the for importance great of been always have forces powerful Nature´s HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION OF HISTORY heath, such as crow berries, bog bilberries, heather and willow. and heather bilberries, bog berries, crow as such heath, to live in the low nutrient sand and wet hollows are growing in the dune dune the in growing are hollows wet and sand nutrient low the in live to plantations are dominated by pine trees and spruces. Hardy plants, able able plants, Hardy spruces. and trees pine by dominated are plantations may also be lucky to hear and see cranes breeding in the open areas. The The areas. open the in breeding cranes see and hear to lucky be also may National Park has got a nice population of red deer and roe deer. 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The extent of the dune heath in in heath dune the of extent The air. fresh of lots and skies high space, perfect place for plants, birds, animals and humans who enjoy a lot of of lot a enjoy who humans and animals birds, plants, for place perfect cleanest lakes complete the picture of Denmark´s largest wilderness. A A wilderness. largest Denmark´s of picture the complete lakes cleanest the wind, the salt and the sand. Large plantations and some of Denmark´s Denmark´s of some and plantations Large sand. the and salt the wind, the characteristic and unspoiled dune heaths have been created by the sea, sea, the by created been have heaths dune unspoiled and characteristic The national park covers Thy´s western coast line by the North Sea. The The Sea. North the by line coast western Thy´s covers park national The NATIONALPARK THY NATIONALPARK AROUND SIGHTSEEING IN NATIONALPARK THY ISBJERG STENBJERG LANDINGSPLADS LODBJERG FYR ACCESS: ACCESS: ACCESS: From route 26 to Nors. In the roundabout where route From route 181 on the slip At the church take Hindingvej to 181 meets route 571 towards road towards Lodbjerg. the end of road. the National Park Thy’s thematic On the road you pass the Here is a parking place, centre at the landing place. church Lodbjerg Kirke, one (N57.0408, E8.61624, toilet, Here is a parking area of the smallest in Denmark. tables with benches and (N56.9293, E8.33910), toilet At the lighthouse there is a place for a bonfire. and tables with benches. parking place (N56.8234, E8.26332) and a tap. 1 2 3 As you move up the slope towards the viewpoint Isbjerg, you will rea- The white houses near the sea have been built by fishermen from Sten- The road to Lodbjerg goes through the plantation and ends at the yard lize, why Nationalpark Thy is called Denmark’s largest wilderness. The bjerg in the beginning of the 20th century for keeping their tools. They of the lighthouse. This area was a large, open dune landscape at the area has been a wildlife reserve since 1949. At 56 metres above sea level, stand as originally built, because the locals have kept the unique atmos- time when the lighthouse was built in 1883. At this desolate place a you have a free view across the unspoiled landscape and to the sea 6 phere. Today the houses are used by weekend anglers, keeping their lighthouse keeper and his family lived together with at least two lights- kilometres away. If using binoculars you may be lucky to see red deer and boats on the beach. The fishermen themselves have always lived further men. Today the lighthouse is automated. For a modest amount you can cranes – maybe even an osprey or white-tailed eagle. inland in shade of the wind and the salt. The red lifeboat station contains climb the 133 steps up the tower. From the top you have a fantastic During the stone age the area was an archipelago.