Use of the Mols-route The Danish Nature-protection laws Part of the (Naturbeskyttelseslov) apply to the Mols- Information Turistbureau route. Some of the main points are as E1 long-distance route follows: Youth hostel Accomodation Use of the route, including stops, is at one’s own risk. Camp site Feldballe kirke The Mols-route is intended for walkers Chalets only. Short stops are pemitted between 6 in the morning and sunset, though not Primitive tent site usually within 150 metres of residential Restaurant/cafeteria buildings. Over-night stops may be made only at Shopping established tent sites, offi cial camp sites, S tu bbe Søvej Refreshments hotels and similar, or where the land owner has given permission. Kirke Ska Fires are permitted only where there is Kaløvig Bådehavn Place of interest [email protected] a specially prepared and equipped fi re- Stenbrolagt vej place, or where the land owner has given Bus permission. Between 1st. March and 31st. og mail: October, smoking is not permitted in View point woodland or uncultivated areas. On hunt days, access to some woodland www.dvl.dk areas, uncultivated land and private tracks may be denied.This will be indicated by means of a notice. Use public roads instead. Riding and cycling are possible only on Walking certain sections of the Mols-route. Grenaa-Århus Grundkort: KMS copyright Grundkort: Usually, the Mols-route is signposted, except where it runs directly along the The Mols-route beach, close to the coastline, or through Sjette Frederiks Kro Århus town. Den Permanente Alternative walking routes are marked on Molsruten the map, but these are not sign-posted. - afmærket Molsruten The Mols-route was created with support - uafmærket Kulturhistorie & Landskb 2006 Molsruten from Friluftsrådet and Århus Amt. - alternativ rute Brabrandstien - Århus-Silkeborg en ti Dansk Vandrelaug ds Prepared and published by: Dansk Vandrelaug, tlf.: 33 12 11 65 tlf.: 33 12 11 Prepared and published by: Dansk Vandrelaug, 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 km Fotos: Poul Henning jensen Kort: Grundkort: KMS copyright an Brabr 1:100.000 Museer Grenaa Turistbureau The Mols-route starts in Grenaa just is rich in sand, stone and gravel, which created by movement of the ice at the the route connects with Brabrandstien south of the harbour, following paths and are still mined in large quantities. There end of the last Ice Age. There are also leading to the Århus-Silkeborg Route. dirt-tracks southwards through the dunes are also quantities of limestone, not least several characteristic dead-ice holes past the fi ne old summer-houses of a special type used in the burning of here. From up on the high moraine European long-distance route Grenaa Strand. Sign-posting of the route lime, and which is found only in eastern edge there is a good view down towards The long-distance route E1 runs from ceases to the south of Polderrev but the Djursland. Three small lime kilns have Kejlstrup and the bay of Kalø Vig with the Grövelsjön in Sweden to Castellucio in route continues un-marked to Glatved been preserved at Birkesig and are open ruins of Kalø Slot. Italy. The E1 is part of a comprehensive Strand. The area is somewhat desolate to the public. network of routes for ramblers operated by and the weather can be harsh. Rainfall The castle ruins of Kalø Slot the European Ramblers Association. For is slight here, and in the dry dunes the Ebeltoft-Trustrup Railway These sit on a little island at the bottom more information on these european long- temperature can creep up over 50° C. on South west of Rugård lie the rolling of the bay, Kalø Vig. The way out to the distance routes, visit www.era-ewv-ferp.org the surface of the sand, so remember to Hyllested Bjerge (Hills). The, now ruins across the tidal meadows is an abandoned, Ebeltoft-Trustrup Railway experience in itself, not least because The E1 long-distance route in take plenty of drinking water on the trip. Hulvej used to run between these hills and of the 500 metre long Medieval paved Denmark iskælder KMS copyright Grundkort: The manor houses Katholm and Rugård Stubbe Sø (Lake). A part of the old railway causeway. The area between Kalø In Denmark the E1 runs from Grenaa The coastal area south of Grenaa is line is now a nature trail and the Mols- Slotsruin and Kalø is fascinating and to Århus. From Århus it connects to strongly infl uenced by the two manor route follows this down to Skærsø Manor. rich in history, with many visible signs, Hærvejen (The Military Way) by means houses, Katholm and Rugård. spanning from the Stone Age to modern of the routes Århus-Silkeborg and The manor house at Katholm is a fi ne Skærsø times. West of Rønde the Mols-route Silkeborg-Horsens. Hærvejen, which is 16th century renaissance building. One Perhaps Skærsø is not so impressive continues along the coast to Løgten Bugt part of the E1, continues to the Danish- should also see the impressive ice-cellar, today, but never the less it is one of the (Bay), over land belonging to the manor German border. and the equally interesting sunken road area’s old manors. West of Skærsø the of Vosnæsgård, then on to Studstrup. to the west of the main building. Mols-route follows a fi ne stone-paved The Mols-route. Part of the E1 long- Further south lies Rugård Manor. The way, before continuing by more modest Studstrup Power Station distance route way to Rugård goes around the south woodland tracks through some of the The most noticeable building in the area The Mols-route is approx. 80 kms. Information side of Nørresø Lake, using a forest track many plantations to be found on Mols. is without doubt Studstrup Power Station. long, measured between the harbour at between stone walls – an old cattle route. The landscape is undulating, and the Since 1968 this has supplied electricity Grenaa and the open-air swimming baths Youth hostel The main building at Rugård is also route through the woods beautiful, varied and local heating for much of East at Riss Skov. Sometimes it follows the a renaissance building from the 16th – and not least, peaceful. Jutland. South of Studstrup, the route coastline, and sometimes it goes inland Accomodation century. In addition to this, the other old continues to Riss Skov through Århus’ through the northern part of the Mols Camp site farm buildings are worth studying - the Ørnbjerg Mølle northern suburbs of Egå Strand and area. The route is marked by a little white 3småkalkovne barn, the long house for the workers In the middle of the wooded area lies the Vejlby Fed. Riss Skov is a very popular man on a blue background. Now and Chalets - and a rare horse walk. The large old watermill, Ørnbjerg Mølle, and here it green oasis in the middle of Århus, and again it is also marked with a St. Andrews Primitive tent site pond by the road is popularly known as is possible to camp overnight in your own the town’s beautiful old Youth Hostel is Cross, the symbol of the International Heksedammen Fædriften tent. The Mols-route continues towards situated here. Mols-route Heksedammen – the Witches´ Pond. long-distance route. Restaurant/cafeteria It was here that Jørgen Arenfeldt, a Kejlstrup, but one can also choose to go - sign-posted Mols-route previous owner of Rugård, was believed north to Langsø - an excellent lake for Århus Walking the Mols-route -unmarked Shopping to have carried out his notorious witch bathing – around the village of Feldballe In the town, the route goes by way of If you would like to know more about Mols-route trials in the 17th. century. Supposed with it’s old church barn, past Møllerup Mejlgade to the town centre with the walking the Mols-route, further - alternative route Refreshments witches were “tried” in the pond. If they Manor, and so back to the main Mols- cathedral – defi nately worth a visit. There information is to be found at www.dvl.dk Kirke drowned they were innocent, but if they route west of Kejlstrup. are, of course, excellent accomodation fl oated on the surface they were witches and shopping facilities in the town centre. Place of interest and therefore burnt. A cruel fate. The moraine edge There are many possible ways through Bus Continuing westward one comes to the town, but the one the route utilises is Molsruten Fjernvandrevej E1 Skanse Sand, stone and chalk a very undulating region. This is the the most scenic, following the recently re- 1012345 View point The area between Katholm and Rugård opened Århus River. At Århus Bymuseum Symbol marking Mols-route Symbol marking easternmost of two large moraine edges long-distance route Stenbrolagt vej 1:100.000 km.