HÆRVEJ’S RACE
We set Hærvejen in motion with an unusual race for walkers, runners and cyclists.
It's about exercise, solidarity, experiencing nature and fascinating cultural history under the motto:
The Dream • The Challenge • The Adventure
Hærvejsløbet 2014 will be held on Friday/Saturday 27-28 June 2014.
We offer:
A stage race on Hærvejen from Flensburg to Viborg - nearly 300 km over 2 days.
There are 30 stages between 5 and 15 km and you can compete in however many stages you have the desire and energy for.
We run in a collective group at an average speed of 10 km per hour.
A cycle race along Hærvejen, starting from Flensburg, Vejen or Silkeborg and finishing in Viborg.
This means 270, 160 or 50 km of road cycling, where we prefer team cycling in different pace groups.
Hærvejsmarchen (Hærvej’s March) in and around Viborg.
Hærvejsløbet is a development project and the vision is to create Denmark’s largest exercise arena.
DGI, Viborg Municipality and Hærvejsmarchen are behind the race.
The arena is Hærvejen and the development project will form the basis of inspiration for exercise activities on and along this arena all year round.
We have initially focused on walking, running and cycling.
Background
Hærvejen is located on the Jutland Ridge and for centuries it was an important route for armies, cattle drivers, traders and pilgrims.
As traffic from the late 1800s and onwards gradually transferred to trains and then cars, Hærvejen lost its importance as a thoroughfare through Jutland and the link between Denmark and the rest of Europe.
In recent decades, Hærvejen has been gaining in popularity as a recreational route for walkers and cyclists.
The infrastructure of Hærvejen has improved considerably and in the eyes of many Danes, the route has become a retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Hærvejen’s characteristics were determined by the last Ice Age, when the present landscape was formed as the ice melted.
It formed the Jutland Ridge and with it the watershed where watercourses either run east to Kattegat or west to the North Sea.
As a result, the nature up through Jutland is extremely varied and increasingly hilly as Hærvejen approaches Viborg.
Hærvejsløbet wants to be involved in developing this natural beauty route into an arena for physical activity for recreational athletes from both home and abroad!
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