HAERVEJSMARCHEN isn’t just about walking; it's just as much about the social aspect. Many of the participants therefore emphasise the fun and the atmosphere surrounding the march as something very special. 

• Haervejsmarchen a Walk for life

  07/09/2025 Karl Højhus Jeppesen

  With 8,000-9,000 participants from 26 different countries, this year's Hærvejsmarch 2025 in Viborg was very beautifully and stylishly held. It was lovely walking weather, it was festive, it was good and it was a super wonderful experience to participate in this year's Hærvejsmarch in Viborg.

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• Denmark's "longest" wedding party...

  05/09/2025 Laurits Rasmussen

  On Saturday, June 24, 2023, we were married on the parade ground in Viborg during this year's Haervejsmarch. We were married by Marriage Officer Stine Isaksen and afterwards we invited all our guests to join us on the 10 km of Hærvejsmarch, with a few breaks along the way - so perhaps you could even talk about Denmark's "longest" wedding party...

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• My mother and I walked the Haervejsmarch together for several years.

  11/08/2025 Jeanette Henkel

  My mother and I walked the Haervejsmarch together for several years. I especially remember the very wet march.

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• "We are roaring good"

  05/08/2025 Ivan B. Skov

  I can remember many Haervejmarches, especially when we were a larger group, families, friends, who went for many years.

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• The most beautiful walks I have ever experienced.

  01/08/2025 Jan van der Velde

  I walked with the Dutch delegation in Viborg during the Hærvejsmarch in 2016, I still thought it was one of the most beautiful walks I have ever experienced.

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• My first Haervejsmarch

  01/07/2025 Lisbeth Rasmussen

  This weekend I participated in my very first Haervejsmarch – and what an experience it was! For many it is “just” a walk, but for me it is much more.

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• My first Haervejsmarch in 1971

  11/06/2025 J. Unnerup

  In 1971 I was 17 years old, and during a family stay in Åbenrå, the Haervejsmarch was mentioned, which my cousin and her husband had participated in. When I got home I mentioned it to my best friend that I would like to try walking the 2 x 45 km...

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• A very special hiking experience

  05/05/2025 Bo Nielsen

  In Denmark, we can choose from many beautiful hiking routes when we feel like lacing up our hiking boots. However, seasoned hiker Bo Nielsen from Ørbæk on Funen believes that there is a particularly good reason to go to Viborg to participate in the traditional Haervejsmarch once a year.

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• Sometime in the 1970s...

  17/04/2025 Laurits

  We are a little unsure about the year, but sometime in the 1970s, my grandparents and my mother and her siblings were on one of their trips to the Haervejsmarch.

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• Not even that bad

  12/11/2020 Niels-Anker Hansen

  The 2020 Haervejsmarch offered far, far more good experiences than we had imagined before. I got 4 of them, so there were 5 of us who went. Read Niels-Anker's experiences from the virtual march.

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• Blood on the tooth

  27/09/2019 Henriette Lemvig

  Henriette went to the Haervejsmarch to write about the events in Frilandsliv. Surprised by the international atmosphere and impressed by the many types of participants, she had an experience of a lifetime that has left her wanting more Haervejsmarch.

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• How it went

  22/09/2019 Christina Didriksen

  Christina had set herself the goal of completing the 2×20 km distance: "It was my debut as a participant and it's a goal that has been a long time coming. Before I could even set it as a realistic goal, I had to go through 2 years of rigorous rehabilitation after a brain hemorrhage caused by a skiing accident in March 2016. It's been 3 years now." Read on and hear how it went for Christina.

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• Love hiking on the beautiful trails

  18/09/2019 Lone Hjulmand

  Lone is a warm ambassador for the Haervejsmarch: "For me, it's an incredibly cool event. Hilly terrain with absolutely sublime viewpoints along the way. It does something good for your head and body, so you can feel your mind and soul relax and enjoy the stress relief of nature."

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• I won't stop at 50.

  27/05/2019 Ove Thirup

  Ove Thirup is one of the veterans who has completed the Haervejsmarch every year since the beginning. And he has no intention of stopping at march number 50, because the Haervejsmarch has become a tradition.

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• Lots of water and few witty ones

  13/05/2019 Niels-Anker Hansen

  The 1979 Haervejsmarch is clearly remembered by everyone who participated. It was "a very wet and almost iconic Haervejsmarch," says Niels-Anker Hansen, who later described the experience in poetic terms. Read on and get an impression of what the Haervejsmarch can also be like - and not least WHY you persevere.

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• When I'm out hiking

  10/05/2019 Leif Sloth

  Leif Sloth has hiked more and farther than most. Since he started hiking with the Fodslaw association in 1976, he has walked a total of 92,000 km.

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• Smile for life

  05/04/2019 Christina Didriksen

  Christina had just become a mother to no. 2 when she got lymphoma and had to have a stem cell transplant. After 4 years of hard training, she ran a marathon and was in the shape of her life. 2 years later, she had a brain hemorrhage in the middle of the ski slope and was in a coma for 3 weeks. When she woke up, her entire left side was paralyzed. It's been 3 years now. In June, Christina will walk 2 x 20 km to the Haervejsmarchen.

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• A big popular festival

  01/09/2015 Rikke Laursen

  Rikke Laursen participated in 2015 when the Haervejsmarchen collaborated with Aller on an exercise event in connection with the march. Rikke was very excited about the folk festival she encountered in Viborg.

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• Coming along for the 47th time

  01/09/2015 Søren Gissel is

  Søren Gissel is 83 years old, and has completed HAERVEJSMARCHEN 47 times.

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