Haunstrup Brown Coal Field – Picnic Spot With Lake View loop from Jyllands Park Zoo

Hiking trails & Routes

Denmark

Central Denmark

Herning

Haunstrup Brown Coal Field – Picnic Spot With Lake View loop from Jyllands Park Zoo

Moderate

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Haunstrup Brown Coal Field – Picnic Spot With Lake View loop from Jyllands Park Zoo

02:36

10.2km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.90 km

Picnic Area with Playground and Pond View

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little playground with seating

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3.65 km

Wild Horses in the Danish Countryside

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful scenic hiking area. Keep your eyes open.

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4.31 km

Haunstrup Brown Coal Pits Trailhead and Picnic Area

Highlight • Parking

Large parking lot for the start of the hike.

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6.27 km

Shelter and Seating Area by the Lake

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice seating area by the lake

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6.85 km

Haunstrup Brown Coal Field

Highlight • Natural

MTB trails marked.

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7.48 km

Picnic Spot With Lake View

Highlight • Lake

Nice resting place by the lake

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.51 km

850 m

363 m

221 m

173 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.45 km

3.05 km

363 m

218 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

March 27, 2024,Haunstrup Brunkulslejer

Last day before the return journey. With friendly, gray weather, we chose tours near our holiday resort Skarrild.
Here again a former brown coal opencast mine. We trudged neatly through the hills and along the lakes that had formed. Some paths on the bank were flooded. There was always an alternative. And so many beautiful and exciting impressions.
Since we …

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July 21, 2023,Haunstrup Brunkulslejer

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Skøn tur igennem skov og det gamle brunkulslejr. Gik det meste af tiden den gule rode, dog også på other bull. The suitable route is for øvede, specially for og efter and selvfølgelig on the same sand/grey/stenbakkerne😁
Fin parking spaces ved f.eks. hundeskoven.

naturstyrelsen.dk/naturoplevelser/naturguider/haunstrup-brunkulslejer/sevaerdigheder

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August 16, 2025,Haunstrup Brunkulslejer

In this weekend we are in Haunstrup Brown Coal Fields, which is an approximately 235 ha large nature area where brown coal was mined until 1969 south of the small town of Haunstrup located west of Herning. The area consists of very varied and hilly terrain, where coniferous forest alternates with deciduous forest and grasslands as well as lakes and …