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Six kilometres of white chalk cliffs dropping 128 m into the Baltic.
Photo: Ipigott · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Denmark is famously flat, which makes these cliffs startling. Chalk laid down 70 million years ago rises to 128 m above a turquoise sea, with beech forest on top and fossil hunting on the shingle below. The 497-step Maglevandsfaldet stairway takes you down to the beach and, unavoidably, back up. The GeoCenter at the top explains the geology well and works as a rainy-day option. The area is also a Dark Sky Park.
Drive times are estimated from road distance, so treat them as a guide rather than a promise.
Family-run beach camping on the Little Belt, 13 km from Haderslev and Aabenraa
6 ways to stay · Tent pitch · Caravan pitch · Motorhome pitch +1 · cheapest hiker and cyclist pitch from $20
About 3 h 17 min away (237 km by road) — Better as a stop on the way
Quiet nature camping near Borre
5 ways to stay · Tent pitch · Caravan pitch · Motorhome pitch +2 · cheapest standard tent pitch from $38
About 3 min away (3 km by road) —
Family beach camping at Stege
4 ways to stay · Tent pitch · Caravan pitch · Motorhome pitch +1 · cheapest standard tent pitch from $33
About 18 min away (21 km by road) —
Family beach camping at Faxe
5 ways to stay · Tent pitch · Caravan pitch · Motorhome pitch +2 · cheapest standard tent pitch from $48
About 38 min away (45 km by road) —
Family beach camping at Marielyst, Falster
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About 48 min away (58 km by road) —
Family beach camping at Køge
4 ways to stay · Tent pitch · Caravan pitch · Motorhome pitch +1 · cheapest standard tent pitch from $31
About 58 min away (70 km by road) —