Nature & trails with your dog in Denmark

Forests, beaches and plenty to sniff

47 places where I'm allowed to come along

Looking for good places to walk a dog? Here are 47 forests, beaches, dunes and nature areas in Denmark where I'm allowed along.

On leash

Lyngvig Fyr

West Jutland

✓ Confirmed by dogs and their humans (1 review)

"🐾 Some adventures are all about exploring. Others are about making sure your human gets back to the car. This one was a little bit of both. When we visited …"

On leash

Nysø

West Jutland

✓ Confirmed by dogs and their humans (1 review)

"🐾 My Favourite Swimming Spot Near Esbjerg. Do you know what makes a perfect day? A place where dogs can run free, splash in the water, make new friends… and …"

On leashOff-leash – see description

Fosdal og Langdal Plantager

North Jutland

✓ Confirmed by dogs and their humans (1 review)

"2 walks possible: 5.5 km and 11 km. At the parking area in Tranum there is a dog forest. So dogs can run free before you go for a walk. More info …"

Off-leash area

Liseleje Hundeskov

North Zealand

✓ Confirmed by dogs and their humans (1 review)

"Lovely dog forest with plenty of other off-leash friends. Summer and winter 👍"

On leash

Kongenshus

Central Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Bulbjerg

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Møns Klint

Møn and Lolland-Falster

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Rubjerg Knude

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Råbjerg Mile

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash – see description

Grenen

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Jægersborg Dyrehave

Copenhagen and around

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash – see description

Nationalpark Thy

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Nationalpark Mols Bjerge

East Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Himmelbjerget

Central Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Rebild Bakker

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Hammeren

Bornholm

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Stevns Klint

Rest of Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land

Rest of Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Den Genfundne Bro

East Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOutdoors only

Lille Vildmose

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Bindeballestien

East Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Fodsporet

Rest of Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Æbelø

Funen and the islands

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Skjern Enge

West Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Frølunde Fed Strand

Rest of Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Juelstrup Sø

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media Off-leash area

Den Jyske Skovhave

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Staurby Skov

Funen and the islands

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Kollund Naturunivers

South Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Tinkerdal Besøgssted

West Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media Off-leash area

Åsedam Hundeskov

Bornholm

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOutdoors only

Det Grå Fyr

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Fru Pedersens Have

West Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Bøtøskoven

Møn and Lolland-Falster

Per the venue's website or official social media Off-leash area

Hornbæk Hundestrand

North Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Skallerup Seaside Resort

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Tarup-Davinde hundeskov og hundebadested

Funen and the islands

Per the venue's website or official social media Off-leash area

Center for Verdensmål – Kær Vestermark

South Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Blokhus Klitplantage

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Bruunshåb Skovene

Central Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Bygholm Park

East Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Bølling Sø

Central Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Engelsholm Skov

East Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Haunstrup Brunkulslejer

Central Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOff-leash area

Flyvestation Værløse

North Zealand

Per the venue's website or official social media On leashOutdoors onlyOff-leash area

Den Tilsandede Kirke

North Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media On leash

Tambours Have

West Jutland

Per the venue's website or official social media

Two of them are proper dog forests where I may run off the leash the whole way: Åsedam on Bornholm and Hundenes FRISTED. At 21 of the places there's a fenced off-leash area, and at 3 the description says where the dog forest lies in relation to the place.

The rest are Denmark's great outdoors: Thy, Mols Bjerge and Skjoldungernes Land national parks, Lille Vildmose, Rebild Bakker, Grenen and Råbjerg Mile, Stevns Klint and Møns Klint, Skjern Enge and Jægersborg Dyrehave. At 36 of them I have to be on a leash – that's the general rule in Danish nature. In return, every Danish beach is off-leash from 1 October to 31 March, as long as I come when called and bother nobody. We only list the dog forests worth an outing; the complete register is the Nature Agency's job.