Bordrup Dune Plantation

Forest paths with sand beneath the history

Bordrup Dune Plantation is more than just pine forest on poor dune soil. Here the paths lead through a landscape where drifting sand first shaped the terrain and later was bound by planting. The area changes from heath and bog plains by Kallesmærsk Heath to forested dune formations and onward toward the meadows by Ho Bay.

Ulslo and Point 100

Ulslo is the most obvious place to begin if you want both nature and local history on the trip. From here you can follow forest paths toward the memorial stone for the planters Poul Hansen and Hans Poulsen and continue up to Point 100, where the view gives a sense of the great subdued parabolic dune.

At Point 100 there is also a bunker from World War II. That gives the place a slightly odd double character: the same ridge tells the story of drifting sand, forest planting and military history.

Quiet forest and active traces

South of Ulslo lies an area of untouched forest, where the conifer forest has not been groomed for decades. Standing and lying dead wood is part of the experience here, not a sign of neglect. Other parts of the plantation are used for the Armed Forces' exercises and may be closed off at times, while the easternmost part is open to forest visitors. For cyclists, the trips take place on marked MTB trails of varying difficulty.