The mountain range Jyske Ås

Distance: 160.06 Km

In Denmark there are no mountains? - Wait, or do there? It actually does!

Take the trip up into the higher air layers - Bestig Bjerge has registered as many as 21 Danish mountains over 100 meters above sea level. So not a trip for those who are afraid of heights!

Or maybe anyway? Beautiful, lovely Denmark invites to experiences in the heights. In Jutland and Funen you will find hilltops with views of hills and valleys, stretches of forest, lakes and streams. A bench at the top invites to quiet reflection, or a fun path entices for more experiences.

Every mountain featured in the BestigBjerge.dk, is provided with 2 three-digit numerical codes - one near the car park at the start of the tour, and one near the top. The signs with the numerical codes are green metal signs with Bestig Bjerge's logo. The signs are hidden a bit, because it shouldn't be too easy to crack the code to become a real mountaineer in Danish! Look behind posts or signs and under tabletops and bench seats or the like - and you will soon find out the scam.

Once you have found the two numerical codes, you can either take them home to your computer, or you can use your smartphone on the spot. You go into BestigBjerge.dk and find the registration page. Here you must enter an optional mountaineer name and a personal email address. It is the e-mail address that is most important to remember when you next log in BestigBjerge.dk and registers you as a climber of another mountain. Then the home owner can keep an eye on how many height meters you gradually collect.

When you have climbed all the mountains included in the Climb Mountains, then your climber name will be displayed in Hall of Fame. Here you will only find the most persistent mountain climbers - and you would like to be among them. But be careful! Even if you've made it into the Hall of Fame, new mountains in the BestigBjerge family will mean you'll have to go again to keep your place in the Hall of Fame.

Visit Climb Mountains before you throw yourself into nature's wonderful experiences and read about how to get into the Hall of Fame.

The mountain range Jyske Ås

Our local mountain range called Jyske Ås in Dronninglund Storskov comprises 6 peaks with a total of 232 meters in height and offers a nature experience beyond the usual. Along the 6 km long exciting hiking route you will encounter varied, hilly and breathtakingly beautiful nature.

See map and brochure of Bjergkæden Jyske Ås

The knot is with its 136 meters the highest point of the mountain range, Vendsyssel's highest point and Denmark's 5th highest. From Knøsen, the view is shrouded in trees.

A few meters away from Knøsen, however, you will find a beautiful viewpoint with a bench, where the magnificent view over Dronninglund Storskov and Jyske Ås can be enjoyed. Knøsen is a favorite destination for both experienced and new hikers.

The story of Knøsen

Knøsen is originally a Bronze Age mound and dates from approx. year 1000 BC

The legend tells of a gentleman named Knar and his journeyman Knøs. When they were up in the forest and looking over the landscape, Knar took the highest peak, while Knøs had to settle for the smaller one. There is therefore doubt as to whether Knøsen was originally called Knaghøj - and vice versa. Knøsen may originally have been the smaller giant hill 35 meters east of, which today is called Knaghøj. On the forest's own map from 1882, Knagbøi is written, just like on an old map from the 1700th century.

The legend also tells of Knaghuskællingen, who lived on the hilltop. From the front she looked normal, but at the back she was hollow.

The English used Knøsen to signal from in the years after 1807.

Around 1902, Lodberg, Flauenskjold and Rasmus built a mill tower on Knøsen. The tower stood until 1930, when a new tower was built. This tower was sold in 1939 to the Geodetic Institute, but was demolished shortly after the outbreak of war for the sake of the Germans.

Practical information

The starting point for climbing Knøsen is the car park west of Storskovvej and the new festival site. Read more about the course of the hills in Jyske Ås at Bestig Bjerge's website

Knøsen's "little brother" Knaghøj is also a ridge located on the Vendyssil ridge Jyske Ås and part of the mountain range. Knaghøj measures 127 metres.

From Knaghøj there is a very breathtaking view of the beautiful nature around Dronninglund Storskov and Jyske Ås.

The story of Knaghøj

Legend has it that a woman named Knaghuskællingen and her son once lived at Knaghøj. The knaghus bitch looked ordinary from the front, but from the back she was hollow. Her son called the Troll saw himself mad at the Old Church in Thorup, because the bell in the tower rang morning, noon and evening, and at least also on Sunday morning, when the Troll had to sleep long. Therefore, one day he took a large rock and went up to Knaghøj. He aimed and threw - but no, he dropped it so that it smoked obliquely backwards. To this day, the stone is located inside Storskoven, called Troldestenen.

When his mother, Knaghuskællingen, discovered this, she put him to death for seven years. In modern Danish, it means house arrest.

The years passed, and in the course of time the son became no less tired of the church. When his mother released him again, he found three stones. He took them up the hill and tried again to hit the church. The first one hit the Scout Center Thorup Hede and is called Den Grå Ko. If you look closely, you can still see the handprints on the stone. The second hit at Ringsted, a field area southeast of Thorup. The third stone knocked down the church and rolled westward to Wolle Peter's house. Source: Scout center Thorup Hede (http://www.thoruphede.dk/index.php?id=117)

Practical information

Knaghøj is 127 meters high and can be climbed by both new and experienced hikers.

Parking available west of Storskovvej.

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