This excursion takes place in the beautiful nature surrounding Moesgaard museum and the manor house. Wonderful in every season.
You’ll find forest and beach, hiking trails, and wide open skies. Just taking a walk around the new museum building, in the park, or along the paths by the old manor house and down to Skovmøllen—the old watermill, which besides the restored mill building also houses a very popular restaurant—is an experience in itself.
A walk along the Prehistoric Trail (Oldtidsstien) is also a wonderful experience. Here you pass burial monuments and reconstructions of houses from prehistoric times in the scenic area between Moesgaard Manor and Moesgaard Beach.
About the Prehistoric Trail
The Moesgaard grounds cover about 100 hectares of park, forest, open fields, and beach. The area stretches from the museum buildings all the way down to the sea.
The approximately 4 km long Prehistoric Trail leads through this landscape and takes hikers on an eventful journey through some of East Jutland’s most beautiful nature. The route is marked by white stones with a red dot.
The trail winds through the manor park, across open grasslands, through tall forests and wetlands along the Giber River, all the way down to Moesgaard Beach, and back again to the manor house through the atmospheric forest.
Along the way, you pass Skovmøllen, reconstructed prehistoric houses, and ancient monuments such as the Kobberup Cist and the Stigsnæs Dolmen, which were moved to Moesgaard because they could not be preserved in their original locations. The walk ends at the reconstructed stave church from Hørning.
Cost: US$5 (includes the guided outdoor tour only)
