Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Rold Skov, Denmark, Europe

Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Rold Skov, Denmark, Europe

Rold Skov is the 2^nd largest park in Denmark geographically placed between 56°48′ N latitude and 9°49′ E longitude. The park was named after the village of Rold which is situated towards the southern side of the forest. Rold Skov is home to Rebild National Park which was established by Danish-Americans in the year 1912 where the Independence Day of USA is celebrated with great enthusiasm.

The forest of Rold Skov houses the towns of Arden, Rebild and Skørping along with Rold. It is situated about 35 km away from Aalborg, 100 km from Aarhus and 395 km from Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark.

How to reach Rold Skov?

Aalborg Airport is one of the major airports of Denmark and the nearest airport to Rold Skov, located around 40 km away from Rold Skov with air connectivity to Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Barcelona, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Malaga and many other major European cities.

The prominent airlines serve Aalborg Airport include Norwegian Air Shuttle, British Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Air Norway.

There are regular buses plying between Arden and Aalborg and Aarhus. Other than buses, there are many tourist vehicles operating daily services to Rold Skov from the major cities of the country during high season.

Mini buses, rental cars and bikes are widely used for local travel.

Food and Shopping in Rold Skov:

The towns of Arden and Skorping cover most of the shops of the forest and the major food corners in Rold Skov include:

Rold StorKro Restaurant
Top Karens Hus
Mosskov Pavillon
Restaurant Harvard

Things to do in Rold Skov:

Golf Courses
Shopping
Adventure sports
Swimming Tails & Waterpark
Vacations & Tours

What to see in Rold Skov?

Rebild National Park:

Rebild National Park is the most popular site in Rold Skov and is one of the major tourist attractions in Denmark, visited by 400,000 tourists annually. It was established to celebrate Independence Day of USA (4th of July) in 1912 by Danish-Americans which is the largest independence celebration of United States outside the USA. Other than speech by Danish and American politicians, it also features different entertainment programs.

Aarestrup Church:

Aarestrup Church is located within Arden Municipality in Rold Skove. It is an ancient church constructed several hundred years ago in late Gothic architecture style. A wooden sculpture and tower are the highlights of the church.

Blenstrup Church:

Situated in Skoerping in Rold Skov, Blenstrup Church is a Romanesque period church with porch and Gothic tower. Pulpit of the church dates back to 1700 and the altarpiece of the church were formed in the middle 1600’s.

List of other places of interest in Rold Skov includes:

Mariagerfjord Golfklub
Hadsund Kirke
Kongerslev Kirke
Rold Skov Golfklub
Oster Hurup Havn
Sonderup Kirke
Tofte Taarnet
Bolgen I Hadsund
Als Hjemstavnsmuseum
Skelund Church
Oster Hurup Kirke
Visborg Kirke
Hadsund Egns Museum
Gerding Kirke
Skorping Kirke
Himmerlands Jernbanemuseum

When to visit Rold Skov?

The months of August and September are best to visit Rold Skov to explore Rebild National Park.

Where to stay in Rold Skov?

Being a top tourist destination, Rold Skov draws large group of tourists throughout the year. Also there are more than 100 accommodation centers in and around the forest categorized as hotels, BB and Inns, lodges and vacation rentals. The reputed hotels in and around Rold Skov include: