MAGASIN Id like to show people that exercise can be easy and fun and nature is a big part of that. A brisk run through the woods can do wonders. Theres peace and quiet, and its the perfect time to reflect while taking the time to notice the changing of the seasons. And, once youre out, youll find that the weather is not an issue. When I spend time with my girlfriends we dont go to a café we go running, Louise Nørgaard says. USE WHATS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU Do something good for yourself and others, because being in nature is also a perfect way to spend time with friends or family. Its about sharing experiences together and the joy of being outdoors. LOUISE NØRGAARD As a personal trainer Louise Nørgaard offers programmes focussing on diet planning, inspiration, strength training, pilates, yoga, and motivation. Several of her programmes take place in nature. Louise is a trained cosmetologist and owns a webshop that sells health foods and wellness products. See more at www.louisenorgaard.dk. The landscape surrounding Rold Skov and Rebild Bakker attracts many visitors, but theres plenty of room for everyone. However, in the places where the MTB trails and hiking trails meet its important to pay attention and follow the rules that apply to forrest visitors. In the Rebild Bakker National Park bike riding its not allowed. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A HI MAKES We all use the forrest in different ways so its important to be respectful. The forrest is for everyone. If you pass someone walking or running, you use the bell or another signal and slow down. And of course, a little hi always goes a long way. Rold Skov and Rebild Bakker, with their hilly terrains, are perfect for interval and strength training. Use whats right in front of you jump puddles, train your balance on tree trunks, run up and down stairs, strengthen your leg muscles using a big stone or a bench, jump up and down, use a thick branch as a stall bar there is no end to the possibilities. Remember to also enjoy the moment and being right here, under the open sky breathe in the fresh air and look up at the tree crowns its therapeutic. After a trip to the woods youll come back feeling rejuvenated and full of energy. I must admit that Im quite addicted to my daily run through the amazing landscape in Rold Skov and the surrounding area, Louise Nørgaard says. A FIRST-CLASS MTB DESTINATION Rold Skov is one of the best MTB areas, with its long, straight gravel roads, challenging MTB trails, and sloping terrain with steep hills in other words its the perfect place to get the wheels going, says Nicklas Holm Bols. There are many MTB riders in the area, so its a great place to meet likeminded people and be part of a community. MTB is of course about speed, a high pulse, and the physical challenges, but for me its just as much about being in nature. On a typical day of training I can cover 120-130 km. For me, its the perfect way to stay in shape and that feeling of being free as a bird in nature is unique to this sport. Age-wise there are more young people, but everyone is welcome. The oldest in the club is 76, and he is good at keeping up. You just have to find your own rhythm. We get together across generations, and its as if all barriers and differences are gone as soon as we put on our gear and let loose and have fun challenging each other. Its an awesome sport. I also have to say that Rebild Bakker and Rold Skov are great MTB destinations because of the many races that are arranged throughout the year, Nicklas says. NICKLAS HOLM BOLS Trained carpenter and a member of Rold Skov Mountainbike Club, where he is on the elite team (Team Rold Skov Elite). Rides in national and international races all year round. Rold Skov MTB, established in 2008, also has teams for children and youngsters, mixed training and women. The club is an active part of Rold Skov MTB Guild, who maintains and develops the many MTB trails in the forrest. 41 MAGAZINE FREE MAGAZINE er samlingspunktet, der informerer inspirererwhen dig. En port tilRebild. naturen, is your source of information and og inspiration visiting Your gateway nature, local history, the countless experiences historien og detomange muligheder for and oplevelser i og omkring Rebild, and adventures that Bak MAGASIN WELCOME TO REBILD Welcome to Rebild where the landscape will make your heart race one minute and beat restfully to the hum of trickling waters the next. Here in Rebild the hills are full of secrets just waiting to be discovered. One of my personal favourites is the certified hiking route, MAKE EVEY DAY MAGIC in the forest with Lise and Michael from Nybyggerne BACK TO HIMMERLAND Being a part of Nybyggerne, where we were lucky enough to win the terrace house in Farum, was an amazing experience, and it allowed us to realize a lot of our dreams, Michael says. After Nybyggerne we did a MAGASIN Play a game of tic tac toe in the woods. Youll need four twigs and six flat rocks. Draw a cross with a marker on three of the rocks and a circle on the other three. Each player takes turns placing a cross and a circle. The first one to get three in a row wins. Rold Skov is one big playgroun A DAY IN EBILD Here for a day, an afternoon, or with kids? - get inspired with our ideas for quality time in the great outdoors Start your visit at RebildPorten, and get ideas and inspiration for a day in Rebild. At RebildPorten youll find changing exhibitions and information about the flora and f In Rebild theres an abundance of exciting possibilities and adventures just waiting to be discovered and explored. Only here for a day or maybe a few hours? Not to worry; weve put together a useful guide for a day in Rebild that will guarantee plenty of high quality experiences. AN AFTERNOON IN REB FOEST OF SPRINGS A tour of springs with forest manager Bendt Egede Andersen Rold Skov forest is like most big forests with trees as far as the eye can see. Tortuous beeches, dead straight softwoods, majestic douglas spruces of 4050 meters, oaks planted more than 250 years ago, and historical tree MAGASIN view and see how the waters meet and continue across the path. For many years the spring water disappeared down into an excavated canal, but in 1996 Ravnkildes original flow was recreated one of the natural restoration projects of Gravlev Ådal, says the forest manager.. ONE TEMPERATURE AL EBILDCENTET THE COLD WA seen from the East and the West During the Cold War, Europe was divided into East and West. The nuclear arms race between the two great powers, the Soviet Union and the United States, created a fear of a Third World War. This period of great tension is the theme of a big e pean replicas to a more than 10-meter long Russian missile, which I found at a Polish scrap dealer. The missiles warhead had been removed, though. I have also found many of the things in Denmark, like the iconic Trabant from the former DDR, which I spotted on a farm between Randers and Hadsund, Kars PLACES TO EAT AND SLEEP REBILD BED AND BREAKFAST www.rebild-bedandbreakfast.dk ØSTER HORNU STØVR RØVERSTUEN www.roeverstuen.dk REBILD CAMPING www.safari-camping.dk SULDRUP HVIDEHUS BED AND BREAKFAST www.bedandbreakfast-rebildbakker.dk HAVERSLEV RESTAURANT REBILDHUS www.rebildhus.dk NØRAGER MAGASIN BELLA ITALIA www.bellaitalia9530.dk VIANDE www.restaurantviande.dk UM SHELL MOTEL OG CAFETERIA www.shellmotel.dk RING BLENSTRUP REBILD BÆLUM SKØRPING PAPAS PIZZA & KEBAB HOUSE www.papas.dk TERNDRUP DANHOSTEL REBILD www.danhostel.dk TERNDRUP KRO www.terndrupkro.dk COMWELL REBILD BAK MAGASIN ØVESTUEN THE FAMOUS OBBES DEN Mikkel Schnoor Nielsen. The tales about robbers, witches, forest folk, and other peculiar characters are special to the Rebild area. Something you wont find anywhere else and certainly not in such unique surroundings as in the eatery Røverstuen (The Robber MAGASIN WHO WERE THE ROBBERS FROM ROLD? In 1917 the writer Hans Hartvig Seedorff wrote a famous ballad called Three robbers from Rold, but in reality there were many more of them, terrorizing the Rold Skov area and most of Northern Jutland during the beginning of the 19th century. Lawlessness reigne MAGASIN I LOVE OPERA ... PREBEN KRISTENSEN AND REBILD For me, having loved opera since I was young, its always a thrilling experience to be a part of Opera in Rebild, says Preben Kristensen. The organizers always succeed in putting together an interesting and varied line-up with some incredible si PREBEN KRISTENSEN Popular actor and entertainer. Born in Skive in 1953. Trained actor from the Acting Academy at Aarhus Theatre in 1978. Has acted in numerous theatre plays, musicals, movies, and TV series. Became nationally known when he formed Linje 3 together with colleagues Anders Bircow and Tho TRACES OF THE OCCUPATION Not since the Second World War has Denmark been directly involved in a war. Maybe thats why this particular period in our joint history continues to fascinate us. Its been almost 75 years since the war drew to a close, but the interest is still alive and well and understan in Skørping. Niels Erik Vangsted was shot and Poul Kjær Sørensen imprisoned and short after executed as the first Danish member of the resistance movement. The killings led to strikes and riots in Aalborg, from where the public discontent spread to the rest of the country. Monuments were raised at M GULDBÆK VINGÅD 56 NOD In the middle of the hilly landscape in Himmerland, a wine production gem is found on the south facing hills, namely, the vineyard Guldbæk Vingaard that is owned and run by the Thrysøe family. The cultivation and production of wine is without a doubt a true passion after meeti MAGASIN THE GUIDES FAVOURITE TOURS In Rold Skov, Rebild Bakker, and the surrounding land there are countless things to explore. The area is full of marked hiking trails, but you can also choose to book a personal guide who knows the area and has years of experience telling the stories of its fascin HUNDREDS OF PLACES TO SEE There is so much in our local area that deserves attention by the broad public, says Birgitte Wilsted Simonsen. There are hundreds of places for visitors to explore, where fascinating stories and legends will blow your mind, and where the landscape is simply unique. If I h BONFIRE SPOTS IN OLD SKOV There a many places to cook a meal over an open fire in Rold Skov, and at the forests many bonfire spots youll find a barbecue and some dry firewood. Remember to bring your own charcoal and some newspapers for kindling. At the eatery Rebildhus you can order a barbecue packa EXPERIENCES DESIGN AFFAIR www.designaffair.dk ØSTER HORNU STØVR REBILDCENTRET www.rebildcentret.dk SULDRUP OPERA I REBILD www.operairebild.dk HAVERSLEV GAVLHUSET www.gavlhuset.dk NØRAGER NYSUM BANEN www.mnj.dk NORDJYLLANDS HISTORISKE MUSEUM www.nordmus.dk 36 MAGASIN GULDBÆK VINGÅRD www.guldbaekvingaard.dk HK GLAS www.hkglas.dk REBILD KANOUDLEJNING www.lej-en-kano.dk UM GALLERI TINE LILHOLT www.tinelilholt.dk RING BLENSTRUP REBILD BÆLUM SKØRPING SKØRPING CYKLER www.skørpingcykler.dk FORLAGET REBILD www.forlagetrebild.dk TERNDRUP KINOREVUEN www. THE SOUND OF SILENCE... OR FULL SPEED AHEAD With its 8.600 acres, Rold Skov is the second largest forested area in Denmark. In other words theres plenty of room to either take a breather and unwind or let loose and blow off some steam. We met with Louise Nørgaard and Nicklas Holm Bols, who use natu MAGASIN Id like to show people that exercise can be easy and fun and nature is a big part of that. A brisk run through the woods can do wonders. Theres peace and quiet, and its the perfect time to reflect while taking the time to notice the changing of the seasons. And, once youre out, youll find t A RUNNERS COMMUNITY IN DENMAKS OUTDOO DESTINATION NO. 1 Its so motivating to do something together as a group and get off the couch to make new friendships and have fun together. Thats basically what Runners DK Denmarks largest runners community is all about. Here, the founder Mark Laursen tells MAGASIN Runners DK was founded by Mark Laursen og Steffen Feldbæk Jensen in Støvring in 2015. Today, Janni og Mark Laursen runs the running community. At www.runnersdk.dk you can get an overview of the established runners communities around the country. Its free to join. Runners DK is one of the ma WELCOME TO EBILD