Vingsted Lake
Historic weapon offering marsh back in the Iron Age and is today a fishing lake in the edge of the Vejle River Valley.
Nature along Bindeballestien
Photo: Jakob Vingtoft
Bindeballestien offers open meadow stretches, steep river valley slopes, and flat heath plains. Dive into all the nature experiences here.
If you start Bindeballestien in Vejle, you will first encounter Vejle River Valley, which has one of the country’s most beautiful and idyllic landscapes. The Vejle River meanders along the route, and you will encounter both forest, meadow, and marsh. Take a break at Kvak Mølle, near Haraldskær, where you can enjoy a rest and the surrounding nature.
Vejle River Valley at Haraldskær
Photo: Mads Fjeldsø Christensen
Further along the route, you will come to Vingsted. Here, you can also take a break and perhaps take a closer look at the wildlife in Vejle River in the underwater box. Nearby, you will also find Vingsted Lake, which was a weapon sacrifice bog back in the Iron Age.
After about 7 kilometers along Bindeballestien, you can make a detour to Runkenbjerg, where you can enjoy the beautiful view over the river valley, Vejle River, and Egtved River.
You can also take a slightly larger detour (about 3 kilometers from Bindeballestien, about 2 kilometers from Runkenbjerg) and visit Tørskind Gravel Pit, where you will find another excellent viewpoint over the river valley.
On the stretch from Bindeballe to Billund, you pass through Frederikshåb Plantation, where you will also find the natural phenomenon, the Seven-Year Lakes. Sometimes you can find a large lake, while at other times the water is gone, and you can walk on the bottom of the lake.
Close to Frederikshåb Plantation lies Randbøl Heath. The beautiful heath landscape blooms with heather, especially in August and September. Here you will also find Naturrum Kirstinelyst, where you can take a break.
In the final part of the journey, you walk along the Billund Stream in beautiful nature.
