The Gendarme Path

Take a hike in the footsteps of history

The Gendarme Path goes right through Lærkelunden.

The Gendarme Path is one of Denmark's best-known and most popular hiking trails. The hiking trail follows the coast along the fjord at Sønderborg and goes along the same old beautiful paths that the Danish border guards followed between Denmark and Germany until the 1950s.

The full length of The Gendarme Path runs 84 km from Padborg to Skovby in Sydals. The path is well marked, has shelters (primitive campsites) for overnight stays in tents and other facilities. The path runs most of the way along the water and passes many historical sights, including at Dybbøl and Sønderborg.

The Gendarme Path is part of the E6 long-distance hiking route and the hiking route connects across Als to the Funen Archipelago Trail and from Padborg to the Border Route and to the Hærvejen.

Lärkelunden as a pit stop

The campsite is located approx. 26 km from The Gendarme Path at one end at Padborg. Lærkelunden is therefore a good option as accommodation and base for a hike on The Gendarme Path. Here you can stay overnight in one of our cabins or caravans. Or stay overnight in your own caravan-tent trailer-motorhome-tent and take a bus or your own car to/from the place on the Gendarme Path you have reached. That way you can hike with light support and divide the trip into the stages that suit you best.

We are happy to help with guidance on how to plan the route in the best possible way.

We wish you a great trip, and if you're just walking through the campsite, remember we have our little shop where you can shop.