The best hikes from bus stations in Rude Skov

Escape into the serene beauty of Maglebjerg Forest, where towering trees frame stunning views of the sky above.

A truly beautiful forest lake with a mystical atmosphere in the fog.

There is a large wooden pavilion with seating nearby the lake. It is mostly used by school groups, but private individuals can also hire the venue at weekends and on public holidays. More information: https://udinaturen.dk/facilitet/?id=8fb2e81f-b98d-425f-aa4d-e3664a5bc00e

The once was the only place to make skiijump in Demark

As Norway has Holmenkollen for skiing, Denmark has Holtekollen. And it is located at Stenvej in the middle of Geelskov. Nowadays it is mostly used for tobogganing. But originally, when it was created in 1943, the name covered a ski jumping facility, which was used several times as an arena for Danish ski jumping championships. The facility, which was completed in the middle of World War II on February 27, 1943, was no mini-put facility. It consisted of three hills, the largest at 40 metres, and at a ski jumping competition in 1952 as many as 30,000 paying spectators turned up. It was the Copenhagen Ski Club that built the original jumping facility. But from 1955 it was the Holte Sports Association's ski group that in practice ran the hills, and in 1963 the Holte Association took them over completely. Snow – or rather lack of snow – has regularly created challenges for ski jumpers and organizers. In the years after World War II, the snow came to Holtekollen from Norway, when the sky above Geelskov was not generous enough. The Norwegian snow was transported as return goods in the train carriages that brought relief to the Norwegians after the Second World War. At a championship in 1960, another way was found to create a fine white cover over the Holtekollen. Now scraped ice was collected from the Rødovre Ice Stadium. A few years later – in 1963 – the competitive discipline of ski jumping was combined with 10 km cross-country. Since then, the competitions have been more sporadic, and the original - and gradually dilapidated - scaffolding was demolished in 1965 and replaced with temporary ones in connection with concrete championships. The last time they tried to organize a competition at Holtekollen was in 1996. But there was a lack of snow, and the event was cancelled. However, the temporary scaffolding on the hill was left standing so that it could be used as a vantage point. It was not until 10 years later – in 2006 – that the scaffolding was taken down. The inspiration for the name of the ski hill in Geelskov was taken from Norway's Holmenkollen, which is located on the outskirts of Oslo and for more than 100 years has been the center of skiing and especially for ski jumping competitions on the Holmenkollen hill. See also the following film clip: https://www.facebook.com/danmarkpaafilm/videos/377867576320236/

Gravel road through the Southern part of Rude Forest

The lake is named after the small fish lie, but you can catch much larger fish here. The largest so far was a carp of 19.8 kilos. Both Løjesø and Agersø have arisen in so-called death holes, which remained when the ice had melted.

With its 91 m above sea level, Maglebjerg is the highest point in North Zealand. The forest here has the status of a natural forest, and the approx. 250-year-old beech trees are allowed to lie down when they fall.