Discover Astrup

Astrup brings together architectural history, hiking routes and nearby natural attractions. When looking for a hotel, you can first consider whether your trip will focus mainly on Astrup Church, a section of the Danish Monastery Route or the lake and moorland surroundings. These themes differ in their focus and in the specific details of their architecture, route lengths and landscapes.

Church and settlement history

Astrup Church is an early Renaissance church with Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements. Its octagonal tower houses two bells. This brings together an overall stylistic classification, various architectural influences and a specific feature of the tower. Anyone interested in architectural history will find several aspects here through which to appreciate the church.

The history of the settlement offers another perspective: in Hindsted Herred, Astrup is classified as a torp, or an outlying settlement, from the expansion period of 1100 to 1300. This classification complements the architectural perspective with the history of the place as a settlement. On a cultural trip, the church building itself and the broader history of the settlement can thus be considered as distinct themes.

Hiking the Danish Monastery Route

Two sections of different lengths are listed for the Danish Monastery Route: the Astrup–Skørping section is about 20 km long, while the section from Astrup Church to Langmose is 3.2 km. This comparison gives you a concrete idea of the route lengths without treating the two sections as equivalent. From Astrup Church, the Danish Monastery Route initially follows cycle route 27, Bælumruten. The route from Astrup passes through Elsehøj Plantation and close to Langmose.

Langmose is one of the few remaining raised bogs in Denmark, giving the route a distinctive landscape setting. When planning, keep the trail conditions in mind; it is also advisable to check the signs on site, especially for the route connection described at Astrup Church. This lets you consider the route length and landscape separately in your plans.

Madum Sø and the surrounding landscape

Madum Sø, a popular inland bathing lake, lies near Astrup. Swimming conditions can vary seasonally. If you plan to swim, take this seasonal variation into account. An 8.6 km circular hiking route runs around the lake and is marked with blue triangles. There is also a large car park by the lake with a view of the water; a marked path from there leads around the lake.

Madum Sø has unusually clear, nutrient-poor water and is a Lobelia lake where the two-flowered water lobelia grows. This gives the area a natural-history interest in addition to hiking and swimming. Near Astrup, Astrup Nørskov features a series of parallel, elongated terminal moraine hills. Rold Skov is part of the Natura 2000 site “Rold Skov, Lindenborg Ådal and Madum Sø”.

Discover more destinations: Helberskov, Ajstrup, Glenstrup, Hobro, Als, Rold, Mariager, Øster Hurup

For the broader travel overview: Mariagerfjord Municipality.