The West Coast Route from Rudbøl to Skagen offers surf, vast beaches, the wind in your hair and the tang of seaweed and salt. The way the coastline changes from tidal flats to dunes and soft, sandy beaches is a perfect illustration of a coherent landscape on a grand scale. But there is more than just water and sand to look at. Away from the coast there are cultural landscapes, deserted dune plantations and lively campsites. Man´s relationship with the sea is a constant theme. The route is best cycled from south to north with the southwest wind at your back. Wide tyres are recommended for the gravel tracks.

With the bleating of sheep and cries of birds for company, follow the West Coast Route along the Vadehavet (Wadden Sea) past the Højer Sluse floodgate to Esbjerg. There is shelter from the wind on the car-free tracks that the route follows on terraces along the dikes, but you have to go up onto the dike to see the Wadden Sea, where birds feed in large and small flocks when low tide opens up the ocean´s larder...