The Climate Route in Middelfart
2.7 km, approx. 40 min
Right now, in autumnIn September and October, you may find the garlic parachute mushroom along the route.
More about the garlic Parachute ›Photo: Strobilomyces, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
In the old part of town, rainwater runs down the middle of the street instead of along the sides.
About the route
A 3 km walk through Middelfart, where rainwater isn’t hidden away but becomes a visible part of the town’s streets, squares and green spaces. Here, climate adaptation and urban space merge into a calm, green area you can experience.
Two things to look out for
A protected memorialSurvey map 1842–1899
Henner Friisers HusRenaissance house from 1580 on Brogade with wall paintings, town history and porpoise models.
What you can find in autumn
Photos: Matthew Kruvczuk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; unknown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
What the path sometimes sounds like
The birds are here. The recordings were made elsewhere.
Recordings from Wikimedia Commons: European herring gull, see recordist (CC BY-SA 4.0); Black-headed gull, see recordist (CC BY-SA 4.0); Great cormorant, Sonothèque ADVL (CC0); Hooded crow, Qypchak (CC BY-SA 4.0); Eurasian wren, see recordist (CC BY-SA 4.0).
startplace along the routeprotected monument
Along the route
Aktivitetsskoven playgroundParkour bridge, climbing net and room for ball games between streams and ponds – free.
Henner Friisers HusRenaissance house from 1580 on Brogade with wall paintings, town history and porpoise models.
Middelfart MuseumChanging exhibitions on local history on Algade, with a café and a museum shop.
Protected ancient monuments1 memorial ›
- MemorialMemorialby the route
Along the route26 places ›
- The Porpoise WellThings to do, by the route. is located in the middle of Fisketorvet (The Fish Market) in Middelfart Old Town and was unveiled on October 25, 1957.
- PorpoisesThings to do, by the route. The porpoise is one of the smallest whales in the world – and the waters of the Little Belt are where you will find one of the densest populations of them in…
- Eat, by the route.
- AdlerhusThings to do, by the route. The red-painted gatehouse Adlerhus once marked the border between Middelfart and Hindsgavl Castle.
- Whale Watching on board Mira3Nature, by the route. Join the Mira3 tour boat and look for porpoises in Lillebælt, Middelfart We depart from Middelfart Gl.
- The Hanging GardensThings to do, by the route. The Hanging Gardens in Middelfart: terraced gardens on the slope down to Gammel Havn and the Little Belt.
- Henner Friisers HusCulture, by the route. Renaissance house from 1580 on Brogade with wall paintings, town history and porpoise models.
- Whale watching with M/S MarianneNature, by the route. MS Marianne sails on a guided whale safari from Middelfart Old Harbour.
- Lillebælt Nature ParkNature, by the route. Walk, explore or go on a whale safari in one of Denmark’s largest nature parks, home to one of the world’s densest harbour porpoise populations.
- Lillebæltsværftet " Old Shipyard"Culture, by the route. Lillebælt Shipyard in Middelfart preserves UNESCO-listed clinker boatbuilding.
- Sejlture i med Aventura - første gang i over 2 årNature, by the route. Read more about "Sejlture i med Aventura - første gang i over 2 år"
- Eat, by the route.
- Old Harbour and the old townThings to do, by the route. Wooden ships, a working boatyard and cobbled streets past the Hanging Gardens.
- Aktivitetsskoven playgroundNature, 32 m from the route. Parkour bridge, climbing net and room for ball games between streams and ponds – free.
- Middelfart Gl. Havn (Old Harbour)Nature, 36 m from the route. Read more about "Middelfart Gl.
- Sct. Nicolai ChurchCulture, 51 m from the route. Sct. Nicolai Church in Middelfart’s old town dates from the 1200s. See the baroque altarpiece with paintings by Eckersberg and a font by H.W. Bissen.
- Middelfart MuseumCulture, 77 m from the route. Changing exhibitions on local history on Algade, with a café and a museum shop.
- Café IngaEat, 77 m from the route. Visit Café Inga at Middelfart Museum.
- Café IngaEat, 77 m from the route. Home-baked buns and cake with coffee in old mussel-painted china, in the museum café.
- Diving club MarsvinetNature, 93 m from the route. Rolling seabed, easily accessible – sometimes strong tide.
- Boulder Reef at Dykkerklubben MarsvinetNature, 111 m from the route. The stone reef consists of 1,000 tons of stone, and is set around the underwater life in Lillebælt (the Little Belt).
- CLAYCulture, 160 m from the route. Ceramic art in an 1857 villa with a sculpture park, café and views of the Little Belt.
- CLAY – an architectural pearlThings to do, 160 m from the route. CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark in Middelfart: ceramic art in a protected manor house and a modern underground extension, with views across Lillebælt.
- Café CLAYEat, 160 m from the route. Delicious food in historic surroundings It's hard to find a cafe with a better view and a richer history than Café CLAY in Middelfart.
- Galleri EkanderCulture, 167 m from the route. Bronze figures and paintings in a courtyard on Algade, where you also see the workshop.
- Vestfynske Kunstnere/HjulmandshusetCulture, 197 m from the route. Vestfynske Kunstnere exhibit in summer at Hjulmandshuset by the Old Lillebælt Bridge in Middelfart – art, ceramics, prints, glass and more.