Walking route: Jordbassinerne in Assens

Experience Jordbassinerne: The beautiful walking routes

Welcome to Assens’ Jordbassinerne

Discover a man-made urban nature area – a wonderful nature experience with a beautiful view. Explore nature and walking routes on foot and pick a good route or two. You can also view and download the brochure here: Brochure

When you use the area, please avoid walking right to the pool edges. They are steep and fragile. Stay on the paths, keep children supervised and dogs on a leash. Using the area is at your own risk.

Overview of the walking routes

The different routes are both established trails and share the same recommended starting point with parking. See the routes on Google Maps here.

• Yellow: 3 km
• Red: 2 km
• Alternate route to Thorø

→ Yellow route: Around the lake

Distance: 3 km
Difficulty: Easy

Take the long way around the Jordbassinerne and come right down to the water’s edge. Explore the wildlife and nature.

→ Red route: Conquer the hills

Distance: 2 km
Difficulty: Easy

Take the shorter route of about 2 km, where you climb highest and really feel you are elevated above the ground. Enjoy the beautiful view!

→ Alternate route: Walk all the way to Thorø

Distance: Approx. 8 km
Difficulty: Moderate

Thorø is a large peninsula known for its beautiful untouched nature. Access is by foot only, so why not try a hike from Jordbassinerne out onto the peninsula?

The history of Jordbassinerne

From 1884 to 2006 the Assens Sugar Factory produced sugar from sugar beets. On the beets sat large amounts of soil that had to be washed off before they could be used in production. The soil was deposited on the area southwest of the factory.

Before 1884 the area was a flat beach meadow only ½ m above sea level. In the years before the factory’s closure in 2006, soil was deposited each year in quantities enough to fill 10 Olympic swimming pools. And over the more than 120 years the roughly 40 ha area was raised so that today it lies 10 metres above sea level.

Accommodation

There is one of Funen’s best-situated shelter sites at the top with a very fine view. You can read more about the shelter at Jordbassinerne here: Shelter site at Jordbassinerne

Book here: https://bookenshelter.dk/fyn/shelterplads/jordbassinerne-ved-assens/

Parking

Parking and access from Søndre Ringvej: Find your way here

Public toilets

You can find a public toilet at Thorø here: Drejet 7, 5610 Assens