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Start : Car park along Oster Voldgade road, Øster Voldgade 8, 7000 Fredericia, Danemark.
(S/E) From the car park, walk South towards the memorial with the water on your left-hand side. At the road junction with Danmarksgade turn left up the path past the monument and towards the beach. At the top of the bank, turn right. Past another memorial on your right hand as you walk straight ahead and enjoy the view of Osterstrand beach. As you go down the bank, cross the cycle path straight ahead.
At the Y-path junction go left up the bank again. From here you get views of some art structures in the water. Reaching the next junction, keep left on the footpath bank. Past a spiral art located in the water, you reach a path junction. Turn left down the hill. When you reach another junction, after a few paces there is a WC sign, keep straight.
Walk past the End zone sign toward buildings on this wide gravel path. On your left past the "Fredericiad Dameroklub" buildings as you go through two iron gates. At the next Y-path junction keep left ignoring the "pedestrian sign" and you just carry on following the coastline until you can see a big white industrial building in front of you.
(1) At the junction with another "pedestrian sign" keep straight with the white silos on your left hand. The path goes slightly down hill with the industrial area on your left curving right as you reach the bottom. Go straight on the pavement past a car park on your right hand and the entrance of "Crossbridge" industry left.
At the beginning of the street turn left (North-West) on the footpath where there is the blue pedestrian and cycle path. When you reach the path junction with the statue (two kids playing) keep straight (left). A few paces later, at the junction with a gravel path, keep straight toward the blue pedestrian and cycling path.
At the next junction, keep straight ahead again on the main wide footpath going past the kids playing area on your left-hand side. When you reach the junction with the gravel path again, keep straight across the community garden towards the blue pedestrian and cyclist path. Now you pass a tiny greenhouse and the community garden on your left.
(2) Keep straight at the next junction with a gravel path and housing on your right; still following the blue pedestrian and cycling path sign. Walk along the end of the canal past its corner ahead of you, and keep straight walking inbetween raised garden wooden boxes. Walk towards the "Grow your city" signpost information board and turn left towards a big car park.
Pass the "Naturpark" iron tower on your right hand keeping straight towards the car park. ''You can make a detour here to go up the free iron tower which gives you a good view of the canal and suspension bridge." When you reach the car park spot the wooden structure in front of you and walk towards it. Now, you have a canal on your right hand.
Go up to this wooden structure to enjoy the view of the boat and bridge in front of you. You have a campsite located on your left. Facing the water, turn right and walk along the pavement, towards the city, with the canal on your left-hand side. Walk along the canalside to reach the end of the port. On the way, you pass the iron tower again but on your right hand. You can also take a look at the alternative shops on your right located in containers.
Then walk across the wooden bridge over the canal to reach the end of the port. At the port corner, take a few steps right towards the road and "Smiddelfart Sparekasse" house. Cross the road with care using the pedestrian crossing straight ahead.
(3) Cross the square in a diagonal (North-West) towards "Efes" café. Take the street left of the café. Walk up the street past "Urbania Street Food" on your left hand. This is a nice stop for refreshments. At the junction with Fynsgade turn left onto it. Cross straight ahead at the junction with Vendersgade. At the next road junction, keep straight again towards "Ungdommen Hus" skate park. Past the old train station on your left, go straight on the footpath with the railway lines left.
(4) At the road junction, turn right for a few paces and seek a footpath going up the bank on your left. Reaching the junction with the wider path, turn left and then left again at the next one towards a memorial. See the monument as you pass. When you get to a bench at the top of some steps, turn right down the footsteps.
When you get to the bottom of the stairs, turn right. Walk inbetween two banks on a single track. The path curves left to reach a road. Cross the road straight ahead using the pedestrian crossing and walk towards the long stairs and go up the bank. At the top of the stairs turn left past a bench. You can spot a lake down the hill left.
Keep straight at the "Slesvigs Bastion" stone then carry on walking as you get views of the city and bridge on your right. Keep straight when you see steps going to the white bridge. On the way enjoy the view of the cemetery and water on your right. At the four ways path junction, turn left towards canons. Pass them on your left hand side.
The path curves right to reach more canons and get to a path junction where you turn left. (You have some roofs in front of you here). At the Y-junction take the path left to cross the bridge over the road. Keep straight past a mast on your left hand then spot a statue on your right down the hill. When you reach the junction with a white tower on your left, keep straight and straight again past the tower on your left hand.
(5) At the next Y-junction keep left on the flat path do not go down. Always keep straight unless you wish to take a detour left to visit the different bastions. Eventually, you walk on a paved footpath past a circle made of stones on your left. At the Y-junction with the red arrow on the wooden post, keep straight on the flat path and keep following this red arrow at the next junction. Enjoy the view of the city streets on the right-hand side.
At the next junction, keep left unless you wish to go down the steps to visit the playground and a bunker. As you walk, you have the playground down the hill on your right. When you reach the next junction, keep straight (right hand) following the red arrow. You can still spot the playground from up the hill on your right.
(6) At the next path junction, keep straight down the hill using footsteps with a wooden handrail going down to the water. At the bottom of the stairs, when you reach the lake, turn right. Walk on the footpath with the lake on your left hand.
When you reach the next path junction, from where you see the second lake in front of you, turn right upstairs. The stairs have a wooden handrail on your right. Walk up the second flight of stairs. Keep left at the top of the hill. When you reach the next T-junction turn left.
(7) Walk to steps where you follow the red arrow sign again but this time keep straight down the hill towards the road. At the road, take the footpath straight ahead with the blue pedestrian sign. At the next junction, go up the hill towards the obelisk and enjoy the view from up there. Walk past it to spot a path with steps going down the hill, take it right.
As you get to the next junction with a big tree on your right, turn sharp left towards the water. Walk down the hill towards the riverside and the "Freder Cia Roklub". At the bottom you reach a paved path, turn sharp right. Go through two iron gates and walk on the cycle path with the buildings and water on your left. Keep walking on this shared cycle path towards the car park and walk to the "Urba Ia Beach bar"and the wooden ring jetty into the water. After enjoying the structure, walk towards behind the "Urba Ia Beach bar" and go up the first flight of stairs.
Cross the road straight ahead and go up the second flight of stairs up the banks. At the top of the bank, turn right and walk back to your car. (S/E)
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