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Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark

DK

The Ridge Trail is rich in cultural heritage, taking you past Bronze-Age burial sites such as the Verhøj, a 121 m burial mound which marks the highest point in the whole of the geopark territory.Explore richly forested areas around the Vejrhøj Arch and the Rørvig Peninsula.Learn how the geopark promotes awareness of biodiversity and geodiversity through school visits, public outreach, and restoration projects like the dead ice landscape on the Egebjerg Peninsula.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationDK
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 35,500 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as The Ridge Trail is rich in cultural heritage, taking you past Bronze-Age burial sites such as the Verhøj, a 121 m burial mound which marks the highest point in the whole of the geopark territory.Explore richly forested areas around the Vejrhøj Arch and the Rørvig Peninsula.Learn how the geopark promotes awareness of biodiversity and geodiversity through school visits, public outreach, and restoration projects like the dead ice landscape on the Egebjerg Peninsula. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.

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