Glatved Beach

Glatved Beach is a stony shore on the eastern coast of the Djursland peninsula with deep water close to the waterline. The coast extends for several kilometers and offers a rough, natural beach landscape without significant development.

The southern section was once a site of limestone quarrying with an industrial kiln that operated into the 1950s. This extraction activity reshaped the land and left marks that remain visible in the landscape today.

The beach serves as a gathering place for anglers who arrive during spring and autumn to catch garfish as they migrate between the North Sea and Baltic Sea. This seasonal activity shapes the rhythm of the coast and draws visitors interested in watching this traditional fishing practice.

The beach can be reached via Glatved Strandvej in the south and Skovlystvej near Alsoroe village in the north. Visitors should watch the tides since water becomes deep quickly, and the stony shore can be slippery when wet.

Offshore lie remains of a 65-million-year-old cold water coral reef made of limestone mixed with flint layers. This underwater geological feature is a rare formation that many visitors overlook while walking along the shore.