Støvlen — The Boot

In the woods east of Sønderborg there is, for no obvious reason, a colossal wooden hiking boot. Built as a scouting project at the end of the 1980s, the Boot — Støvlen — is four metres high and has an internal staircase up to an observation deck just above the laces. The interior is a barbecue and shelter area, walls scratched with the names of fifty scout troops.

It is signposted off the road south of Augustenborg and reached by a short forest walk. There is no entry fee, no opening hours, and on most days no one else there. A surprising and slightly silly place; bring sausages.

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Støvlen was built for a Danish scout jamboree in 1989 by the local scout group, who needed a centrepiece. The four-metre concrete-and-timber hiking boot stayed, became a barbecue shelter, and is now a minor pilgrimage site for Danish scouts visiting the area.

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