1.5 kmHattebjerget is a viewpoint in Nyminde Plantation, where the walk ends with a wide-open view. From the platform at the top, the landscape opens up over Nymindestrømmen, Gammelgab and the southwestern part of Ringkøbing Fjord. It is a place where the darker pine trees of the plantation meet the flatter, lighter coastal landscape to the west.
The viewpoint is by Søren Hats Vej and the yellow hiking route in Nyminde. The route passes through forest, dune heath and forest bogs. Around Hattebjerget, the western part is characterised by mountain pine scrub, while the forest farther inland is more sheltered. This makes for a walk with clear changes in light, terrain and views.
Nymindestrømmen was once the outlet of Ringkøbing Fjord, and the watercourse has shifted along the coast over the centuries. In its southernmost part, the stream has become a series of freshwater lakes, while the area around Gammel Gab consists of dunes, dune heath and dune hollows. From Hattebjerget, you see not just water and forest, but traces of a coastal landscape that has never quite stood still.
