The total length of the route is in excess of 3,600 km and its winding roads cover even the more remote parts of the country - however not Bornholm and the Kattegat islands. It is made up of an interconnected network of routes and never traverses the same road twice. 

Signposting of the Marguerite Route
The Marguerite Route is marked by square roadside signs depicting a yellow-white marguerite daisy flower on a brown background. The route is accessible to cars and motorbikes throughout, however, part of the way it travels along very narrow country lanes that are not suitable for busses and campervans. Only in one exceptional case - on the stretch crossing the Great Belt Bridge - does it follow the motorway. Since the route in many places follow smaller and less trafficked roads, large parts of it is also very well suited for cyclists.

Who's responsible for the Marguerite Route?
The Danish Outdoor Council is the Secretariat for the Marguerite Route. The Council - in cooperation with municipalities, tourist agencies and other central actors in the field- continuously modernises the route network and its administration.

The Marguerite Route is indicated on the map of Denmark on visitdenmark.com. The map also allows you to add campsites, restaurants, golf courses or other tourist attractions that appeal to you.

On the website kort.netkvik.dk/marguerit you can define a route to/from any point in Denmark and it will help you find the shortest way along the Marguerite Route. Subsequently you can calculate the length of the route and receive a detailed printable route guide.

Visit the special YouTube channel and be inspired to experiences along the Marguerite Route.

www.youtube.com/margueritruten  
 

Politikens Forlag has published the travel book "Turen går til Margueritruten - På opdagelse i Danmark" (Touring the Marguerite Route - Exploring Denmark) which covers the complete route network with descriptions of the many sights along the way. You can purchase the book from book shops throughout the country or online from the Politiken Publishing House's Website. (Note. The book is only in Danish). 

"Se Danmark fra Margueritruten" (See Denmark from the Marguerite Route) is a two DVD box set released to coincide with the celebration of the Marguerite Route's 15th anniversary. The two DVDs feature more than three hours of TV filmed on route in 2005. You can buy the DVD box set online from Scanmap's website (only in Danish).

From the Danish Forest and Nature Agency's website udinaturen.dk (select Naturruter/Margueritruten), you can download coordinates to use on your GPS for ten predefined stages of the Marguerite Route. The site also allows you to download driving directions for the ten stages. (Note: The site is in Danish).

It was the Danish Tourist Board's then manager in New York, Aksel Dessau, who in the late 1970s suggested that a number of so-called "green roads" be established throughout Denmark, but it was not till the formation of the Joint Council of the Danish Tourist Trade in 1987 that the idea was realised. The driving force behind the revived idea was the Council's Director, Jørgen Hansen, and on 24 April 1991, Queen Margrethe could officially cut the ribbon to open Denmark's first scenic tourist route. The route by the way is named after the queen's favourite flower, the marguerite daisy.

Since 2001, The Outdoor Council has owned the route and with the project "The Marguerite Route into the 21st Century" the Council has since 2008 co-operated with VisitDenmark, the tourist agencies and other central organisations in order to upgrade both the actual route network as well as the administration of the route.