The coastline of Djursland in Denmark is 260 kilometers long as measured from the ferry berth in Voer in the middle of Randers Fjord ending at Avlsgård in Aarhus Bay to the south.

The variation is due to wind and tidal driven fluctuations in the proportion of Atlantic and Baltic water around Djursland.

[3] The coastline of Djursland can be divided into 4 regions: The brackish shoreline of Randers Fjord The shallow waters of the north coast The exposed stony east coast The sheltered bays to the south To the northwest the Djursland peninsula borders Randers Fjord.

The bottom along the coastline consists of claylike silt, and one has to go quite far out to reach any significant depth in many places.

In many places banks of reeds reach all the way into the fjord, making it impossible to walk along the coast.

This lack of accessibility is characteristic for the north eastern borders of the Djursland peninsula in Randers Fjord.

Each spring big schools of herring migrate into the fjord all the way to Randers Harbor 30 kilometres inland.

This 2.5 kilometer stretch is a nationally and internationally known place for recreational angling for herring, mainly in spring.

This is one of the good places in the fjord to catch sea trout according to the local anglers club, SMIFF.

[8] Closest to mainland Jutland at St. Sjørup and at Lystrup there is a semi permanent sand bar along the coast.

The shallow waters of the north coast warm up quickly in summer, and this contributes to their recreational value, including the child friendliness of these beaches.

Land is being added, as opposed to the east coast of Djursland where coastal erosion occurs several places.

[8] On the north coast six sandy beaches suitable for swimming are described in the Coastal Map Folder covering Djursland.

At St. Sjørup the transition between land and sea consists of often lush salt tolerant vegetation.

Here the uninhabited Kattegat island, Hjelm, lies 6 kilometers due east of the tip of the Hasnæs peninsula.

This east coast is relatively current rich with open unrestricted water all the way across the Kattegat Sea to Sweden.

Another exception from the stony beaches of the east coast is the lime cliff coastline of Sangstrup and Karlby.

[4] At Rugård one can see a wooded hill consisting of ball clay with large tilted beech trees sliding into the sea.

[4] On the Coastal Map two sandy beaches for swimming are registered on the east coast of Djursland.

[9] In part as rock like blocks taken from heavily cracked but massive underground formations that are close to the surface on eastern Djursland.

Such as by Glatved located in moraine deposits from the last ice age in a mix with gravel and sand.

[4] From a recreational point of view the stony east coast of Djursland is interesting for anglers and snorkelers, who are out to catch fish or do underwater photography.

This combined with that it gets deep fast, facilitates varied sea life close to the shore on the east coast of Djursland.

In the more enclosed bays there isn't the same exchange of water as on the exposed eastern shores of Djursland facing the Kattegat Sea.