Hillerød station is the terminus of one of the radials of the S-train network as well as several local railway lines.

The town is surrounded by the former royal forests of Gribskov to the north and Store Dyrehave to the south.

It was never officially incorporated as a market town but prospered from ample privileges afforded by successive monarchs, although it experienced a setback when Frederick IV moved court to Fredensborg Palace in the 1720s.

[5][6] Foss A/S, a major provider of high-tech analytical solutions for the global food industry, is based in Hillerød.

Novo Nordisk and FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnology are other major employers with expanding sites in Hillerød's industrial park.

The characteristics of business life in Hillerød are primarily pharmaceutical industry, knowledge, production and education.

This is the gathering spot for the cultural life of Hillerød - with exhibitions, music and theatre.

Hillerød is surrounded by some of the most extensive woodlands in Denmark, with Store Dyrehave to the south and the forests of Gribskov to the north.

Gribskov is the fourth largest connected woodland in the country and both of the forests are rich with wild game, primarily deer.

Just east of Gribskov is Esrum Sø, the second largest lake in Denmark and a few kilometers northeast of Hillerøds city center is Fredensborg Palace and its extensive baroque gardens, on the east coast of Lake Esrum.

Scattered around the vicinity of Hillerød, is a number of smaller settlements and villages like Tulstrup, Ullerød, Gadevang, Nødebo, Sørup and Ny Hammersholt.