Hærvejen (
Danish, literally:
the army road, , literally:
oxen way, , literally: oxen path), sometimes referred to in English as the
Ox Road, is the name given to an
ancient trackway in Denmark and
Schleswig-Holstein. The route runs from
Viborg via
Flensburg to
Hamburg, the territory of which it entered at Ochsenzoll ("oxen toll", "toll" in the meaning of "customs") and where it connected with other roads. It has been known by several other names throughout history, most importantly "the Cattle Road" (
Studevejen) and "the Oxen Road" or "Ox Road" (
Oksevejen /
Ochsenweg).
