To the northwest the Djursland peninsula borders Randers Fjord.
This narrow, 30 kilometre long wetland, cuts into mainland Jutland.
The fjord is the outlet for Denmark's longest river, Gudenå.
The fresh water from the river mixes with salt water in the fjord.
Along the fjord meadows and swamps often go directly into the fjord without any beaches.
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.
These conditions are not favourable for beach life.
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.

There is no recreational potential to speak of for swimming and bathing in Randers Fjord, but there is  potential for boating and fishing.
The wetlands are also a habitat for wildlife.
Sea trout and salmon migrate up the fjord to Gudenå and its tributaries.
A local subspecies of herring spawn in the fjord.
Each spring big schools of herring migrate into the fjord all the way to Randers Harbor 30 kilometres inland.

Even though there are lots of fish in the fjord, local knowledge is often required to catch the fish, and to find the places where one can get down to the shores free of reed banks, which are also good for fishing.

By Kanaløen (The Channel Island) there is a bulwark in connection with a dug out shipping channel.
Here it gets deep right from the bulwark.
This 2.5 kilometer stretch is a nationally and internationally known place for recreational angling for herring, mainly in spring.
 The place lies just south of the visitors' centre, Kyst og Fjordcentret, (The Coast and Fjord Centre) and next to a ferry berth and small marina by the village, Voer.
In Voer there is a ferry crossing the fjord to Mellerup with the mini ferry Ragna taking 5 minutes to cross the fjord, with a capacity of 3 – 4 cars at a time.
Just north of the Coast and Fjord Centre the coastline is accessible in waders.
This is one of the good places in the fjord to catch sea trout according to the local anglers club, SMIFF.
To the northwest the Djursland peninsula borders Randers Fjord. This narrow, 30 kilometre long wetland, cuts into mainland Jutland. The fjord is the outlet for Denmark's longest river, Gudenå. The fresh water from the river mixes with salt water in the fjord. Along the fjord meadows and swamps often go directly into the fjord without any beaches. 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. These conditions are not favourable for beach life. 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.
There is no recreational potential to speak of for swimming and bathing in Randers Fjord, but there is  potential for boating and fishing. The wetlands are also a habitat for wildlife. Sea trout and salmon migrate up the fjord to Gudenå and its tributaries. A local subspecies of herring spawn in the fjord. Each spring big schools of herring migrate into the fjord all the way to Randers Harbor 30 kilometres inland.
Even though there are lots of fish in the fjord, local knowledge is often required to catch the fish, and to find the places where one can get down to the shores free of reed banks, which are also good for fishing.
By Kanaløen (The Channel Island) there is a bulwark in connection with a dug out shipping channel. Here it gets deep right from the bulwark. This 2.5 kilometer stretch is a nationally and internationally known place for recreational angling for herring, mainly in spring.  The place lies just south of the visitors' centre, Kyst og Fjordcentret, (The Coast and Fjord Centre) and next to a ferry berth and small marina by the village, Voer. In Voer there is a ferry crossing the fjord to Mellerup with the mini ferry Ragna taking 5 minutes to cross the fjord, with a capacity of 3 – 4 cars at a time. Just north of the Coast and Fjord Centre the coastline is accessible in waders. This is one of the good places in the fjord to catch sea trout according to the local anglers club, SMIFF.
Coastline of Djursland