 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").The road runs more or less along the watershed of the Jutland Peninsula, known as the "Jyske Højderyg" (Jutland Ridge), similar to the ridgeways in England.By using this route one could avoid rivers, or ford them close to their origins where they were still shallow.