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Hulsig is a settlement and area of moorland and grey sand dunes in the Råbjerg Mile of the Skagens Odde peninsula, in northern Jutland, northern Denmark. The village lies along the Danish national road 40, to the southwest of the town of Skagen. The rugged heath area is protected under the title Hulsig Heath () . Hulsig Station (now a halt) and Hulsig Church (completed in 1894 "Hulsig kirke: historie" , Aalborg Stift. Retrieved 8 November 2013.) are located in the area. Hulsig is home to one of the country's few remaining flocks of dune sheep.
The dunes began to form in the Bronze Age, developing considerably from the 16th to the 18th century. Their formation has been reduced by planting marram grass, heather and pine trees but this has given them as darker look. As a result, they are called "grey dunes" while those closer to the coast, which still attract drifting sand, are known as "white dunes". The area has been protected since 1940. Among the flora in the area are Koeleria glauca, Polypodium, field wormwood, thyme, Galium verum and burnet rose. Bird species include the crane, which has only recently started to breed in the area, bittern, little grebe, red-necked grebe, Eurasian teal, snipe and curlew. "Fredning id 1199", Fredninger.dk. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
A paved cycle track, Hulsigstigen, runs from Skagen to Hulsig. "Hulsig Hede", Toppen af Danmark. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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