Cycling around Copenhagen (06.05.2016)

Note that this track has been created a posteriori, i.e., from memory, not automatically recorded.

Trip Summary

We started directly from WakeUpCopenhagen with the bikes that we had rented from there the day before. Our first goal, Utterslev Mose, is towards the northwest from Copenhagen center, so we cycled towards Nørreport, first. At Søerne (The Lakes!), we cycled them up and down once---more, because we were unsure, first, of where to continue, but then also to enjoy this nice area! :-) After that, we followed Tagensvej towards Bispebjerg. At the graveyard of Bispebjerg, we got to see the impressive church Grundtvigskirken, reminding us strongly of the also impressive church in Reykjavík, Iceland. From there, we continued towards Utterslev Mose, a nice recreational area, previously part of the defense system of Copenhagen. There, we met the cycling path #9, which continues along Vestvolden---an impressive defense wall, about 13km long, that stretched from Utterslev Mose all the way towards the sea in the south. We cycled along this structure all the way, until we came to the sea, meeting other main cycling paths there (#4 and #6). Cycling along Brøndby Strand is really nice, not at the leat because of the rich wild life (many different kinds of birds!) there. At Vallensbæk Hafen, we made a nice lunch break at restaurant Krabben---highly recommended! :-) From there, it was only a few minutes to the Arken Museum of Modern Art at Ishøj---what a great musuem, really!! We enjoyed the amazing exhibitions for hours, before turning back. We cycled back along Brøndby Strand, but continued then along Avedøre Holme, an industrial area in the south of Copenhagen. Near Dong Energy power station, which stands there as remarkable architecture, actually, we experienced the sea, large wind mills, and the wind. From there, we crossed over the bridge Kalvebodbroen, where also the highway is crossing over, to get to the other side, i.e., Kalvebod Fælled. Kalvebod Fælled, really, is a very nice area south of Copenhagen with rich wild life and beautiful nature---a place to visit, if one has the chance to! We crossed through this area, northwards, in order to get back to the center of Copenhagen. After all, this, again, was a very nice day on bikes in and around Copenhagen, with fantastic impressions in the wonderful museum Arken! :-)

Photos

Selected photos are available as Google+ photo album.

Useful Resources

Home page of the Arken Museum of Modern Art.
Wikipedia page about cycling in Denmark.