Hey everyone,
I’m planning my first ever bikepacking trip (!!!) and I’d really appreciate your thoughts, advice and knowledge about the Danish landscape and best routes before I set off.
I'll travel in July. Gravel bike. Tent, but also hotels and camping.
Here’s the rough itinerary – but suggestions are very welcome:
- Saturday: Start in Hamburg → Lübeck
- Sunday: Lübeck → Fehmarn
- Monday: Fehmarn → Maribo
- Tuesday: Maribo → Møns Klint (is it really worth the detour? I’ve seen people here rave about it)
- Wednesday: Møns Klint → Næstved
- Thursday: Næstved → Copenhagen
- Friday: Day trip to Malmö + Lund → back to Copenhagen
- Saturday: Helsingør (and back to Copenhagen)
- Sunday: Train back
A few things I’m wondering:
- Is this too ambitious for a first trip, or reasonably doable?
- What would you change? Where would you go?
- How’s the cycling infrastructure and wind conditions along this route (especially Fehmarn → Denmark)?
- Is Møns Klint worth the extra effort, or would you adjust the route?
- Any must-know tips for this region (campsites, ferries, food stops, or things to avoid)?
I’m trying to balance challenge with actually enjoying the ride and testing the equipment and myself.
Curious to hear your thoughts, especially if you’ve done parts of this route or something similar.
Thanks a lot!
by Successful_Being1048
2 Comments
I’ve done this exact route! It’s not too ambitious. It’s a very forgiving ride. Can get rather windy around Denmark, but nothing too crazy
Can’t say much about the route itself, but I live in Hamburg and have ridden through Denmark quite often (mostly on the West Island). The cycling infrastructure is generally really good with separated bike paths along roads. Sometimes there’s just a shoulder, but I’ve never really encountered any problems.
Hamburg to Lübeck should be pretty unproblematic, there are some really nice country roads out there so be sure to check out Komoot for highlighted sections. The bike lanes are often subpar in Germany so I’d suggest sticking to smaller roads. That being said I rarely have problems with drivers