Pontoppidanruten - cycle route

Frederikssund

Pontoppidanruten – cycle route

The cycle route offers a ride through the beautiful peninsula Hornsherred the way it appears today. The Pontoppidan route will lead you past Selsø Church, with its postcard beauty, through Skibby and onwards to Skuldelev.

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Frederikssund

The Danish author Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943) received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917 for his authentic portrayal of everyday life in Denmark, including in his short story collection “From the Huts” and the novel “The Promised Land”. Both works are clearly inspired by everyday life among the countryside residents and the experiences Pontoppidan had during the years he lived in Østby with his family.

The bike route offers a ride through the beautiful peninsula Hornsherred the way it appears today. However, while some things are different, the landscape, the church, the prebendal house, and many other things remain the way they were during Pontoppidan’s time. The Pontoppidan route will lead you past Selsø Church, with its postcard beauty, through Skibby and onwards to Skuldelev.

Length: 21,5 kilometer

The Fjord path

The Fjord path is one of Denmark’s most beautiful bike routes

Length: 275 kilometer

The panorama route

Experience the beautiful ice age landscapes, which characterize Fjordlandet and Skjoldungernes Land National Park

Length: 27 kilometer

The Ice Age route

Try Istidsruten (the Ice Age route) and go on a ride through the earliest history of Denmark – a story that is told through the landscape.

Lenght: 390 kilometer – divided into stages

The Jyllinge loop

Ride past burial mounds that bear testimony to life and death many thousands of years ago

Length: 22 kilometer

Grand Départ-route

In 2022, the Grand Départ riders passed through the scenic Fjordlandet along Denmark’s most beautiful fjords, Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord. Jump on the bike yourself and try out the route

About us

Fjordlandet, or Fjord Country, covers the scenic areas around Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord. The towns and landscape of Fjordlandet are filled with vibrant stories, while its harbours are abuzz with activity. On a summer day you’ll encounter beach guests, sailors, fishermen, nature lovers, birdwatchers, history buffs and Viking enthusiasts.