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Bike route Flensburg - Wassersleben - Schusterkate (border D/DK) - Kollund - Dubjerg - Honsnap - Ensted Nature Park - Aabenraa - Haderslev - Binderup Strandskov - Kolding - Skaerbaek - Fredericia - Velje - Juelsminde - Snaptum - Horsenes - Sovind - Hou - Aarhus
This is the first of two parts of the bike route Flensburg - Aarhus - Copenhagen.
The first part of the bike route Flensburg - Copenhagen ends in Aarhus. From Århus to Sjællands Odde, the route continues by car ferry, which costs between 470 kr and 750 kr depending on the time of day at the standard rate, and the crossing takes 2 hours 22 minutes. It is recommended not to buy the ferry ticket to Odde only on the day of departure at Molslinjen, as only the normal fare is available on the day of departure. Furthermore, it should be noted that the departure location is no longer at Dokk1 but 5 km further towards the sea.
Author’s recommendation
Long-distance bike path number 5 from Aabenraa, until then number 8
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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FlensburgAabenraa
Kolding
Vejle
Juelsminde
Horsens
Aarhus
Snaptun
Tips and suggestions
Transport connections in Denmark via webapp.rejseplanen.dk.
Bus line Sydtrafik, for train booking, ferry Molslinjen.
Current Covid rules at covidtravelrules.dk/en, Covid test appointments at covidresults.dk.
The very useful Shelter app for accommodations is available for free in the Play Store.
Roadbook
At the starting point Flensburg, it is advisable to once again buy travel provisions cheaply in the supermarkets, but also to visit the harbor and the Museumsberg with the well-traveled Idstedt lion. Along the Baltic Sea, the route first goes uphill and then downhill through the forest to the beach of Wassersleben. After a short climb, it goes right downhill to the Schusterkate border crossing and the beginning of the Gendarmensteig. On the way to Kollund, there are already the first two shelter sites as overnight possibilities. Some shelters, mostly solid wooden buildings with about 6 sleeping places each, can be reserved in advance, some cost a little, some have more and others less comfort. The details can be found in the excellent Shelter app by Peter Gjoel.
After the beautiful entry passage, you get to know the fragmented Danish coastal landscape. The path goes repeatedly uphill and downhill on bike path 8, through the villages of Dubjerg, Honsnap, Ensted to Aabenraa, where bike path 5 joins. A visit to the pedestrian zone of Aabenraa with an ATM for the first Danish currency and the tourist information is practically a must. The further route to Haderslev is also heavily developed for tourism. Via Binderup Strandskov, Kolding is reached. Worth seeing here are the pedestrian zone, Akseltorf square, St. Nicholas Church, and Koldinghus Castle, the former royal residence. By studying the georeferenced images, further art treasures can be discovered.
Via Fredericia, Velje is then reached by bike, famous for its architecture in the bay through which bike path 8 also passes. Juelsminde is very touristic, but Snaptum offers something interesting for nature lovers. Via Boller Castle, where a round through the castle forest is also worthwhile, for example to reach the shelter, Horsens is reached. The bike path 8 follows the Baltic Sea coast via Sovind and Hou to Aarhus.
Schusterkate
Frigård Camping
Aabenraa
Kolding
Vejle
Hedensted Municipality › North-west: Juelsminde Harbour and Marina
Juelsminde
Snaptun
Schloss Boller
Horsens
Aarhus
Aarhus Fiskerhavn
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The arrival/departure by public transport is interesting for such a tour. Since the quality of rental bikes is said not to be very good, I decided to bring my own bike. During the research, it turned out that the ticket with bike transport from Austria to Flensburg/D cannot be booked online but requires booking at the ticket counter in Germany. In the course of this booking, almost 2 months in advance, it became apparent that bike transport on the return trip is not possible within an entire week. So, no booking was made and further consideration took place. For the return trip from Copenhagen, I looked at Flixbus: bike transport from Copenhagen via Berlin to Prague is possible without problems and can also be booked online with an 8 Euro surcharge (as of 2021). So, only the outbound trip was booked with the Deutsche Bahn. The Czech railways have enough bike spaces in international trains to Linz, and bikes can be booked online. However, it is recommended to bring a strap for bike fixation.
On the day of departure, it was found that bike transport was not possible due to rail replacement service in Austria (despite a valid bike ticket). The ÖBB, which organized this rail replacement service, declared itself not responsible because the ticket was booked with Deutsche Bahn. The issue was to drive the first section with your own car including bike and get reimbursed for the car trip. The railway contacted for this did not respond before departure. The reimbursement concerning the first leg of the trip with the car (2 x 45 km) is still pending.
A little story to embellish the behavior of Deutsche Bahn a bit: Since the ICE departing 2 hours earlier was reached by car travel, it was no problem to use the ICE departing 2 hours earlier in Austria despite train reservation. After Passau, however, it was the end: 4 instead of 3 on the generously sized bike area in the Silberpfeil - impossible, just like sitting in the train 2 hours earlier. The justification, to surely reach the connection in Nuremberg for the last connection to Hamburg was irrelevant. The correct train then stood on the way to Nuremberg after two hours of waiting by me, 40 minutes due to a defective freight train ahead - just as feared. "Fortunately," the connecting train Munich - Hamburg was also delayed...
Regarding buses and trains in Denmark: everything is very expensive and bike transport is enormously complicated. The interregional bus does not take bikes, although the buses look the same as the regional Sydtrafik line. For a bike, 2 zones are charged, which is 24 DKK. For the train, a Danish phone number must be called in advance for bike transport, then payment is made for the bike and reservation, while passenger reservation is free.
Directions
Arrival in Flensburg is possible
Parking
Parking is best before the border in Wassersleben
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Equipment
Sleeping bag and mat for the shelters
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions