Easy · 8 km · 1 hr 5 min
Carlsberg & Frederiksberg Gardens
Elephants, palace views and the old brewery quarter.
Climb gently from Gammel Kongevej to Frederiksberg's romantic gardens and palace hill, peek at the Zoo tower, then descend through Søndermarken to the underground Cisternerne and the granite elephants of the old Carlsberg brewery. Note: bikes are walked inside Frederiksberg Gardens.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head north 50 m
- Turn left onto Tårnborgvej 66 m
- Turn right onto Gammel Kongevej 473 m
- Turn left onto Amicisvej 327 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksberg Allé 65 m
- Turn left onto Frydendalsvej 265 m
- Turn right onto Jacobys Allé 210 m
- Bear right onto Jacobys Allé 53 m
- Turn left onto Pile Allé 182 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 365 m
- Turn right onto the path 123 m
- 1 Frederiksberg Gardens 123 m
- Turn left onto Roskildevej 205 m
- Turn left onto the path 137 m
- 2 Frederiksberg Palace 148 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 549 m
- Turn right onto the path 45 m
- 3 Zoo Tower 45 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 105 m
- Turn left onto Søndre Fasanvej 333 m
- Turn left onto Søndre Fasanvej 230 m
- Turn left onto Bag Søndermarken 211 m
- Turn left onto the path 81 m
- 4 Cisternerne & Søndermarken 81 m
- Turn left onto Bag Søndermarken 91 m
- Turn left onto Valby Langgade 275 m
- Turn right onto the path 26 m
- Turn right onto the path 48 m
- Turn left onto J.C. Jacobsens Gade 35 m
- Turn right onto J.C. Jacobsens Gade 170 m
- Turn right onto the path 46 m
- 5 The Elephant Gate 46 m
- Turn left onto Gamle Carlsberg Vej 108 m
- Turn sharp right onto J.C. Jacobsens Gade 254 m
- Turn right onto Franciska Clausens Plads 354 m
- 6 The Coffee Collective (Carlsberg Byen) 21 m
- Turn right onto the path 37 m
- Turn left onto Vesterfælledvej 552 m
- Turn left onto Vesterbrogade 94 m
- Turn right onto Henrik Ibsens Vej 423 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksberg Allé 23 m
- Turn right onto Nyvej 308 m
- Turn left onto Gammel Kongevej 560 m
- Turn right onto the path 54 m
- 7 Sokkelund Café & Brasserie
Along the way
Stops worth making
2 Frederiksberg Gardens
Romantic canals and herons - park your bike at the gate, cycling isn't allowed inside.
3 Frederiksberg Palace
The yellow baroque palace on the hill, overlooking the gardens it was built for.
4 Zoo Tower
The 1905 wooden observation tower - you can sometimes spot the elephants from outside the fence.
5 Cisternerne & Søndermarken
A dripping underground water reservoir turned art space, beneath a romantic park.
6 The Elephant Gate
Four granite elephants carrying the old Carlsberg brewery tower.
7 The Coffee Collective (Carlsberg Byen)
Bright café at the foot of Pasteurs Tårn in the old brewery quarter.
Website →8 Sokkelund Café & Brasserie
French-leaning all-day brasserie near Frederiksberg Have - dependable post-garden lunch.
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