sight
1 Assistens Cemetery
Where H.C. Andersen and Kierkegaard rest - locals use it as a park, and so should you.
Easy · 2.1 km · 35 min
Poets, Graves & the Quiet Side of CopenhagenA safe cycling route in Copenhagen
A still, beautiful, different ride among writers and green calm.
Sights & culture
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Your route, stop by stop
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A gentle, reflective loop for a slow morning. The heart of it is Assistens Cemetery, where H.C. Andersen and Soren Kierkegaard rest under old trees that locals treat as a park. Pair it with the city's most charming little street, Jaegersborggade, for porridge, sourdough and quiet coffee, and the green calm of Norrebroparken. Beautiful, contemplative and unlike any other route here.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head south-east 24 m
- Turn right onto the path 35 m
- Turn left onto the path 67 m
- 1 H.C. Andersen's Grave 10 m
- Turn left onto the path 21 m
- Turn left onto Poppelalléen 69 m
- Turn right onto the path 40 m
- Turn left onto the path 141 m
- 2 Soren Kierkegaard's Grave 146 m
- Turn left onto the path 35 m
- Turn right onto Poppelalléen 423 m
- Continue onto Jægersborggade 168 m
- 3 Jaegersborggade 112 m
- 4 Meyers Bageri (Jaegersborggade) 55 m
- Turn left onto Jagtvej 56 m
- Turn left onto Bjelkes Allé 341 m
- Turn left onto Stefansgade 55 m
- Turn left onto Jægersborggade 48 m
- 5 Grod 21 m
- 6 The Coffee Collective (Jaegersborggade) 27 m
- Turn left onto Stefansgade 8 m
- Turn right onto the path 19 m
- Turn right onto the path 175 m
- 7 Norrebroparken
Along the way
Stops worth making
monument
2 H.C. Andersen's Grave
The fairy-tale writer's simple headstone in Assistens - pilgrims still leave flowers.
monument
3 Soren Kierkegaard's Grave
The philosopher's family plot, a quiet corner of Assistens worth seeking out.
sight
4 Jaegersborggade
The city's most charming little street - bakeries, ceramics, natural wine and tiny restaurants end to end.
cafe
5 Meyers Bageri (Jaegersborggade)
Claus Meyer's neighbourhood bakery - sourdough, snails and rye.
restaurant
6 Grod
The original porridge bar - sweet and savoury bowls all day, plus great brunch.
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cafe
7 The Coffee Collective (Jaegersborggade)
Flagship of Copenhagen's leading roaster, on the city's most charming little street.
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park
8 Norrebroparken
The long green stretch the Green Path runs straight through.
The essentials
The 3 rules that keep you safe in Copenhagen
However you got here, start with these. They are the rules visitors get wrong most often, and the ones that carry a fine.
Ride in the bike lane - always
Where there is a cycle track (the raised lane between the pavement and the road), you must use it - riding on the sidewa...
Lights on after dark
From dusk to dawn you must have a white light at the front and a red light at the rear, visible from 300 metres. Steady...
Keep your phone in your pocket
Using a handheld phone while cycling is illegal in Denmark and fined around 1,000 kr. That includes texting at red light...