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1 Frederiksberg Alle
A grand double avenue of lime trees running dead straight to the gardens - the city's most elegant approach.
Easy · 8.9 km · 1 hr 20 min
A Little Paris: The Frederiksberg RideA safe cycling route in Copenhagen
Elegant, green and a little bit Paris-on-a-bike.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
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The genteel side of the city. Roll up the lime-tree avenue of Frederiksberg Alle, browse foodie Vaernedamsvej, then take in the romantic canals of Frederiksberg Have, the little Storm P. Museum, the woods and underground cisterns of Sondermarken, and the reborn brewery lanes of Carlsberg City under their granite elephants. Wine bars and bakeries the whole way.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head south on Frederiksberg Allé 13 m
- Turn left onto Vesterbrogade 7 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksberg Allé 22 m
- Turn right onto Værnedamsvej 101 m
- 1 Vaernedamsvej 52 m
- 2 Falernum 153 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksberg Allé 865 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 12 m
- Turn right onto Pile Allé 200 m
- Turn left onto the path 114 m
- Turn left onto the path 50 m
- 3 Frederiksberg Gardens 164 m
- Turn right onto Pile Allé 200 m
- Turn right onto Pile Allé 170 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 386 m
- Turn right onto the path 57 m
- 4 Frederiksberg Palace 57 m
- Turn left onto Roskildevej 386 m
- Turn left onto Pile Allé 415 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksberg Runddel 13 m
- 5 Storm P. Museum 13 m
- Turn right onto Pile Allé 1.2 km
- Turn right onto Bag Søndermarken 91 m
- Turn right onto the path 81 m
- 6 Sondermarken 81 m
- Turn right onto Bag Søndermarken 211 m
- Turn right onto Søndre Fasanvej 230 m
- Turn right onto Søndre Fasanvej 333 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 145 m
- Turn right onto the path 221 m
- 7 Cisternerne 36 m
- Turn right onto the path 25 m
- Turn right onto Roskildevej 586 m
- Turn right onto Bakkegårds Allé 225 m
- Turn left onto Rahbeks Allé 117 m
- Turn right onto the path 273 m
- Turn right onto Ny Carlsberg Vej 22 m
- Turn left onto the path 83 m
- Bear right onto the path 35 m
- 8 Carlsberg City (Carlsberg Byen) 62 m
- Turn right onto Franciska Clausens Plads 226 m
- Turn left onto Ny Carlsberg Vej 122 m
- 9 The Elephant Gate 36 m
- Turn left onto Ottilia Jacobsens Plads 156 m
- Turn right onto J.C. Jacobsens Gade 104 m
- Turn sharp left onto Gamle Carlsberg Vej 161 m
- 10 Visit Carlsberg
Along the way
Stops worth making
sight
2 Vaernedamsvej
The "little Paris" food street straddling Vesterbro and Frederiksberg - wine shops, cheese, flowers and bistros.
bar
3 Falernum
A buzzing little wine bar on Vaernedamsvej - by-the-glass lists and small plates spilling onto the street.
park
4 Frederiksberg Gardens
Romantic canals and herons - park your bike at the gate, cycling isn't allowed inside.
sight
5 Frederiksberg Palace
The yellow baroque palace on the hill, overlooking the gardens it was built for.
attraction
6 Storm P. Museum
A small, charming museum of the beloved Danish cartoonist and humorist, by Frederiksberg Runddel.
park
7 Sondermarken
The wilder, wooded park across the road from Frederiksberg Have.
attraction
8 Cisternerne
A dripping underground water reservoir turned art space, beneath Sondermarken.
sight
9 Carlsberg City (Carlsberg Byen)
The old brewery grounds reborn as a quarter of cobbled lanes, towers and the famous elephant gate.
monument
10 The Elephant Gate
Four granite elephants carrying the old Carlsberg brewery tower.
attraction
11 Visit Carlsberg
The brewery experience in the historic buildings - beer history, dray horses and a tasting bar.
Website →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
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Lights on after dark
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Keep your phone in your pocket
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