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1 The Lakes at Søtorvet
Where the lakes meet the old city - the Søtorvet facades behind you are pure Paris.
Easy · 5.7 km · 45 min
The Lakes Loop
One lap of the five lakes - the city's favourite short ride.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
A gentle lap of Copenhagen's lakes on dedicated paths, with swans, herons and the Søtorvet facades for company. Stop for coffee on the deck at Kaffesalonen, round the Planetarium at the southern end, and finish with a brasserie dinner on Sankt Hans Torv.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head south-west 97 m
- 1 Dronning Louises Bro 40 m
- Continue onto the path 49 m
- Turn right onto Dronning Louises Bro 201 m
- Turn left onto Peblinge Dossering 109 m
- Turn left onto Peblinge Dossering 6 m
- Turn right onto Peblinge Dossering 63 m
- 2 Kaffesalonen 484 m
- Turn left onto the path 224 m
- Turn right onto Vester Søgade 748 m
- Turn right onto Gammel Kongevej 167 m
- 3 Tycho Brahe Planetarium 6 m
- Continue onto Gammel Kongevej 161 m
- Turn left onto Vester Søgade 215 m
- Turn right onto Herholdtsgade 98 m
- Turn left onto Nyropsgade 355 m
- Turn right onto Dahlerupsgade 99 m
- Turn right onto Vester Farimagsgade 687 m
- Turn left onto the path 131 m
- Turn right onto Nørre Farimagsgade 92 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksborggade 886 m
- 4 Sebastopol 633 m
- Turn left onto the path 171 m
- Turn right onto the path 24 m
- 1 The Lakes at Søtorvet (back at the start)
Along the way
Stops worth making
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2 Dronning Louises Bro
The busiest bike bridge in the world at rush hour - grab the railing and watch the flow.
sight
4 Tycho Brahe Planetarium
The cylindrical landmark at the south end of the lakes.
restaurant
5 Sebastopol
Parisian-style brasserie on lively Sankt Hans Torv - prime people-watching.
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