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1 Dronning Louises Bro
The busiest bike bridge in the world at rush hour - grab the railing and watch the flow.
Easy · 4.9 km · 50 min
Nørrebro: Beyond the PostcardA safe cycling route in Copenhagen
The real, everyday Nørrebro - not just Superkilen and home again.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
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Norrebro beyond the postcard. From Dronning Louises Bro into car-free Blagardsgade, past the brewery on Ryesgade, through green Assistens Cemetery and up charming Jaegersborggade for coffee and small plates, then out to Superkilen's global park and back along Norrebroparken. The most-cycled neighbourhood in the city, eaten and drunk the way locals do it.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head north-west on Dronning Louises Bro 15 m
- Turn left onto Nørrebrogade 184 m
- Turn left onto Blågårdsgade 505 m
- 1 Blagardsgade 505 m
- Turn right onto Nørrebrogade 66 m
- Turn left onto Ravnsborggade 346 m
- 2 Norrebro Bryghus 11 m
- Turn right onto Ryesgade 66 m
- Turn right onto Sankt Hans Gade 191 m
- Turn left onto Sankt Hans Torv 52 m
- Turn right onto Guldbergsgade 303 m
- Turn left onto Peter Fabers Gade 382 m
- Turn right onto the path 63 m
- 3 Assistens Cemetery 63 m
- Turn right onto Kapelvej 65 m
- Turn right onto Poppelalléen 555 m
- Continue onto Jægersborggade 168 m
- 4 Jaegersborggade 76 m
- 5 Manfreds 14 m
- Turn right onto Jægersborggade 81 m
- 6 The Coffee Collective (Jaegersborggade) 27 m
- Turn right onto Stefansgade 147 m
- Turn left onto Nordbanegade 225 m
- Turn right onto Skodsborggade 86 m
- Turn left onto Nørrebrogade 14 m
- Bear right onto the path 58 m
- Continue onto Nørrebrogade 151 m
- 7 Superkilen 20 m
- Turn left onto the path 364 m
- Turn left onto the path 21 m
- Turn right onto the path 32 m
- Bear right onto the path 34 m
- 8 Norrebroparken
Along the way
Stops worth making
sight
2 Blagardsgade
A car-free Norrebro street with a leftist heart - playgrounds, falafel, cafes and Sankt Hans Torv around the corner.
bar
3 Norrebro Bryghus
The neighbourhood's pioneering microbrewery - tanks behind the bar and a full kitchen.
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sight
4 Assistens Cemetery
Where H.C. Andersen and Kierkegaard rest - locals use it as a park, and so should you.
sight
5 Jaegersborggade
The city's most charming little street - bakeries, ceramics, natural wine and tiny restaurants end to end.
restaurant
6 Manfreds
Vegetable-led small plates and natural wine - the relaxed Jaegersborggade classic.
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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 Superkilen
The red square and the black market - Norrebro's global identity laid out as one wild park.
park
9 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...