attraction
1 Rosenborg Castle
Christian IV's renaissance castle, home of the crown jewels.
Easy · 10.5 km · 1 hr 20 min
Royal Copenhagen Loop
Castles, crown jewels and the changing of the guard.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
The greatest hits of royal Copenhagen in one easy loop: Rosenborg Castle and the King's Garden, the Marble Church's copper dome, the changing of the guard at Amalienborg, then out along the water to the Gefion Fountain, the Little Mermaid and the star-shaped Kastellet. Time your start so you hit Amalienborg at noon.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head north-east 22 m
- Turn right onto the path 29 m
- Turn left onto the path 58 m
- Turn right onto Øster Voldgade 11 m
- Bear right onto Øster Voldgade 38 m
- Turn right onto the path 50 m
- Continue onto Husalléen 173 m
- Turn right onto the path 46 m
- Turn right onto the path 22 m
- Turn left onto the path 15 m
- Turn right onto the path 49 m
- 1 The King's Garden 81 m
- Turn left onto the path 51 m
- Turn left onto the path 20 m
- Turn left onto Kronprinsessegade 280 m
- Turn right onto Sølvgade 200 m
- Turn left onto Borgergade 127 m
- Turn right onto Hindegade 114 m
- Turn right onto Store Kongensgade 68 m
- Turn left onto Frederiksgade 14 m
- Turn right onto the path 22 m
- 2 The Marble Church 4 m
- Turn left onto the path 22 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksgade 148 m
- Turn right onto Frederiksgade 195 m
- Turn left onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 23 m
- Turn right onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 19 m
- 3 Amalienborg Palace 29 m
- Turn right onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 24 m
- Turn left onto Amalienborg Slotsplads 76 m
- Turn right onto Toldbodgade 515 m
- Turn right onto Nyhavn 263 m
- 4 The Union Kitchen 13 m
- Turn left onto the path 34 m
- Turn right onto Bredgade 845 m
- Turn right onto Esplanaden 158 m
- Turn left onto Ved Kongeporten 380 m
- Turn left onto the path 89 m
- Bear left onto the path 63 m
- Turn left onto the path 536 m
- 5 Gefion Fountain 536 m
- Turn right onto the path 151 m
- Turn left onto Kastellet 245 m
- Bear left onto Ved Norgesporten 105 m
- Turn right onto Langelinie 459 m
- Bear right onto the path 26 m
- Turn left onto the path 19 m
- 6 The Little Mermaid 27 m
- Turn left onto the path 37 m
- Turn right onto Langelinie 440 m
- Turn left onto Ved Norgesporten 105 m
- Bear right onto Ved Norgesporten 101 m
- Turn right onto the path 24 m
- Turn left onto the path 58 m
- 7 Kastellet 46 m
- Turn left onto the path 20 m
- Turn right onto Kastellet 425 m
- Turn right onto Esplanaden 323 m
- Turn left onto Store Kongensgade 728 m
- Continue onto the path 198 m
- Turn left onto the path 23 m
- 8 Apollo Bar 16 m
- Continue onto Lille Kongensgade 175 m
- Turn right onto Kristen Bernikows Gade 257 m
- Turn right onto Christian IX's Gade 645 m
- Turn sharp right onto Øster Voldgade 296 m
- Turn right onto the path 109 m
- 1 Rosenborg Castle (back at the start)
Along the way
Stops worth making
park
2 The King's Garden
Copenhagen's oldest royal garden - walk your bike on the gravel paths.
sight
3 The Marble Church
Frederik's Church and its huge copper dome, axially aligned with Amalienborg and the Opera.
attraction
4 Amalienborg Palace
The royal residence - catch the changing of the guard at noon.
restaurant
5 The Union Kitchen
Lively all-day brunch spot just off Nyhavn - refuel before the harbour stretch.
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monument
6 Gefion Fountain
The goddess Gefion ploughing Zealand out of Sweden - Copenhagen's most dramatic fountain.
monument
7 The Little Mermaid
Smaller than you expect, busier than you hope - but you ride right past, so stop anyway.
park
8 Kastellet
A perfectly preserved star fortress - ride the ramparts slowly and mind the pedestrians.
restaurant
9 Apollo Bar
Airy courtyard café-bar inside Kunsthal Charlottenborg, a calm oasis at the mouth of Nyhavn.
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