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4 “Cycling makes you feel good” Lone Anker has no doubt about the best way to experience Bornholm: sitting on a bicycle with the wind in your hair and your hands on the handlebars. Ever since a foot injury put an abrupt end to her running pursuits a few years ago, she has truly enjoyed taking bike trips from her home in Allinge. In summer, she prefers to bike at least once a day with her dog Pippi, a five-year-old Bichon Frisé who sits comfortably in her basket attached to the handlebars of Lone’s powder blue, seven-gear Winther bicycle. When the weather is warm, they often start the day with an early bike ride, together with Lone’s husband Steffen. They coast down through the slowly waking town – across the cobblestones along the waterfront, past yachting holidaymakers on their way to the baker’s, through the narrow winding streets lined with many pleasant guesthouses, past Nordbornholms Røgeri smokehouse and restaurant – before reaching their final destination: the small, secluded Næs bathing beach at the southern edge of Allinge where they take a morning dip, before enjoying coffee and sandwiches on the rocks. “The atmosphere at Næs is unique in the morning. The beach is not very big and it’s actually inside the town limits. That’s why many locals bathe here and, if you come here every morning, you soon get to know the other morning bathers and their routines,” Lone says. After working hours, Pippi and Lone like to set out on the bike again. This is when they usually cycle out of town to Marie’s Kiosk at Hammerhavn harbour at the foot of the Hammershus castle ruin. Here, locals get together on two benches with a sea view behind the kiosk, which serves coffee, home-baked goods and freshly made sandwiches. Pippi and Lone take longer bike rides whenever they have time. Sometimes they take one of their favourite routes all the way to Hammershus across the island, through Slotslyngen wood, past the “hidden” sculpture park near Stenløsevej, past the whitewashed round church of Olsker, down the long hill to Tejn and from there back along the coast to Allinge. “A ride like that makes me feel good. I love to feel the fresh air against my face, smell the sea air and plants, listen to the cry of seagulls and the crashing of the waves, and enjoy the sight of the yellow rocky coastline. Cycling through the Bornholm countryside stimulates all your senses. It lets you forget your daily troubles for a while and lose yourself in the experience,” Lone believes. “I fully understand why people want to experience Bornholm by bike. We have a network of signposted cycling tracks extending more than 230 kilometres. Bornholm has routes for everyone, regardless of their physical fitness or age. You can easily cycle around Bornholm even if you haven’t trained yourself up for it. All you have to do is divide the trip into small stretches,” she says, adding: “The terrain and countryside are incredibly varied and you can ride on cycling paths and tracks almost the whole way. There are lots of places where you can stop for a tasty bite to eat, go for a swim or see an interesting sight. And not only that, outdoor exercise is good for you, too, and puts you in a good mood.”
How to use this guide Bornholm has more than 230 kilometres of signposted cycling routes winding their way across the length and breadth of the island – through woods, along coasts, down small country roads and, usually, far from motorised traffic. All cycling routes on Bornholm are signposted with green signs and a number indicating the route you are biking on. If the sign has no arrows, it means you should bike straight ahead. The routes are part of Denmark’s cycling network and is also why the numbering of Bornholm’s routes starts with route 10, as this is part of the national cycling route. Routes 21–26 are regional routes, and in addition we have 8 recommended routes, 1 children’s route, and 2 mountain bike routes. (The recommended route numbers are not displayed on the signs along the cycling tracks, as these sign numbers indicate the national and regional numbering systems. The centre pages show a map of Bornholm with all routes drawn in. Digital route maps Each route has a QR code and two website addresses. If you have a smart phone with Internet access, you can scan the QR code http://veloroutes.org/r/72308 http://g.co/maps/v9tg and go directly to a very accurate route map. You can also use the free “ScanLife” app available at the App Store or the Android Market. The route map found at velo-routes.org also shows contour lines in addition to route directions. 5
Page 1 and 2: Welcome to our bike island BONUS: C
Page 3: Contents Introduction..............
Page 7 and 8: Route 10 - Round Bornholm Allinge -
Page 9 and 10: Route 10 - Round Bornholm Dueodde -
Page 11 and 12: Hotel Griffen Places you close to R
Page 13 and 14: Route 22 Robbedale - Årsdale 33 km
Page 15 and 16: Route 24 Pedersker - Munkeleddet 2,
Page 17 and 18: Cycling paradise for the family Bik
Page 19 and 20: Route 26 Slotslyngen - Almindingen
Page 21 and 22: 23 73 74 72 43 24 51 25 26 41 42 Ro
Page 23 and 24: Cycle rental, transportation and sa
Page 25 and 26: Recommended route 3 Pedersker - Due
Page 27: Recommended route 5 - Østkystturen
Page 30 and 31: 30 Recom. route 6 - Nordlandet rund
Page 32 and 33: 32 Recommended route 8 - Østerlars
Page 34 and 35: 34 Bike Rental Everything you need
Page 36 and 37: 36 Recommended route 9 The Children
Page 38 and 39: 38 You will find Tine’s Guest Hou
Page 40: Hourly buses between Bornholm’s m

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