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Bicycle route: Children’s Route, stage 2 – Gudhjem to Svaneke

Second stage of the Children's Route around Bornholm. From Gudhjem, the tour passes goatherds, medieval towns, waterfalls and a round church until you reach Svaneke with sweets and a children's beach.

 

Facts about the route

Length: 21.4 km
Surface: asphalt and a little gravel road

Route description

Cycle from Gudhjem down to the small fishing village of Melsted and visit the idyllic agricultural museum Melstedgård with live animals. From here, cycle up along the Kobbeådalen with the 8-meter-high Stavehøl Waterfall. Turn past Østerlars Rundkirke, which is Bornholm and Denmark’s largest and oldest round church and stop at Bornholm’s Medieval Center and experience what it was like to live in the 12th century.

Take the route back to the coast and catch the National Bicycle Route 10 towards Svaneke. On the way you pass the cliff-deep Randkløve Skår and the fine fishing villages of Bølshavn and Listed. In Svaneke you can refuel with all sorts of sweets and stretch out on the small secret Hullehavn with a diving board and children’s beach.

The 6 stages of the children’s route:

Stage 1 – Children’s Route – Rønne to Gudhjem

Stage 2 – Children’s Route – Gudhjem to Svaneke

Stage 3 – Children’s Route – Svaneke to Brændesgårdshaven

Stage 4 – Children’s Route – Svaneke to Nexø

Stage 5 – Children’s Route – Nexø to Aakirkeby

Stage 6 – Children’s Route – Aakirkeby to Rønne

Places on the route

1

Melstedgård Landbrugsmuseum

Melstedgård is a really exciting open-air and agricultural museum for the whole family just outside Gudhjem. Melstedgård dates back to the early 17th century and is today run by the Bornholm Museum. At Melstedgård there is plenty of fun for all ages! Read more here.

2

Stavehøl Vandfald

When you are on holiday on Bornholm and want to experience fascinating nature, visit the Stavehøl waterfall. Stavehøl waterfall has Denmark's highest uninterrupted fall, with a 7-meter vertical drop. Read more here.

3

Østerlars Rundkirke

Østerlars Round Church is Bornholm's and Denmark's largest round church. The church is also the most famous of the four Bornholm round churches. Read more here.

4

Bornholms Middelaldercenter

Bornholm's Medieval Center is a 15-hectare open-air museum where you can explore the common farming community, the fortified manor house, the farmer's animals and much more. Read more here.

5

Randkløve Skår

Experience Randkløve Skår - one of Bornholm's great natural attractions. If you follow the rescue path between Saltuna and Ypnasted, you will come across Randkløve Skår halfway. Read more here.

6

Listed Havn

Listed Havn is a cozy granite harbor, where it would be an obvious place to take a short break. Read more here.

7

Hullehavn strand

Svaneke may not be known as a seaside resort, but the town nevertheless has a really lovely beach. The small sandy beach between the rocks in Hullehavn at the eastern end of the town was created by filling in sand. Read more here.

8

Svaneke

For many, Svaneke is one of the finest things on Bornholm. An absolute must-see that can be hard to get enough of. Read more here.

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