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Bicycle route: Children's route, stage 3 – Svaneke to Brændesgårdshaven
Length: 9.4 km
Surface: Asphalt
From Svaneke, follow National Cycle Route 10 south along the coast. After a few kilometers, you will reach the winding fishing village of Aarsdale, where you can satisfy your hunger with a good burger or a crispy fish dish. Take a look at the still functioning Aarsdale Mill.
Cycle on towards Nexø. If the weather is good, you can stop at Sjølla, the secret rock bathing spot used by the Nexø residents. In Nexø you will find an extremely lively harbor with the indoor playground Værftet and the Bornholm Railway Museum. Nexø also offers many good and child-friendly cafes and the Nexø Sand Sculpture Park.
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
The fishing village of Aarsdale invites you to enjoy a good beer, the authentic maritime atmosphere and to visit the large windmill at the top of the town. Read more here.
Aarsdale Mill is octagonal and built of brick. This type of mill is typical of Bornholm, which has had eight of its kind. It is approx. 20 m high. Read more here.
"Sjølla" is Bornholmian and means "to rinse oneself". And that is exactly what the quarry workers did here after work in the old days – and what the Nexø residents still do to this day. Read more here.
In Bornholm's second largest town, Nexø, guests can follow in the footsteps of the Oscar-winning film Pelle the Conqueror and step inside Martin Andersen Nexø's childhood home. Read more here.
The shipyard is a community center for children, young people and their families. Explore the 700 m2 play area. Balance on Noah's Ark, climb around the Tower of Babel and swing in the Garden of Eden. In the shipyard you can also play indoor soccer, air hockey, table football and much more. Read more here.
The idea behind Nexø Sand Sculpture is to create a unique experience that invites all ages and levels of artistic commitment to immerse themselves in sculptures made from the clayey sand that the local Bornholm nature has provided. Read more here.
Have there been trains on Bornholm? Yes, from 1900 to 1968, that is, for 68 years, you could travel by train on Bornholm. The Bornholm Railway is very much a part of the island's history. Bornholm today is a result of the development that the railway started. Read more here.
