What VisitCopenhagen calls the ultimate harbourside walk: 13 kilometres from the postcard of Nyhavn to the houseboats of Christianshavn and the quiet backwaters of Sydhavn, mixing city life and raw nature.
Photo: Troels Heine/Wonderful Copenhagen
Distance
13 km
Difficulty
Easy – a flat harbourside walking and cycle path
Start
Nyhavn, at the Inner Harbour Bridge (Inderhavnsbroen); the loop can be joined anywhere
Past
Nyhavn and the Inner Harbour Bridge ('the Kissing Bridge', 2016), Christianshavn and Broens Gadekøkken, Islands Brygge and its harbour bath, Kalvebod Bølge on Kalvebod Brygge, The harbour lock and Café Slusen in Sydhavn
Season
All year; harbour baths and outdoor cafés are mostly a summer affair.
With children
Flat and paved; hop on the yellow harbour bus at several points to cut the distance (VisitCopenhagen). No source covers pushchair access specifically.
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