Which maps should I choose?

Excellent maps of Denmark are available, partly for planning your holiday and partly for using during the trip, and if you want to ride on the charming minor roads, a good map is indispensable!

The Cycling Holiday Map
Before starting your cycling holiday in Denmark, it is a good idea to get the Danish Cyclist Federations’s own general map on the scale of 1:510.000. The map is very suitable for planning the trip, as it contains much information in Danish, English and German.

On The Cycling Holiday Map, cycle lanes along highways, seperate cycle tracks and route suggestions are indicated as well as all ferry services, camp sites, youth hostels and rail routes that carry bicycles.

1:200.000
The National Survey and Cadastre roadmap on the scale of 1:200.000 can be bought as a handy map book and also as four map sheets divided into the following numbers and areas: 1. North Jutland, 2. Central Jutland, 3. South Jutland and Funen, 4. Sealand, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm. Both the map book and the map sheets are available from The Danish Cyclist Federation or in bookshops in most towns.

This map shows all main roads, highways and major secondary roads. Moreover a number of camp sites, youth hostels and attractions are indicated. The map is suitable, if you want to cycle on the asphalt roads.

1:100.000
The best map for cycling is the Ordnance Survey map by the National Survey and Cadastre to scale of 1:100.000. The whole of Denmark is covered by 33 loose map sheets, each bearing the name of a well-known locality in the area e.g. map no. 1513 Ringsted.

The maps give you a very detailed picture of the landscape, and elevations are shown by a 5-metre curve. Major roads are clearly distinguishable from secondary roads and all paths are indicated. Unfortunately cycle lanes and cycle tracks are not specially marked. All buildings down to each farm and house, excursion resorts, important streams and railways are also marked on the maps.

The maps on the scale of 1:100.000 can be obtained from bookshops in major town or from The Danish Cyclist Federation.

Special maps

County Cyclemaps
Alle amter har udgivet cykelrutekort. De fleste amtskort er lavet på grundlag af National Survey and Cadastre 1:100.000-kort, som er meget velegnede til cykelbrug – også hvis man kommer uden for de skiltede ruter. Kortene viser bl.a. højdekurver, alle småveje og større gårde. De fleste amtskort rummer en liste over seværdigheder og overnatningsmuligheder. The maps can be obtained from bookshops in major towns, tourist offices or from The Danish Cyclist Federation.

Hærvejen – “The Old Army Road”
Along the old army road, that travelers have used through more that 1000 years, you find an signed bicycle route, the national bicycle route no. 3. A set 3 maps cover the 240 km. from Viborg to Padborg. The maps are on the scale of 1:100.000 and shows where to stay for the night and sights along the route. The map can be obtained from bookshops in major towns, tourist offices or from The Danish Cyclist Federation.

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NORTH JUTLAND
The map consists of an overview along with seven detailed map sections of all of North Jutland. The map can be bought here or at your local tourist agency at the cost of € 15,-