There’s a quiet magic to cycling in Denmark — a mix of sea air, immaculate bike paths, and the soft hum of everyday life unfolding around you. For Helen and Sean, it was the perfect place for their next two-wheeled adventure: a journey north from Copenhagen through coastal towns, forests, and ferry crossings, tracing the edge of Zealand before hopping toward Jutland.
The trip began, appropriately, with a little royal drama. Twenty-seven EU leaders were gathering at Christiansborg Palace, and the pair expected their departure from the Danish capital to be a tangle of diversions and security blockades. Instead, Copenhagen behaved impeccably — calm, organised, and entirely unbothered.
With freshly-tuned e-bikes from Rosenborg Cykler, Helen and Sean followed their Ride with GPS route along the edge of the Øresund, the strait that separates Denmark from Sweden. The first days unfolded like postcards: sunlight glinting off the Baltic, walking paths pressed between rail lines and tidy gardens, the occasional red squirrel darting across the trail. They rode through forests and resort villages, past tidy harbours and dunes, always within reach of the sea.
As they made their way north through Helsingør, Hornbæk, and Gilleleje, the rhythm of Danish summer life surrounded them — school groups in the woods, swimmers braving the chill Baltic, and rows of immaculate holiday houses tucked behind the dunes. A few logistical hiccups (missing sunglasses, a forgotten USB-C cable, and a surprised host who hadn’t realised guests were coming) only added to the charm.
By the third day they were deep into the landscapes of northern Zealand — riding through endless forests of oak, pine, and birch, stopping for lunch above the beach, watching ferries come and go. The trip wasn’t about racing from point to point; it was about noticing things — the quiet orderliness of Danish roads, the warmth of small encounters, the joy of seeing deer in the woods or the North Sea stretched blue and wide.
From Copenhagen to Rørvig, each turn of the pedals revealed a Denmark that was elegant, easy-going, and quietly beautiful. The adventure was just beginning, but the spirit of the trip was already clear: good company, good paths, and the freedom to stop wherever curiosity led.
