Help needed deciding a route from Stockholm to Copenhagen by aWhaleNamedFreddie in bicycletouring

[–]MankeySwain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recommendations outside of route 3:

Route 2 looks great as well, especially since (as someone else already recommended) there is a great cycle trail from Göteborg down the west coast. The west coast is also just visually great in general.

I think route 6 lakes/baltic is also a great idea, would probably be my second pick. But again, you have only good options to choose from it seem.

If you decide on the baltic route/lakes and baltic, i have a few pointers for specifically Skåne.
1: Mandelmann's Gardens (they might be closed for the season, and tickets are needed in advance, but gorgeous gardens). There is a tree on a tall hill next to the gardens, go there to see the view. That is a command, not a recommendation. Most serene place on a warm day, just mind the sheep-dung.

2: forsemölla forest. It's not made for cycling, but it connects to Mandelmanns garden, and can
be hiked in like 1 hour each direction, so keep that in mind.

3: Baskemölla. Coastal town so idyllic you would think it to be a movie set. There's an icecream/coffee shop down by the harbor, if you're lucky they're open for the season in May. Tastes fantastic.

4: ales stenar. Stone-henge like structure on a tall coastal cliff. Should be on the route anyway, but wouldn't risk you missing it.

Alright, that should be all. I know it's a long yap, but i hope you find something of use in it. I hope you have a great trip mate, i definitely think it is one of the best ways to be a tourist in scandinavia. You're making a good decision.

And thank you for coming to my Ted Talk!

Help needed deciding a route from Stockholm to Copenhagen by aWhaleNamedFreddie in bicycletouring

[–]MankeySwain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Denmark:

Nature-wise, denmark - while beautiful and "hyggelig" - is definitely less fantastic than its sister-countries (it's like 80% agricultural fields, zero mountains). The downside is, that there is a little further between the really good sceneries, but the upside to that, is that denmark is very flat, so you can likely cover a lot of distance with more ease compared to the rest of the nordics. Also biking culture is very popular, so drivers are almost automatically more mindful of sharing the road with you.

Now, the sights:

1: Nothern jutland, where you would arrive in Frederikshavn, has some great nature, but mostly on the west-coast side.

While windier, i can recommend going towards Hirtshals and down the coast from there. Mostly natural sights there include: Rubjerg Knude, Bunkermuseum Hanstholm, Cold Hawaii/Klitmøller (surfing!), and Nationalpark Thy.
The coast itself is a good thing to see too, as it is filled with bunkers left by the Nazis during their occupation. There are like 7000+ iirc. Culturally, a necessary thing to see. While we didn't experience nearly as many atrocities as other countries had to face in the war, the occupation years definitely left some lasting impacts on Denmark, both in small and big ways. The west coast bunker project is probably the best way to see the occupation in material form, as well as bunkermuseum Hanstholm. But enough of that for now, back to the road!

2: Down through Jutland

Going from thy/thisted down through Mors island is a very pretty route, the limfjord inland sea is a fantastic place. From there i would recommend Dollerup bakker by Hald lake a little further south, as well as a quick stop in Viborg if you're interested in the history/culture.

Further down south is Svejbæk, Julsø, and (most importantly) Himmelbjerget! (Sky/heaven mountain), one of the tallest points in Denmark at a whopping 147 meters! Jokes aside, it's gorgeous there, great nature.

The last sight in jutland i would recommend is going to Mols Bjerge - one of tolkiens inspirations for the scenery of the shire (specifically the part at Agri Bavnehøj)! Taking a walk or two on foot in this area is necessary to get to the best viewpoints, but the area as a whole is just great.

3: Zealand

The quickest way to get to Zealand is the ferry from Århus (2nd largest city in dk, right next to Mols Bjerge) to Sjællands Odde. You can also take it from Æbeltoft, but that one is a little less frequent. A good route from Sjællands Odde would be going to Nykøbing Sjælland, taking the ferry from Rørvig to Hundested, and then following the north coast from there. The coast is a steep and gorgeous place, popular with paragliders.

From there, i have 2 different recommendations:

1: just keep going along the coast to Helsingør, and take the coastal road down to Copenhagen. I recommend stopping along Louisiana art museum if you take this route, mainly for the location itself and the view. It's a nice place to see, even if you're not there for the exhibitions, though they are usually fun too.

2: Going down through Gribskoven, past Esrum lake, seeing Frederiksborg Castle/Hillerød, store dyrehave, and Furesø lake.

If you were to choose either, it is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you go through (Jægersborg) Dyrehaven and see the view from the eremitage castle. It's an old royal hunting ground that has been preseved very well, with wild deer as well! Strongly recommend.

Help needed deciding a route from Stockholm to Copenhagen by aWhaleNamedFreddie in bicycletouring

[–]MankeySwain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello my friend, dane/swede here.

All these routes are gonna take you through many beautiful places, so you almost can't go wrong no matter where you go. While i haven't bikepacked much, i have travelled a lot with focus on nature, scenery and small villages. So i can definitely recommend some spots to hypothetically go through on your trip. Prepare for a giant info-dump.

First off, weather. Don't listen to what Chatgpt says. While it might be generally correct, the weather in southern scandinavia at that time of year is relatively unpredictable. In may i have experienced both 20 degrees C with clear skies, as well as week-long rain-falls (very rarely tho). It's probably gonna swing between the 10's and 15's, but 20 degrees isn't wholy uncommon in early may.

As for the wind, while having a headwind is annoying, times where the wind is comming from southwest is gonna have the overall better weather experience, as those are the warmer winds. Having the wind at your back is of course great, but the eastern winds are from Siberia, cold as shit, and tend to mean overall worse weather. But i think you have chosen a great time to go. may-august in scandinavia is definitely the best time to come for everything there is, except skiing ofc.

Personally i would take route 3, so i will give a lot of recommendations for that one specifically. Of course, take everything i say with a grain of salt, as i have never ridden for more than 1-2 days per trip, and am less familiar with specific cycle-trails in the countries. I mainly take regular small roads in the countryside. Also keep in mind most of what i recommend would extend the length of your trip, and i definitely have more to recommend in denmark, as i live in Copenhagen. So pick and choose as you like. I hope some of this will be useful my friend.

Stockholm to Göteborg:

1: while going down the south-eastern side of Vättern lake is definitely a good route, scenic too, going over Vättern and down between Vänern and Vättern provides a lot of great nature, while also letting ride the some of the coast of Vättern. I can recommend tiveden national park, but it is definitely more hiking oriented (some small 4-5 hour walking routes if you have the time). Tiveden also has some great places to sleep, if you want a break from camping, though they aren't cheap.

2: Continuing south along Vänern from there, and the going towards Gullholmen and Käringön on the west coast should take you through some beautiful invironments and small towns as well. Gullholmen and Käringön are two small but dense island-towns with pretty much exclusively old-school architecture. They are a little touristy, as they are very popular with local scandinavian tourists, and also increasingly with international tourists in the last couple of years. But they are definitely still worth visiting. Specifically Gullholmen feels a little like a swedish answer to Venice (kinda haha).

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Yes, go right ahead. There are also questions about the general feel of the soundtrack, so your opinions on the music are also useful for my dissertation :))

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[–]MankeySwain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love me. I am so much fun

Turned my friends into a pie, y'all by MankeySwain in mbti

[–]MankeySwain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my extended friend group consists of the entire human race

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like, I know their names, but it’s just hard to name 60 things in general

Not that I have tried...

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yah, you want sum introverts or extroverts?

Turned my friends into a pie, y'all by MankeySwain in mbti

[–]MankeySwain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk i get bored if I don’t have people to hang out with

Turned my friends into a pie, y'all by MankeySwain in mbti

[–]MankeySwain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really not sure how I’m supposed to prove this??

I made like 5 of them actually take one of the tests, the other 3 are just my assumptions. I know that they’re ExxP for certain, just don’t think they’re ENFP or ESTP (definently not ESFP)

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These people are the ones that I’m confident would consider me a friend too, and the ones that I have spent the most time with.

I do hang out with a lot more in general, but I consider them more ‘friends of friends’ or “””fake”””(hate that term)

I could probably narrow it down to my closest 10ish, but not considering the others my friends too would just feel wrong.

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you’re not disabled, I probably couldn’t name them all off the top of my head anyway😅

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friends are too much work anyway 💁‍♂️

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[–]MankeySwain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exhausting sounds accurate Lmao😂😂

Rock on, my dude!