Why this ride
142 km from Hillerød to Hillerød, about 2 h 13 of riding. On the way it passes Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn, Roskilde Cathedral and back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Path and Roskilde Cathedral
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 142 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 13
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn → Roskilde Cathedral
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 47 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 45 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Path
Hillerod is a town north-west of Copenhagen with a palace that looks as if it were built for a fairy tale. Frederiksborg Castle sits on three small islands in a lake, a red-brick Renaissance building with copper-green spires, towers and gables, reflected in the water. It was built for King Christian IV in the early seventeenth century and became the site where Danish kings were crowned for generations. Today it houses the Museum of National History, with portraits and rooms full of Danish history.
Read the complete Path write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Path is where the day begins. Next is Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn.
2. Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn
Danish kings loved to hunt, and in the late seventeenth century they laid out forests north of Copenhagen in a geometric pattern of straight paths radiating from central points, designed for par force hunting, in which riders and hounds chased a stag until it was exhausted. Jægersborg Dyrehave, the deer park, and Jægersborg Hegn are included in UNESCO's inscription of the par force hunting landscape in North Zealand, together with forests further north. The star-shaped network of rides is still visible, with numbered stone posts at the intersections that helped the hunters find their way.
Read the complete Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn comes up about 25 km into the recorded legs. Next is Roskilde Cathedral.
3. Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral is where Denmark keeps its kings. Since the fifteenth century, almost every Danish monarch has been buried here, and the chapels and crypts hold around forty kings and queens, from medieval stone tombs to ornate baroque sarcophagi and modern designs. The cathedral itself, begun in the late twelfth century under Bishop Absalon, the warrior-churchman who also founded Copenhagen, was one of the first big brick Gothic churches in Scandinavia, and it set the style for church building across the region. UNESCO listed it in 1995. Inside, look for the clock with the figure of St George slaying the dragon, which strikes the hour, and the pillar where royal visitors have marked their height.
Read the complete Roskilde Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 70 km into the recorded legs you reach Roskilde Cathedral. Next is back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn.
4. back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn, late in the day. Next is Path.
5. Path
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Path write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Path. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Path to Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn
Path → Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn to Roskilde Cathedral
Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn → Roskilde Cathedral is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Roskilde Cathedral to back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn
Roskilde Cathedral → back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn to Path
back through Jægersborg Dyrehave and Jægersborg Hegn → Path is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.