My biggest surprise cycling Europe in 2024 was Denmark.

It’s fantastic.

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I needed to cross Denmark south to north, coming from the Rhine river in Germany.

I had low expectations, basically planning to spend as few days in Denmark as possible while getting to the ferry to Faroe Islands.

NOW I want to go back to Denmark — the 2nd happiest nation in the world!

Highest priority is National Cycle Route 1, the West Coast Route. 560 kilometers from the German border.

National Cycle Route 12 ➙ Limfjord Route looks interesting, as well. I rode part of that from Aalborg summer 2024.

Third priority would be National Cycle Route 9 ➙ en route from Berlin to Copenhagen.

As I post, Denmark is my #1 cycling destination for the future. It would get me back to Germany, as well, which is fantastic with the Deutschland Rail ticket making public transit almost free.

Part of the attraction are the fantastic free campsites in an otherwise very expensive tourist nation.

I’m still brainstorming future cycling destinations.