Route 45
Kerteminde - Odense
Total distance: 23 km on tarmaced roads.
Total distance: 23 km on tarmaced roads.
Kerteminde
Route 45: Kerteminde-KølstrupKerteminde was formerly the most important harbour town on Fyn and the fishing harbour still plays a vital role in the life of the town. The statue of the fisherman's daughter, also known as 'Amanda', stands at the bridge of Langebro and is the town's most famous landmark. In its narrow streets there are quite a number of old houses, the museum being housed in one of them, dating from the 17th century. Fiskergade is a fine example of a street that has picturesque, imaginative facades. The town also boasts a museum for the painter Johannes Larsen, who is known especially for his paintings of birds, as well as the Fjord & Belt Center, which researches and displays information about the marine environment at Kertinge Nor, Kertminde Fjord and Bay and the Great Belt. A 50- metre tunnel allows you to study the flora and fauna of the Great Belt under water. There is also a large outdoor pool with seals.
From Kerteminde, cycle towards Langebro - south on Odensevej towards Ladby, which is a lovely village with various old houses and farms. A couple of kilometres outside the village you can see the Ladby Ship - a Viking long boat from around the year 950 that was the burial ship for a Viking chieftain. At the museum you can see the imprint of the boat, as well as the finds that were made in connection with the excavations which took place in 1935. The ship lies in the middle of a Viking burial site.
From Kerteminde, cycle towards Langebro - south on Odensevej towards Ladby, which is a lovely village with various old houses and farms. A couple of kilometres outside the village you can see the Ladby Ship - a Viking long boat from around the year 950 that was the burial ship for a Viking chieftain. At the museum you can see the imprint of the boat, as well as the finds that were made in connection with the excavations which took place in 1935. The ship lies in the middle of a Viking burial site.
Kølstrup
Route 45: Kølstrup-OdenseFrom Kølstrup church there is a fine view across the bottom end of Kertinge Nor. From here you can make a detour to Munkebo, where there is a lookout tower on the hill Munkebo Bakke. The listed vicarage of Kølstrup is a well-preserved half-timbered structure. On the other side of the cove lies the manor house of Ulriksholm.
This manor house, approached via a long avenue with stone walls, was built in the mid-16th century and later purchased by Christian IV, who presented it to one of his 'illegitimate' sons. After passing large areas of manor-house land with several areas of woodland you come to yet another manor house, that of Østergård, which for a long time was jointly owned with Ulriksholm. The main building is from 1731, with black oak timbers and red brick.
Before arriving at Bullerup you pass the river of Vejrup Å. In Bullerup there are many nurseries and, even though close to Odense, it has the feel of a country village. After Bullerup you can choose to take the extra northern route which leads to Seden Strandby. Here, at the shallow bottom of Odense Fjord you can see birds on the tidal flats such as ringed plovers, dunlins and common sandpipers.
This manor house, approached via a long avenue with stone walls, was built in the mid-16th century and later purchased by Christian IV, who presented it to one of his 'illegitimate' sons. After passing large areas of manor-house land with several areas of woodland you come to yet another manor house, that of Østergård, which for a long time was jointly owned with Ulriksholm. The main building is from 1731, with black oak timbers and red brick.
Before arriving at Bullerup you pass the river of Vejrup Å. In Bullerup there are many nurseries and, even though close to Odense, it has the feel of a country village. After Bullerup you can choose to take the extra northern route which leads to Seden Strandby. Here, at the shallow bottom of Odense Fjord you can see birds on the tidal flats such as ringed plovers, dunlins and common sandpipers.
Odense Å
You cross the river of Odense Å at Biskorup. This river begins in the lake of Arreskov Sø and runs for 60 kilometres before passing through the centre of Odense. At Biskorup, where the river is wide as it approaches Odense Fjord, Odense's harbour lay in the medieval period.
