Route 60
Faaborg - Assens
Total Distance 43 km on tarmaced roads.
Total Distance 43 km on tarmaced roads.
Faaborg
Route 60: Faaborg-LøgismoseYour trip starts in Faaborg, a market town with a medieval city gate, many exiting 19th and 20th century houses and an atmosphere that reflects the town's former status as a commercial and transport centre of some importance.
Small ferries sail from the town to the islands of Avernakø, Lyø, and Bjørnø. You are strongly recommended to visit at least one such island. They have undisturbed areas with salt meadows and low-lying areas of cultivated land with many small ponds where such creatures as fire-bellied toads can still breed as well as rich bird life.
Small ferries sail from the town to the islands of Avernakø, Lyø, and Bjørnø. You are strongly recommended to visit at least one such island. They have undisturbed areas with salt meadows and low-lying areas of cultivated land with many small ponds where such creatures as fire-bellied toads can still breed as well as rich bird life.
Svanninge Bakker
From Faaborg up to the village of Svaninge the land rises gently. Here, at the restaurant 'Kastanjely' you can obtain information about the many nature trails that exist in the hilly region of Svanninge Bakker - a nature-historical attraction. During the last Ice Age the hills were formed by the surrounding glaciers, now offering rolling countryside with patches of moorland vegetation and rare plants and insects.
The area, which reaches a height of 128 metres above sea level, is also referred to as "The Fyn Alps". On one of the hills (85 metres above sea level) a lookout tower has been built, from which you can get your bearings in the varied landscape.
The area, which reaches a height of 128 metres above sea level, is also referred to as "The Fyn Alps". On one of the hills (85 metres above sea level) a lookout tower has been built, from which you can get your bearings in the varied landscape.
Håstrup
Route 60: Løgismose-AssensBefore reaching the village of Håstrup you cycle over many hilly stretches of road flanked by hedgerows, pass a number of old farms and can enjoy the view of the bay of Helnæs Bugt from the hilltops. On your way to Strandby you pass the Renaissance manor house of Damsbo, consisting of a two-winged main building from 1654 which lies behind a moat.
After Strandby the terrain is less hilly, though it still offers fine views of the sea from time to time. You can just make out a spire in front of you. It belongs to the Løgismose estate, a red-painted manor house complex with two wings, connected by a stair turret to the lofty spire. The estate lies at the end of a fine avenue lined with stone walls.
Continue now through the villages of Nældemose, Mullerød and Brydegård. After the last village, follow the country road for a while, or if you have plenty of time, cycle across the short tongue of land to Angernæs and Helnæs. Here you will find bogland, steep coastal slopes, a really fine small ridge and flat salt meadows. There is an excellent bathing beach in the south-eastern area.
After Strandby the terrain is less hilly, though it still offers fine views of the sea from time to time. You can just make out a spire in front of you. It belongs to the Løgismose estate, a red-painted manor house complex with two wings, connected by a stair turret to the lofty spire. The estate lies at the end of a fine avenue lined with stone walls.
Continue now through the villages of Nældemose, Mullerød and Brydegård. After the last village, follow the country road for a while, or if you have plenty of time, cycle across the short tongue of land to Angernæs and Helnæs. Here you will find bogland, steep coastal slopes, a really fine small ridge and flat salt meadows. There is an excellent bathing beach in the south-eastern area.
Hagenskov
If you choose to leave out Helnæs, your next attraction is the estate of Hagenskov Gods. In the Slotsallé avenue you can look at two extremely old gatehouses. The main building is neo-classicist in style and dates from 1775. Slightly to the south-east of it lies an old castle mound where Hareskov lay in the Middle Ages. This castle mound is especially well-known since Archbishop Jacob Erlandsen was a prisoner at the castle in the 1270s. It was considerably changed in the 12th century.
Torø Huse
You now follow the coast as you approach Assens. Along the bay of Åkrog Bugt you have a view of the cliffface of Sønderby Klint, and to the South lies Helnæs with its light-house. A steep climb brings you up to Saltofte, where you pass "De Syv Haver" ("The Seven Gardens").
This soon brings you to the tiny fishing hamlet of Torø Huse. Here there is a mixture of old fisherman's homes, situated in incredibly narrow streets, and modern housing. Stop here and enjoy the view across the salt meadows and lakes of Torø and Torø Vig - of great importance for wading birds and coastal birds.
The sugar factory at Assens dominates the landscape on the southern outskirts of the town, with its towering silos, also visible from way out at sea.
This soon brings you to the tiny fishing hamlet of Torø Huse. Here there is a mixture of old fisherman's homes, situated in incredibly narrow streets, and modern housing. Stop here and enjoy the view across the salt meadows and lakes of Torø and Torø Vig - of great importance for wading birds and coastal birds.
The sugar factory at Assens dominates the landscape on the southern outskirts of the town, with its towering silos, also visible from way out at sea.
