991
Lyngbyruten
16,5 km
3 road authorities
2022 launch year
C91 Lyngbyruten
Existing routes
Route length
16,5 km
Municipalities and road authorities
Copenhagen, Gentofte, Lyngby-Taarbæk
In the north the route runs on Lundtoftegårdsvej by DTU on one-way cycle tracks. The route continues on a seperate path system through open landscape and on to Garderhøjfortet. After, the route continues through Gentofte passing Hellerup station and Svanemøllen station on one-way cycle tracks on to Copenhagen City Hall Square.
See a video cycle-through of the route here:
About the route
Lyngbyruten makes a good connection between DTU in Lyngby and inner city Copenhagen. The route has a shorter stretch on a seperated path system through green areas and open land, where the route cross the Helsingør motorway in a tunnel path. Otherwise, the route runs primarely on one-way cycle tracks by roads and through Gentofte by Smakkegårdsvej, Høghsmindevej and Tranegårdsvej. By Hellerup station the route continues on Ryvangs Allé and on to Svanemøllen station where it continues on to Copenhagen City Hall Square parralel with the lakes in Copenhagen.
The route connects
The route connects the areas Jægersborg, Bernstorffsparken, Gentofte, Hellerup, Ryvangen, Østerbro and inner city Copenhagen.
Transport nodes
The route passes:
- Jægersborg St. (S-train, local train)
- Gentofte St. (S-train)
- Bernstorffsvej St. (S-train)
- Hellerup St. (S-train, regional train)
- Svanemøllen St. (S-train)
- Nørreport St. (Intercity train, regional train, S-train, metro)
Facts about the route
Increases
There has on Lyngbyruten been an increase of 152% in bicycle traffic from before the route was established until 2024.
23% of the new cyclists said that they previously commuted by car in the evaluation of the route from 2022.
On the 16 established cycle superhighways there has been an average 87% increase in bicycle traffic from before the routes were established until 2024.
Trips
A trip on Lyngbyruten is in average 14.4 kilometers per trip.
89% bikes on the route daily or several times a week.
On the complete cycle superhighway network consisting of 16 routes an average trip is 12 kilometers.
Health
For commuters on the cycle superhighway, exercise is the main motivation for choosing the bicycle.
Satisfaction with the route
The overall satisfaction with the route scores 3.9 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best.
Funding
The route cost 21.5 million DKK to build.
