C84
Ring 4-ruten
20,9 km
6 road authorities
2017 launch year
C84 Ring 4-ruten
Existing routes
Route length
20,9 km
Municipalities and road authorities
Albertslund, Ballerup, Furesø, Gladsaxe, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Danish Road Directorate
From Kongens Lyngby and Bagsværd the Ring 4-ruten follows Ringvej 4 by one-way cycle tracks through Furesø and Herlev to Ballerup. In Ballerup the route continues close to Ballerup station through recreational areas and further on in Vestskoven through field and forest surroundings. In Albertslund the route follows path systems onwards to Albertslund station.
See a video cycle-through of the route here:
About the route
Ring 4-ruten is a route that connects Kongens Lyngby and Bagsværd in the north with Ballerup and Albertslund on Vestegnen in south. The route gives cycling commuters a good connection across the five fingers of the larger Copenhagen area. Ring 4-ruten intersects with six other cycle superhighways and therefore supports the larger cycle superhighway network in the Capital Region. The route runs in green surroundings following Bagsværd Sø and on through Vestskoven. Between Bagsværd and Ballerup the route follows ring road 4.
The route connects
The route connects the areas Kongens Lyngby, Bagsværd, Hareskovby, Hjortespring, Egebjerg, Lautrupparken, Ballerup, Herstedøster and Albertslund.
Transport nodes
The route passes:
- Lyngby St. (S-train, S-bus and light rail from 2025)
- Bagsværd St. (S-train)
- Skovbrynet St. (S-train)
- Ballerup St. (S-train)
- Albertslund St. (S-train)
- Busstoppesteder langs strækningen mellem Lyngby St. og Ballerup St. (S-bus)
Facts about the route
Increases
There has on Ring-4 ruten been an increase of 37% in bicycle traffic from before the route was established until 2023.
20% of the new cyclists said that they previously commuted by car in the evaluation of the route from 2017.
On the 16 established cycle superhighways there has been an average 75% increase in bicycle traffic from before the routes were established until 2023.
Trips
A trip on Ring-4 ruten is in average 10.3 kilometers per trip.
90% bikes on the route daily or several times a week.
On the complete cycle superhighway network consisting of 16 routes the 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 4 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best.
Funding
The route cost 16.1 million DKK to build.
