Martofte: Cycling Routes and Cultural Heritage on Hindsholm

Martofte on Hindsholm can be explored via cycling routes and traces of cultural history. Cycling Route 42 turns into Langøvej in Martofte and then continues partly along the coast in the direction of Midskov. In addition, the cultural-historical references range from the Neolithic to the Early Iron Age.

Cycling across Hindsholm

For a longer circular tour, Hindsholm Rundt is approximately 60 kilometres long and gently hilly. The approximate length and gentle hills provide a concrete framework for planning the day; breaks and your own pace can be arranged individually. On a route of this kind, the day's divisions can be adapted to your personal rhythm without specifying a fixed duration. Cycling Route 42 offers a different experience: its course connects the turn into Langøvej with a subsequent route that runs partly close to the coast in the direction of Midskov.

Walking between churches and a former railway line

A second perspective is provided by the Kirkerundtur på Hindsholm. The long walking route leads to five churches on Hindsholm and is considered traffic-safe because a large part of the route follows the disused railway line that ran from Odense via Kerteminde to Martofte. Along the long route, the five churches are thus connected with a historic transport route and the former railway connection between three towns.

Burial mounds and historical evidence

Mårhøj/Snavehøjen is a Neolithic burial mound with a seven-metre-long passage leading to a chamber made of 18 supporting stones and seven massive capstones. It is considered Denmark's largest single-chamber burial mound and has been protected since 1888. Hesthøj is a large, protected passage grave near Martofte. Settlement and burial finds from the Early Iron Age have been discovered in the area around Martofte. Schelenborg Gods has a history dating back to the 13th century; at that time, the estate was called Eskebjerg.

Museum during the holiday period

The Hindsholm Local History Museum mainly displays tools that bear witness to the hard manual work carried out in the countryside. During the school summer holidays, it is open in weeks 26 to 32 on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition therefore has a different focus from the burial mounds and the church route: the emphasis is on tools and manual work in the countryside.

Walking and swimming in the wider area

In the wider regional area around Martofte, Fynshoved offers several walking routes, including a frequently used path around the headland. On the eastern side of Fynshoved, you can swim in the Great Belt, and on the western side in Korshavnen. There is a child-friendly sandy beach with calm water there. Fynshoved thus combines the path around the headland with different shorelines: in the Great Belt, the bathing spot is to the east, while Korshavnen to the west offers the sandy beach with calm water.

For further orientation in the area, you can also consider Marslev, Mesinge, Dalby, Kerteminde, Munkebo, Kertinge and TÃ¥rup.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kerteminde.