Stage 4

LOLLAND-FALSTER - KNUTHENBORG SAFARI PARK – CATHERDRAL CITY OF MARIBO – POET PRIEST KAJ MUNK – CHAT WITH THE LOCALS – OPEN AIR MUSEUM – BIRDLIFE ON SØNDERSØ – SUGAR BEET GIRLS AND SUGAR BEET FIELDS – QUALITY BEER – TRADITIONAL HOME COOKED FOOD – SAXKJØBING HOTEL
MARIBO – NYKØBING F

Maribo is a market town from around the 1400s with a wonderful atmosphere. On the Baltic Sea Cycle Route Stage 4, the first stop ought to be the magnificent cathedral. Just north of the cathedral, you will find the beautifully preserved streets from the Middle Ages. At the market place, there is a statue of the town’s most famous son, the poet and priest Kaj Munk. If you feel like spending an extra day in Maribo, you should cycle the 35 kilometres around Søndersø, where the natural environment is exceptional. On the north side of the lake is Engestofte Manor. Here you can stroll through the forest, searching for rare orchids.

On the way to Nykøbing Falster, it is worth having a rest in Sakskøbing. In the summer, volunteers at the info-house in the town square love to tell stories of the area. The monument of ‘Roepigerne’ or ‘the Sugar Beet Girls’ is also in the town square, in celebration of the Polish seasonal workers that worked in the turnip fields of Lolland from 1893-1929. Lolland-Falster is well known for the production of high-quality foods, and you will find a large selection of these available in Hotel Saxkjøbing’s Farm shop.

You can also start Stage 4 in Nykøbing Falster and end it in Maribo, then continue onwards on Stage 3.

LENGTH

35 km

ROAD TYPE

Asphalt

TOWNS

ON THE WAY

Maribo

13 km

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Sakskøbing

22 km

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Nykøbing

Find your way

By clicking on the map, you will find the route. You may also find accommodation, restaurants, bike repair shops and much more.

Click the icon with the 9 dots to find your special places along the Baltic Sea Cycle Route.

GPS download is also available on the map. Click the arrow on the left hand side and select the file that suits you.

KNUTHENBORG SAFARI PARK

Lolland-Falster is the home to over 50 estates and manor houses. One of the most famous is the estate of Knuthenborg, just north of Maribo. It houses northern Europe’s largest safari park with over 1000 animals from all over the world. These roam free in the beautiful countryside.

You can get up close and personal with Lamas, tigers, stags, kangaroos, giraffes and many other exotic animals. The animals are so calm that the Safari Park even hosts a public running event in late summer. Knuthenborg is open from April until October. There is so much to see! You may want to consider staying the night in one of their luxurious stilted tents.

Highlights

Accommodation

Practical info

More places to explore

Lolland-Falster

www.visitlolland-falster.com
Nakskov Tourist Information,
Axeltorv 3, 4900 Nakskov

Travel to and from

Maribo station

Local railway to/from Nykøbing F and
Nakskov: www.lokaltog.dk

Intercity Bus: www.global.flixbus.com

Lolland-Falster

Local and regional buses: www.movia.dk

Nykøbing F station

Train to/from Copenhagen and Hamburg:
www.dsb.dk/en

Local train to/from Maribo and Nakskov:
www.lokaltog.dk

Buses on Lolland and Falster: www.movia.dk

Intercity Bus: www.global.flixbus.com

From Nykøbing F bus to/from Gedser with a possible ferry to/from Rostock www.scandlines.com