Muleby: Cycling Route, Forest and Industrial History
Accommodation in Muleby
Muleby is an interesting choice if you would like to combine cycling with nature and industrial history. The Helligpeder cycling route passes through the town; nearby, you’ll find forest areas, lakes and traces of former brickmaking. These different highlights can help guide you when choosing a destination and looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home.
Cycling through Muleby and the surrounding area
The Helligpeder cycling route runs from Rønne through open woodland with forest lakes and hidden industrial relics, as well as through the small towns of Sorthat and Muleby. Along the route, you’ll encounter both woodland scenery and places whose history is connected with industry. Another municipal cycle path runs between Rønne and Hasle through the nearby Blykobbe Plantage.
When choosing a holiday rental, you can take your preferred focus into account: the Helligpeder cycling route passes through Muleby, while Blykobbe Plantage offers a separate nearby landscape for walks and breaks. You can weigh up whether to focus mainly on the cycling route or also include the forest areas and their sights in your holiday plans.
Forest paths and breaks in Blykobbe Plantage
A yellow-marked hiking trail starts at the Naturindgangen on Rosmannevej and leads through the quieter parts of Blykobbe Plantage. Along the way, it passes Tillehøjene, Bavnehøj, Blykobbe Å, Prinsens Kilde and the coastal dune redoubts. These named stops give the hike a clear sequence of natural and historical sites. Trail conditions can change; check them before setting out.
Tables and benches are available at popular spots and selected viewpoints in the plantation. This is useful to know if you’d like to combine time in the forest with breaks. Kilen is a recreation forest close to town, used mainly as a local recreation area for Muleby. The two forest areas offer different experiences: the plantation is associated with cycling and hiking trails and selected seating areas, while Kilen is primarily a recreational area for Muleby.
Lakes and traces of the brick industry
Pyritsøen, like the nearby lakes Smaragdsø and Rubinsø, was formed in former clay pits. The clay was used by Hasle Klinke- og Chamottestensfabrik to make clinker and refractory bricks; extraction ended in the late 1980s. The present-day lake landscape can therefore also be seen as part of the area’s industrial history.
Kilen is home to the Klavsemølle-dæmningen, a road or transport embankment. It was built and used to transport materials to and from the disused brickworks. The area is designated a national industrial heritage site. Together with the former clay pits, the embankment shows how closely the landscape and brick production are connected in this area.
Fishing and an experience for children
There are good fishing opportunities along the coast between Pyritsøen and Levka, including for sea trout. Pike and perch live in Pyritsøen itself; no fishing licence is required to fish in the lake. Check the current fishing regulations before your visit.
Near Sorthat-Muleby, the Natureventyr adventure offers a dinosaur story and the mystery of the coal miners’ missing diamonds. The app experience may not always be available; check in advance if you’re interested. Alongside cycling, forest trails and industrial history, this offers a story-led discovery in the wider area.
Bornholm as a wider setting
Bornholm can be reached by ferry, plane, bus or train. The ferry crossing from Ystad in Sweden to Bornholm takes one hour and 20 minutes; check the current timetable when planning your trip. On the island, the NaturBornholm experience centre features dinosaurs, live crocodiles, an aquarium and a bison exhibition. Exhibitions may change over time. Bornholms Middelaldercenter is a 15-hectare open-air museum that brings Bornholm in the 14th century to life in an engaging, interactive way.
Food culture is also part of the region’s character: Bornholm’s first smokehouse opened in Gudhjem in 1866, and herring has been smoked there ever since. Hasle Smokehouse is the last smokehouse on Bornholm where fish is smoked in the traditional way, using open chimneys and alder wood. These island-wide themes offer another point of interest alongside the cycling, forests and industrial history around Muleby.
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