Elkenøre on the Baltic Sea: Beaches, Cliffs and Cycling Routes

Elkenøre on the Baltic Sea offers several clearly distinct points of interest for planning your trip: coastal landscapes, nature observation, history and cycling routes. Between beaches, cliffs, dike history and regional routes, different perspectives on the town and its surroundings emerge. The coastal features range from the long beach at Marielyst to Gedser Odde.

Beach, cliffs and bird migration with westerly winds

Elkenøre Beach is the northernmost part of the long beach at Marielyst. Havlykke Beach near Elkenøre is a protected area with sea views from steep coastal cliffs. Havlykke Beach is suitable for snorkelling. The combination of sea views from the cliffs and snorkelling offers different ways of experiencing the coast. On days with westerly winds, migratory birds flying south can be observed at Havlykke. Those who want to base their trip planning on moments in nature will find a clear connection to the weather here: weather conditions therefore remain an important factor for nature observation, while snorkelling directs the view from the shore into the water.

Dike between Elkenøre and Gedser and Stone Age round barrow

The dike between Elkenøre and Gedser is part of the coast's history: it was built in 1873 and completed in 1875. The dike from Elkenøre to Gedser Odde is 19 km long and 4 m high. For those interested in history, the timeframe therefore stretches from dike construction in the 19th century to a considerably older era. There is an archaeological site near Elkenør: a protected Stone Age round barrow dating from 3950 to 2801 BC. The protection has been in place since 1937 or later. The round barrow therefore belongs to a much older era than the construction of the dike in the 19th century.

Cycling routes with a regional focus

Several regional cycling routes include Elkenøre. The “Coast to Coast” cycling route runs through the holiday-home areas of Elkenøre and Sildestrup to Marielyst. The Berlin–Copenhagen cycling route runs through Elkenøre; the northern section from Elkenøre Beach follows this route. National Cycling Route 9 crosses Lolland-Falster, begins in Naturlandet near Stubbekøbing in North Falster and ends at the ferry in Gedser. Stubbekøbing and Gedser provide two fixed local points along this route. Active travellers therefore have different destination options: a connection to Marielyst, a northern route from the beach and a regional route across Lolland-Falster to Gedser. This allows you to take your preferred touring focus into account when planning your trip.

Choose the right focus for your trip

When choosing a hotel in Elkenøre, you can decide on the focus of your holiday in advance. The specific coastal, historical and cycling-route features offer different points of interest for this, allowing the decision to be aligned with your preferred type of trip without reducing Elkenøre to just one theme.

For comparison within the same overarching destination, you can also find Eskilstrup, Gedesby, Sildestrup, Toreby, Stavreby, Hjelm, Listrup and Marielyst.

For the overarching travel overview: Guldborgsund Municipality.