The Black Clover Path
The Black Clover Path is a circular route around the Nyborg region. This 33.5 km trail takes you through coastal areas, charming villages, and the picturesque countryside surrounding Nyborg.
The Black Clover Path is a tour around the beautiful surroundings of Nyborg.
The Black Clover Path is well-suited for a bike ride - preferably on a mountain bike or for a runner looking for scenic trails. The trail takes you through the beautiful landscape on the south side of Nyborg Fjord, past an old fertility spring, St. Mads' Spring, and further past Denmark's third largest village church, Vindinge Church.
Learn more about this tour and find a map to help you navigate here.
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The Black Clover Trail features 13 points of interest that we encourage you to visit during your journey.
1. stop: The Black Clover Path - Holckenhavn Fjord
The valley of Holckenhavn Fjord and Ørbæk river was created during the Ice Age. A large glacier filled the entire Great Belt and the nearest land areas creating meltwater rivers, which ran under the i...
2. stop: The Black Clover Path - St. Mads' Spring
The spring of Saint Mads has been active since the Ice Age and has been perceived as a holy spring as far back as the Viking Age - and perhaps even further back.
3 stop: The Black Clover Path - Vindinge Church
Vindinge Church is Funen's largest parish church and allegedly the third-largest church in the country. The core of the current church is a Gothic church built in the 14th century to replace an older ...
4. stop: The Black Clover Path - Shelters
Nyborg Municipality and Nyborg Youth School have set up 2 shelters and a campfire cabin at the camp site in the middle of Jagtenborg Forest.
5. stop: The Black Clover Path - The Battleground Trail
Behind Nyborg Castle, Ladegårds river flows into what was once a large castle lake, which the 17th-century fortress now cuts through. The path along the stream from inside the castle follows the old m...
6. stop: The Black Clover Path - Juelsberg Estate
The beautiful, classicist estate - Juelsberg Gods - west of Nyborg, is located with a park, Linde alleys and the nearby forest as an obvious excursion destination in the summer.
7. stop: The Black Clover Path - Exercise in the Teglværk Forest
A large number of paths are constructed in the area, partly along the coast and partly through the forest and at the park near Strandvænget. The trails are suitable for both running, mountain biking, ...
8. stop: The Black Clover Path - Teglværk Forest
The history of the forest goes back a long way. The exact age is not known, but at a meeting at Nyborg Castle in 1435, Erik of Pomerania, otherwise known as Eric VII (1397–1439) donated the forest to ...
9. stop: The Black Clover Path - The Green Woodpecker and the Stock Dove
The green woodpecker and the stock dove can both be seen and heard around the Teglværk Forest and the Great Belt. Both species of birds are new immigrants and now breed in the forest.
10. stop: The Black Clover Path - Frederikshøj
There is an ancient mound a little south from the former Restaurant Teglværksskoven, where in 1890 a pavilion was built for Frederik the 8th when he was serving at the garrison.
11. stop: The Black Clover Path - Storebæltsbadet
There are plenty of opportunities for a swim in the water along the East Funen beaches.
12. stop: The Black Clover Path - Knudshoved and Østerø Lake
At Knudshoved and Østerø Lake you will find fantastic nature and exciting wildlife.
13. stop: The Black Clover Path - Slipshavn
Slipshavn is Nyborg's earliest port and is first mentioned in 1446. The area has until today been home to a multitude of activities, all of which have left physical traces and left a landscape with a ...
Practical Information
The tour starts at Vesterhavnen 3a, 5800 Nyborg and is signposted in a clockwise direction. You can get a physical brochure at VisitNyborg (Torvet 2b, 5800 Nyborg) or at the starting point of the tour. If you prefer an online map, you can find it here. The map will guide you around the tour and show you the exact location of the 13 aforementioned stops.
Note: The trail between points 7 and 10 passes through a wooded area and follows the coastline. You may need to push your bike on this section. An alternative route is the paved road through Teglværkskoven, which you can access after passing Strandvænget Park and the nature playground.