The Blue Clover Path

The Blue Clover Path offers a journey through Nyborg's industrial past, revealing the city's rich history as a bustling hub for ferries, trains, and manufacturing. The trail is 5.7 km.

Nyborg Voldanlæg

Photo: Kristian Lilholt

The Blue Clover Path in Nyborg is a journey through Nyborg's industrial period.

On the Blue Clover Path, you experience Nyborg's history as one of Denmark's traffic hubs.

The path starts at Vesterhavnen 3a and takes you along the harbor and moat to a small green oasis at Prins Frederik's Bastion. From there, the route passes the new and the old station buildings.

Learn more about this tour and find a map to help you navigate here.

Photo: VisitNyborg

1. stop: The Blue Clover Path - Christian Hansen's Garden

The first stop on the Blue Clover Path takes you through Christian Hansen's Garden. Today, the garden functions as a public park near the moat.

Photo: VisitNyborg

2. stop: The Blue Clover Path - Cirkuspladsen

The area known as Cirkuspladsen – which roughly translates into The Circus Square - is located in a former railway area, where the trains from Funen and Jutland crossed through to reach the ferry terminal at the harbor.

Photo: Nyborg Fyn Danmark Voldanlæg fugle Kristian Lilholt 1024x576

3. stop: The Blue Clover Path - Birdlife in Nyborg Fjord

The coastline from Lake Østerø and via the harbor to Holckenhavn Castle is richly visited by seabirds ranging from terns and gulls to ducks and geese.

Photo: Nyborg Fyn Danmark Marsvin Storebælt

4. stop: The Blue Clover Path - Harbour Porpoises

You will find plenty of harbour porpoises in the Great Belt and if you are lucky, you might even spot them in the waters from the coast.

Photo: Nyborgs epileptikerhjem og senere børnehospital anno 1898

5. stop: The Blue Clover Path - The Children's Hospital

A children's hospital was built in Nyborg in 1932 and is often referred to as the first of its kind in the world. Here one could observe and treat children for epileptic and epilepsy-like diseases.

Photo: Nyborg Fyn Danmark Sæl Storebælt

6. stop: The Blue Clover Path - Seals

You may be lucky to spot a seal in the area around the Nyborg coast.

Photo: Nyborg Kommune Sundhedsafdelingen

7. stop: The Blue Clover Path - The Center Pier and the Ferry Port

In 1548, Christian III decided to replace the city's modest ferry bridge at the end of Færgestræde with an actual ship bridge. The establishment of the ship's bridge was part of a larger project to transform the area into a stately arrival point for the king and his large entourage.

Practical Information

The tour starts at Vesterhavnen 3a, 5800 Nyborg and is signposted in a clockwise direction. You can get a physical brochure 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 7 aforementioned stops.

Note: The trail between points 3 and 6 passes through the industrial district on a gravel path, following the old church road. Despite the gravel surface, this section is fairly easy to navigate by bike.