Kyststien Bornholm · Stage 5
Walking time as bornholm.info states it for this stage; measured on the mapped line: 4 h 15. Climb measured on the mapped line, on terrain heights. Bornholm.info
Svaneke to Snogebæk harbour: 16 km, 4 to 5 h, easy to medium; the last 4 km are on the sand of Balka Beach. We found no place to stay in Snogebæk.
Best season: May to September for beds. Destination Bornholm gives no season for the path itself; the places to stay set it. Danhostel Sandvig opens 18 April to 27 September, Nordskoven Strand Camping 29 April to 27 September, Møllers Dueodde Camping 2 May to 24 September 2026 and Dueodde Familiecamping & Hostel 6 May to 19 September: by October all four have closed. The other hostels and campsites give no season on the pages we read, so ask them. The free shelters are first come, first served. Before you go
Facts read from the guide's sources and OpenStreetMap on 13 October 2026. A page can change after we read it, so confirm with your accommodation before you rely on a date or a bed.
Stage start
Town
Leg 4 ends at Svaneke harbour. The hostel and Hullehavn Camping are on leg 5, within about 1.3 km south of the harbour.
A town or village: find accommodation yourself. TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Svaneke Vandrerhjem · Hostel or bunkhouse
Season 2026: 2026 dates not published
Hullehavn Camping · Camping spot
Season 2026: 2026 dates not published
Stage end
Town
Leg 5 ends at Snogebæk harbour. We found no place to stay in Snogebæk itself. The two Dueodde campsites, about 4 km on along leg 6, are open only from May to September; out of season, take the bus from the Snogebæk Havn stop to a town with beds.
A town or village: find accommodation yourself. TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Make it your trip
Hostels and campsites book with the operator, online, by phone or by email. Several close from late September to April or May, so out of season check every night before you go. Bornholm's shelters and primitive campsites are free, first come first served, for one night at a time; only the Rundemose shelter site and the Finnedalen campsite can be booked, and only by groups. A tent may go up only in four forests: Blykobbe Plantage (between Rønne and Hasle, on leg 1), Rø Plantage, Pedersker skov and the north of Almindingen.
Destination Bornholm's seven legs, a night at the end of each.
Plan this journeyThe north in three legs: Hasle, Hammerknuden and Sandvig, then by Helligdomsklipperne to Gudhjem.
Plan this journeyThe east coast and the sandy south in four legs: Svaneke, Dueodde and Arnager.
Plan this journeyLoading the forecast for on the trail (10 m)…
Typical weather on this stage, around 0–20 m. Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
| Month | ||||||||||||
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| Weather | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Mixed |
| Day / night | 3°/0° | 3°/0° | 6°/1° | 10°/4° | 15°/8° | 19°/12° | 21°/15° | 22°/15° | 18°/12° | 13°/8° | 8°/5° | 5°/2° |
| Rain, mm | 40 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 45 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | Frost | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frost |
| Daylight | 7 h 44 | 9 h 39 | 11 h 44 | 14 h 03 | 16 h 06 | 17 h 21 | 16 h 53 | 15 h 04 | 12 h 50 | 10 h 36 | 8 h 28 | 7 h 13 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
Between Dueodde and Boderne, west of Østre Sømark, the path crosses Raghammer Skydeterræn, a training area of the Danish Defence (Forsvaret). We could not confirm where its firing days are published: check Forsvaret's website or ask locally before you walk leg 6, and follow the signs on the ground.
Destination Bornholm: leg 6, Snogebæk to BoderneBy 13 October 2026, Danhostel Sandvig, Nordskoven Strand Camping and both Dueodde campsites had closed for the year. Hasle Camping, Sandvig Familiecamping, the hostels in Gudhjem and Svaneke, Sannes and Hullehavn give no season on the pages we read: ask before you count on them. The free shelters need no booking.
Destination Bornholm: the coastal pathShelters and primitive campsites are free, first come first served, one night at a time. Tents go up only in the four listed forests. The shelter at Hammerhavn on leg 2 is on the path; it is the only one on the path we could confirm.
Destination Bornholm: wild camping on BornholmLeg 2, Hasle to Sandvig round Hammerknuden, is the hardest: uneven paths and many climbs and descents, with water only at Hasle, the Hammershus visitor centre, Hammerhavn and Sandvig beach. Leg 7 has pebble beaches and many steps between Boderne and Arnager. Legs 5 and 6 run for long stretches on the beach.
Destination Bornholm: leg 2, Hasle to SandvigBAT, the island's bus company, posts its disruptions on its traffic information page; look before a day that ends with a bus.
BAT: traffic informationGetting there
Travel around Svaneke to Snogebæk.
Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.
The loop starts at the Bornholm Welcome Centre on Nordre Kystvej, by Rønne harbour and a short walk from the terminal where the Bornholmslinjen ferries dock. Check sailings with Bornholmslinjen; the Snellemark v Havnegade bus stop is by the start.
Destination Bornholm: leg 1, Rønne to HasleBAT buses stop at every leg end: Hasle Fælled, Sandvig gl. Station, Gudhjem, Svaneke Havn, Snogebæk Havn and Boderne. Check the timetables on bat.dk before a day that ends with a bus.
BAT: routes and timetablesThe loop ends where it started, at the Bornholm Welcome Centre by Rønne harbour, a short walk from the ferry terminal.
Destination Bornholm: leg 7, Boderne to RønneTake your trip with you
Prepare each leg while you still have a connection, and keep the GPX on your phone for the stretches over the cliffs.
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
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Route & sources
Destination Bornholm (bornholm.info) publishes Kyststien as seven legs, numbered clockwise from the Bornholm Welcome Centre in Rønne: 121 km added up, "approximately 120 km" on its overview page, with an official stage time for each, shown beside ours on every stage. The times leave out meal breaks, and either direction is fine, it says. The line here is the route on OpenStreetMap (relation 13045749, from the planet of 11 October 2026): a 120.5 km loop, cut at the seven leg ends, Hasle, Sandvig, Gudhjem, Svaneke, Snogebæk, Boderne and Rønne. Each of our legs is within 1.5 km of the official figure. Our climb is measured on terrain heights, so the short steep steps on the cliffs are smoothed out.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
Destination Bornholm: the coastal pathMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation