Birkerød (Danish: [ˈpiɐ̯kəˌʁøˀð]) is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The smaller Birkerød Lake is located just south of the railway station in the town centre.

The approximately 86 hectares wetland Vaserne (in Danish) along the northeastern shores of Lake Furesø and the western part of Frederikslund Forest separate Birkerød (Bistrup) from Holte to the southeast.

Eskemose Forest at Lake Sjælsø, north of Kajerød, is the site of several natural springs.

[6] Søhuse (1995), a development of terraced housing, is located on a gently sloping site on the banks of Birkerød Lake.

Birkerød Sports and Leisure Centre was built in 2007 and is located next to the indoor swimming hall and football pitches, both of which was renovated simultaneously.

The new centre was designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and is used for a wide variety of activities, including team handball fitness and yoga as well as concerts and other cultural events.

[9] The local football club of IF Skjold Birkerød was founded in 1917, and currently plays the Danish 2nd Division East.

It is called BIGMUN (Birkerød Gymnasium Model United Nations) and it has attracted several hundreds of high-school students from around the world to debate as in the .

The station is served regularly by trains on the A-line which have a journey time to central Copenhagen of around 20 minutes.