Bikepacking

Impressions There isn’t much to report today. I started the day with a breakfast buffet and then spent the rest of the morning relaxing. Once the rain stopped, I took a long walk on the beach. Not much else is happening today. With a little luck, I’ll continue tomorrow in perfect weather. Pictures Cola am Strand Kaffee bei Regen Expenses 0 euros for the ferry 20 euros for the breakfast buffet 60 euros for lodging (hostel, just for today) 12 euros for dinner 92 euros in daily expenses ...

Impressions The evening and night at the campground didn’t go as expected. At least I was able to do some laundry and charge my batteries. However, about 100 meters away from my tent, there was a much-hyped country party with music and square dancing. Consequently, all the Swedes—dressed as cowboys—partied well into the night not far from my tent. Still, I felt pretty well-rested this morning; I was able to dry everything quickly without any problems and then set off on a short day’s ride with surprisingly little rain. My tent withstood the sometimes heavy rain without any trouble. ...

Impressions I woke up this morning to pouring rain. Luckily, everything stayed dry inside my shelter. After the rain let up, I set off around 10 a.m. and was at the ferry to Helsingborg in no time. With the weather still iffy, I didn’t linger there for long and headed straight onto the Kattegattleden (that’s the name of the west coast bike path). For lunch in Höganäs, I grabbed a pizza from the kebab place—typically Swedish. ...

Impressions Got off to a slow start again this morning. It was cold, and I wasn’t sure where I was headed for the day. I took plenty of breaks and just relaxed. I rolled leisurely through Copenhagen, checked out a few sights, and had a delicious cup of coffee. Finding a place to sleep was a bit chaotic today. My original plan was to stay with someone from the WarmShowers community. Unfortunately, both of my requests were turned down. At the same time, a Reddit user invited me to stay at their home in Copenhagen. That didn’t really work out, though, since I wanted to get as close as possible to the ferry to Sweden today. For that reason, I ended up back at a shelter near Nivå. Strangely enough, all shelter spots in this part of Denmark either cost money or require a reservation. ...

Impressions This morning, after a night without thunderstorms, I had a hard time getting out of the tent. It was suddenly cold, cloudy, and windy. An hour later than yesterday, things were going pretty well again. It was extremely windy. The wind was coming mainly from the side, and sometimes even from behind, but at least it wasn’t coming from the front. Shortly after I crossed the huge, old Storstrømsbroen bridge, I ran into Joana and Christian. While chatting, we realized we were heading for almost the same destination for the day, so we decided to ride the remaining 70 km together. ...

Impressions Last night in the tent was surprisingly good. After a coffee, I set off at a leisurely pace and then powered through the first 50 km to the ferry to Lolland. On the sun deck, I enjoyed the best view while eating the leftovers from yesterday’s breakfast. Once off the ferry, my good mood was dampened by a 30-km stretch with a nasty headwind. After I’d conquered that, I rewarded myself with a huge pizza and a swim in the Baltic Sea. ...

Impressions I got an early start today. When it’s already light just after 4 a.m., it doesn’t really feel that way. With just a cup of coffee for breakfast, I just hopped on my bike and went. On the way, I ate the leftovers from yesterday, and before I knew it, I was at the ferry. The first 70 km flew by in no time. Just lots of new, beautiful sights. ...

Impressions Spent the whole day on the train today. Made it there despite an hour-long delay and a last-minute track change. Then took a leisurely ride over to Steffen’s to spend a nice evening there. Tomorrow we’re off! Pictures Noch in Karlsruhe Place to Sleep At Steffen’s Trip Details Distance covered today: 8 km Total distance: 8 km Weather A pleasant 23 degrees and sunny Trip Zum Grillen Distance: 8.4 km Elevation Gain: 75 m Time: 0h 28m View on Strava

The Plan I’m going to spend a month cycling through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. I plan to camp in the wild and take advantage of the many beautiful shelter sites in the Scandinavian countries. I want to keep my luggage as light as possible, but still have everything I need for a month-long trip. Route The rough route plan, starting and ending in Flensburg, goes through the following cities: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, Larvik, Hirtshals, Esbjerg I plan to cycle about 100 km each day. ...

Key Data Route Outbound: 104 km + Return: 131 km Total: 235 km Weather Over 30 degrees and sunny (very hot) Overnight Stay View Larger Map Impressions It was nice to ride through the French countryside to test the setup for my upcoming trip to Sweden. Climbing 1,000 hm in extreme temperatures over 30 degrees, carrying about 14 kg of gear. The landscape is very idyllic. There’s hardly anyone around. That’s good for cycling but bad for finding something to eat along the way. Still, everything went well and the setup works. ...