Travel Jun 2010 Denmark
Cycle touring across Denmark from north to south, mainly following the west-coast "North-Sea" route. Finished in 8 days, 720 Km.
| Departure Hirtshals | Final arrival Kiel | Arrival home | Distance covered by bike |
| Mon. 8th June | Wed. 16th June | Fri. 18th June | 720 Kilometers |
- Actual cycling route through Denmark and Germany - Markers show campingsites and cabins we stayed at
iPhone utils
- De Gule Sider app - yellow pages for Denmarm, used to find grocery stores and other supplies
- TomTom app - navigation out of city centers
- Google Maps - distance estimation and look-ups of campingsites in Germany
- Yr.no - weather forecast
Resources
Useful sites for planning and detailed maps of the different cycle routes, camping sites, and weather forecast sites in Denmark.
- Preliminary route - Google maps
- Northsea-Cycle.com
- Trafikken.dk Cycle route 1
- Ratweit.de Flensburg - Kiel cycle routes
- Trafikken.dk national map - more details than google
- Danskecampingpladser.dk Cycling friendly campingsites
- DK Camping
- Ud i naturen - nature camps
- Campingsites in Schleswig-Holstein
- Yr.no weather forecast for Denmark - detailed
- De Gule Sider - yellowpages, maps, great iPhone app
Views
A few shots from street view showing interesting spots and routes. Some of the stretches just begs to be cycled. Some of them are even lit.
Update: It was as beautiful as it appeared.
Camp / Cabins
Denmark is covered by camping sites, nowhere are you more than 20 km from a site. It's mandatory to get a "Camping Card Scandinavia"-card , 100DKK, pay annually, use as many times you like. Alternatively, a overnight transit pass.
- Prices range from 200-600 DKK in the summer, depending on the amenities (heated water, shower, etc)
- Camping Card Scandinavia
- Danskecampingpladser.dk camping sites overview
- DK-camping.dk Camping sites overview - seem to miss a few
- Visitdenmark.com vandrerhjem - list and map of hostels, pick region first then the map
Weather
The weather in June and July statistically is 14-18 degrees and South-West/West direction 4-6 m/s wind.
Gear
A short-list of equipment we used. Recommended webshops in Europe: wiggle.co.uk, chainreactioncycles.com, allterraincycles.co.uk, cyclecomponents.com
- Cyclocross / touring bike:
- Panniers front:
- Panniers rear:
- Ortlieb Back-Roller Plus, 40 litre, 1.7 Kg
- Tubus Vegas rear rack [3]
- Tire:
- Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Touring Tyre 26 x 1.60"
- Continental Cross 700 25-35c Presta Valve
- Computer:
- Sigma BC1609 STS
- Glasses:
- Endura Stingray Glasses
- Clothes:
- Assos SS Uno Short Sleeve Jersey yellow
- Assos Summer Gloves white
- Assos Skinweb Socks white
- Northwave Mate transparent waterproof jacket
- Mountain bike:
- Other things:
- Therm-a-Rest NeoAir sleeping pad [6]
- Lifeventure Soft Fibre Advance towels [7] [8]
- Lifeventure Cotton Advance sleeper rectangular
- Lifeventure Document wallet
- Lifeventure Travel pillow
- Lifeventure All Purpose Soap 200ml
- Camelbak Podium 710ml water bottle
- Camelbak Podium 620ml water bottle
- AMK Ultralight And Watertight 3 first aid kit
- Crank Brothers Multi-19 multitool
- Finish Line Cross Country wet oil
- Blackburn Airstik Long Neck minipump
And other essential tools, see the gear list from other tourers listed in the references section below.
Useful sites
- Official cycling maps, Danmark
- Cycletourer.com - tourer
- DMI - Weather in Denmark
- Trafikken.dk national cycle maps
- Northsea-Cycle
- What I have learned while cycle touring
- Ortleib Panniers Set
- A Cycle Tour in Denmark
- Adventure Cycling Guide - tourer
- Fully Loaded Touring - gallery
- TheTouringStore.com - racks and panniers
- The Tubus Cargo review
- Isa et Terry Cyclotouring - tourers
- Trafikken.dk danish maps
- Deutsche Bahn - great for train planning
- Teltpladser.dk pakkeliste - gear
- Friefugler.dk Bedre Cyckelruter - report
