Travel Jun 2010 Denmark

Cycling tour cross Denmark from north to south, mainly following the west-coast North-Sea route.

Departure Hirtshals	Final arrival Kiel	Arrival home	Distance covered
Mon. 8th June	Wed. 16th June	Fri. 18th June	720 Kilometers

• Actual cycling route through Denmark and Germany - Markers show campingsites/cabins we stayed at

Resources

• Preliminary route - Google maps
• Northsea-Cycle.com
• Trafikken.dk Cycle route 1
  • Route 1 KML Google Maps overlay
• 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.

• View 1
• View 2
• View 3
• View 4
• View 5

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.

• DMI weather archives

Gear

Preliminary list of possible gear to get.

• Panniers front:
  • Ortlieb Front-Roller Plus, 25 litre, 1.4 Kg [1] Photos
    • Alt., Ortlieb Sport-Packer Plus, 30 litre, 1.7 Kg
• Panniers rear:
  • Ortlieb Back-Roller Plus, 40 litre, 1.7 Kg
    • Alt., Ortlieb Bike-Packer Plus, 40 litre, 2.1 Kg
• Ortlieb Ultimate5 Plus handlebar bag + GPS Cover + Mounting kit
• Cyclocross / touring bike racks:
  • Tubus Ergo front rack [2] + Tubus Fork mounting kit [3]
    • Or, Tubus Tara front rack [4]
    • Or, Axiom Journey 2 front rack [5]
  • Tubus Vegas rear rack [6]
    • Or, Tubus Cargo 700c rear rack [7]
    • Or, Tubus Fly (28"/700c wheel) rear rack [8]
• Mountain bike:
  • Axiom Odysse front suspension rack [9]
    • Or, Tubus Swing front suspension rack [10]
  • Tubus Logo (mounted further back) [11]
• Schwalbe Marathon Plus touring tire [12]
  • Or, Schwalbe Marathon XR expedition tire - quite heavy [13]
  • Or, Schwalbe Marathon HS - the legend
• Sleeping pad:
  • Therm-a-Rest ProLite [14] / NeoAir [15]
• JetBoil stove [16]
• NiteLux LiPo lights [17]
• Lifeventure Soft Fibre Trek Towels [18] [19]

And other essential tools, see the gear list from other tourers.

Useful sites

• Official cycling maps, Danmark
• Cycletourer.com - tourer
  • Cycle gear
  • Cycling in Denmark
• DMI - Weather in Denmark
  • DMI Wind speed and direction archive
  • Wind speed comparison table
• Trafikken.dk national cycle maps
  • National static map
  • Route data in KML format
• Northsea-Cycle
• What I have learned while cycle touring
• Ortleib Panniers Set
• A Cycle Tour in Denmark
• Adventure Cycling Guide - tourer
  • Carrying your kit
• Fully Loaded Touring - gallery
• TheTouringStore.com - racks and panniers
  • Tubus comparison
• The Tubus Cargo review
• Isa et Terry Cyclotouring - tourers
  • Equipment and wear
• Trafikken.dk danish maps
• Deutsche Bahn - great for train planning
• Teltpladser.dk pakkeliste - gear
• Friefugler.dk Bedre Cyckelruter - report