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[[Image:Travel_denmark_map.png|right]]Cycling tour cross Denmark north-south, west-coast, approx. length 500 Km.
[[Image:Travel_denmark_map.png|right]]Cycling tour cross Denmark from north to south, mainly following the west-coast North-Sea route.


Departure date Hirtshals:
{|style="width:500px;"
* Mon. 8th June
|'''Departure date Hirtshals'''
 
|'''Final arrival date Kiel'''
Final arrival date Kiel:
|'''Arrival home'''
* Wed. 16th June
|'''Distance'''
 
|-
Arrival home:
|Mon. 8th June
* Fri. 18th June
|Wed. 16th June
|Fri. 18th June
|720 Kilometers
|}


Route:
Route:

Revision as of 22:55, 20 July 2010

Travel denmark map.png

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

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

Route:

Resources

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.

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.

Weather

The weather in June and July statistically is 14-18 degrees and South-West/West direction 4-6 m/s wind.

Gear

  • 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:
  • 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

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