Itinerary
Updated: 5.7.2010
The old plan (below) has been inaccurate since my bike broke in Travemünde. completely abandoned. Here’s what’s been happening, and the current plan.
June 13 Travemünde to Priwall, breakdown, night in Lübeck
June 14 Lübeck
June 15 Lübeck to Ratzeburg
June 16 Ratzeburg to Lassahn
June 17 70k Lassahn to Blekede
June 18 90k Blekede to Schnackenburg
June 19 61k Schnackenburg to Salzwedel
June 20 53k Salzwedel to Wittingen
June 21 74k Wittingen to Oebisfelde
June 22 63k Oebisfelde to Schoningen
June 23 71k Schoningen to Ilsenburg
June 24 38k Ilsenburg to Sorge
June 25 68k Sorge to Duderstadt
June 26 64k Duderstadt to Bad Sooden-Allendorf
June 27 REST
June 28 71k Bad Sooden-Allendorf to Herleshausen
June 29 65k Herleshausen to Buttlar
June 30 59k Buttlar to Fladungen
July 1 92k Fladungen to Helmstadt
July 2 64k Helmstadt to Neustadt
July 3 REST
July 4 Train to Berlin, meeting with Michael Cramer
July 5 Explore Berlin by foot, DDR Museum, Gedenkstatte Museum, East Side Gallery, and more
July 6 49k Berlin Wall Trail to Lichtenrade
July 7 48k Berlin Wall Trail to Wannsee
July 8 49k Berlin Wall Trail to Hohen Neuendorf
July 9 37k Berlin Wall Trail to Potsdamer Platz
July 10 Berliner Mauerstreifzüge led by Michael Cramer
July 11 Train to Neustadt/Sonneburg
At this point I will pick back up with the original plan, and cover as much distance as I can before July 22.
Trip Plan
Baltic to the Danube: 1600 miles, 35 biking days, avg. 45 miles per day
June 11/12 Fly from JFK to Hamburg, Train to Travemünde
Leg 1: German-German Border: Travemünde to Czech Republic, 785 miles
June 13 30 miles Travemünde to Ratzeburg
June 14 38 miles Ratzeburg to Zarrentin
June 15 42 miles Lubeck to Zarrentin
June 16 39 miles Zarrentin to Bleckede
June 17 41 miles Bleckede to Gorleben
June 18 44 miles Gorleben to Salzwedel
June 19 36 miles Salzwedel to Diesdorf
June 20 42 miles Diesdorf to Grasleben
June 21 46 miles Grasleben to HohegeiB
June 22 46 miles HohegeiB to Neuendorf
June 23 46 miles Neuendorf to Hildebrandshausen
June 24 55 miles Hildebrandshausen to Obersuhl
June 24 REST
June 26 45 miles Obersuhl to Rasdorf
June 27 43 miles Rasdorf to Melpers
June 28 45 miles Melpers to Trappstadt
June 29 43 miles Trappstadt to Adelhausen
June 30 30 miles Adelhausen to Neustadt/Sonneberg
June 31 REST
July 2 48 miles Neustadt/Sonneberg to Lehesten
July 3 47 miles Lehesten to Loddenteuth
Leg 2: Czech Republic Border to Bratislava, Slovakia, 521 miles
July 4 50 miles Mittelhammer to Neualbenreuth
July 5 49 miles Neualbenreuth to Tillyschanz
July 6 50 miles Tillyschanz to Lam
July 7 50 miles Lam to Mitterfirmiansreut
July 8 47 miles Mitterfirmiansreut to Guglwald
July 9 56 miles Guglwald to Nove Hrady
July 10 47 miles Nove Hrady to Leopoldsdorf
July 11 44 miles Leopoldsdorf to Hardegg
July 12 49 miles Hardegg to Mikulov
July 13 49 miles Mikulov to Karlov Dvor
July 14 30 miles Karlov Dvor to Bratislava
July 15 REST
Leg 3: Bratislava to Murakeresztur, 298 miles
July 16 53 miles Bratislava to Panhagen
July 17 48 miles Panhagen to Kophaza
July 18 53 miles Kophaza to Schandorf
July 19 44 miles Schandorf to Reinersdorf
July 20 45 miles Reinersdorf to Domanisevici
July 21 55 miles Domanisevici to Murakeresztur
July 21/22 Train to Vienna, Fly from Vienna to MSP