Racpat Scandinavia and the Baltics 2024 - CycleBlaze

Racpat Scandinavia and the Baltics 2024

One More "Toast to the Wind" ride

By Rachel and Patrick Hugens
4,351 km (2,702 miles) over 90 days between Jul. 2, 2024 and Sep. 29, 2024

Introduction

What is the next tour? heart 19
PakList heart 5
Preparation and Packing heart 20

As so it begins....already yet so soon, a Shakedown Training Ride

2024 Oregon: Elkhorn Mountain Loop & Map heart 16
Day One: Baker City to Granite to McCully Forks Campground heart 24
Day Two: McCully Forks to Spool Cart Campground heart 20
Day Three: Spool Cart Campground to La Grande heart 7
Day Four: La Grande to Catherine Creek Campground heart 5
Day Five: Catherine Creek Campground to Baker City heart 14

Route Map

Overview of Proposed Route heart 6
Already yet so soon....a change in route heart 9
StOlavsleden Bike Route Map: Sundsvall Sweden to Stiklestad Norway heart 0
Overall Sweden-Norway-Finland Route Map heart 4
Overview Baltic States Route heart 0
Overview Poland-Rostock Germany heart 1
Overview of Route Options: Denmark-Sweden heart 2

Sweden

Day 1: Flight to Stockholm heart 19
Day 2: Arrival in Stockholm heart 16
Day 3: Biking in Stockholm heart 40
Day 4: Stockholm to Vira Lake Shelter heart 71
Day 5: Vira Lake to Norrtalje heart 44
Day 6: Norrtalje to Gisslaranden Shelter heart 68
Day 7: Gisslaranden Shelter to Vastland Shelter heart 65
Day 8: Vastland hiking shelter to Gavle heart 48
Day 9: Gavle to Vallvik shelter heart 26
Day 10: Vallvik Shelter to Orbaden Hostel heart 84
Day 11: Orbaden Hostel to Ljusdal heart 41
Day 12: Rest Day in Ljusdal heart 23
Day 13: Ljusdal to Ramsjo heart 59
Day 14: Ramsjo to Hermanboda Vindskydd heart 39
Day 15: Hermanboda Vindskydd to Gallo heart 54
Day 16: Gallo to Ostersund heart 76
Day 17: Ostersund to Brattland Wind shelter heart 29
Day 18: Brattland Wind Shelter to Storlien heart 35

Norway

Norway Tunnels heart 0
Day 19: Storlien to Stjordal heart 54
Day 20: Stjordal to Trondheim heart 50
Day 21: Leaving Trondheim on the MS Nordkapp heart 32
Day 22: Arriving in Bodo heart 34
Day 23: Bodo to Flakstad heart 153
Day 24 Flakstad to Brustada heart 90
Day 25: Brustada to Hammerstad heart 80
Day 26: Hammerstad to Stokmarknes heart 88
Day 27: Stokmarknes to Buknesfjorden heart 62
Day 28: Buknesfjorden to Andenes heart 74
Day 29: Andenes to Fjordbotn heart 102
Day 30: Fjordbotn to Tromso heart 79
Day 31: Rest Day in Tromso heart 32
Day 32: Tromso to Oldendalen heart 50
Day 33: Oldendalen to Forselv heart 115
Day 34: Forselv to Arctic Fjord heart 69
Day 35: Arctic Fjord to Talvik heart 40
Day 36: Talvik to Solvang heart 35
Day 37: Solvang to Airstrip Free Camping Spot heart 64
Day 38: Airstrip Camping to Olderfjord heart 30
Day 39: Olderfjord to Repvag heart 145
Day 40: Repvag to Skarsvag heart 113
Evening Sunset Ride to Northcape heart 120
Day 41: Restday at Skarsvag heart 84
Day 42: Back to Olderfjord heart 22
Day 43: Olderfjord to Lakselv heart 44
Day 44: Lakselv to Karasjok heart 7

Finland

Day 45: Karasjok to Muotkan Ruoktu heart 85
Day 46: Muotkan Ruoktu to Inari heart 41
Day 47: Inari to Ivalo heart 38
Day 48: Rest Day in Ivalo heart 7
Day 49: Ivalo to Vuotso heart 31
Day 50: Vuotso to Sodankyla heart 18
Day 51: Sodankyla to Kayramo heart 21
Day 52: Kayramo to Rovaniemi heart 39
Why the Northcape? heart 60
Day 53: Rest Day Rovaniemi heart 19
Day 54: Rovaniemi Night Train to Helsinki heart 24
Day 55: Arrive in Helsinki by Train heart 53

Estonia

Day 56: Helsinki to Tallinn Estonia heart 39
Day 57: Rest Day in Tallinn heart 35
Day 58: Tallinn to Padise heart 28
Day 59: Padise to Haapsalu heart 21
Day 60: Haapsalu to Varbla heart 18
Day 61: Varbla to Parnu heart 86
Day 62: Parnu to Salacgriva Latvia heart 21

Latvia

Day 63: Salacgriva to Saulkrastu heart 14
Day 64: Saulkrastu to Riga heart 11
Day 65: Rest Day in Riga heart 13
Day 66: Riga to Rutki heart 7
Day 67: Rutki to Jekabpils heart 20
Day 68: Jekabpils to Pilskane heart 16
Day 69: Pilskane to Zarasai Lithuania heart 24

Lithuania

Day 70: Zarasai to Ignalina heart 16
Day 71: Ignalina to Moletai heart 22
Day 72: Moletai to Vilnius heart 20
Day 73: Rest Day in Vilnius heart 6
Day 74: Rest Day in Vilnius heart 17
Day 75: Vilnius to Aukstadvaris heart 17
Day 76: Aukstadvaris to Alytus heart 14
Day 77: Alytus to Kalvarija heart 16

Poland

Day 78: Kalvarija to Goldap heart 47
Day 79: Goldap to Wegorzewo heart 22
Day 80: Wegorzewo to Bartoszyce heart 50
Day 81: Bartoszyce to Orneta heart 19
Day 82: Orneta to Elblag heart 22
Day 83: Elblag to Gdansk heart 29
Day 84: Sightseeing Gdansk heart 28
Day 85: Sightseeing Gdansk heart 16

Sweden

Day 86: Ferry to Sweden heart 21
Day 87: Nynashamn to Alvsjo heart 43
Day 88: A Relaxing Rainy Day in Alvsjo heart 5
Day 89: Sightseeing Stockholm heart 11

Home

Day 90: Flying Home heart 8
Day 91: First Day Back Home heart 10

Gallery of watercolor sketches

Gallery of Watercolors Sketches heart 10