Day 11/19 (2023 Summer Biketrip)
Intro: in the summer of 2023 I did a 1.614 km (1.000 miles) long biketour in Denmark and a bit of Sweden. I wanted to ride on a couple of old railroad-tracks, now converted into bike trails.
It took me 19 days in the sadle and it was a great adventure !
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Monday 17th of July 2023
I’m glad I managed to change the tube on my back wheel yesterday afternoon after setting up my tent. Later in that evening it started to rain. But that was nothing compared to the downpour and thunder I experienced in the morning. I was a bit worried about the tent, but it held up without any issues. Good to know what it can withstand.
I left Albuen Strand Camping at 10:00 am and moved on, heading south/east along a dike right by the water. It was beautiful, but also quite monotonous. Fortunately I had a partial tailwind, so I decided to pedal hard for the 20-25 km that stretch lasted. With overcast skies, a flat gravel road, and some tailwind, I was able to maintain a speed of 25-30 km/h the whole way. It was great.
I reached Rødbyhavn and turned north towards Rødby, Holeby, and then on to Maribo. I turned east towards Sakskøbing and further east to Nykøbing Falster.
It was time for lunch. There was a small supermarket next to a cemetery where I filled up my water bottle. They even had cold orange juice on discount – perfect! A sandwich went down the same way.
Now, I just needed to get to Gedser, which was my goal for the day, and then find a place to pitch my tent. People around here are a bit crazy; they want you to pay for their shelters. They’re not even that nice, so that’s not happening. Nope, when I arrived in Gedser, I cycled through the charming residential areas and knocked on a couple of doors at places with nice lawns that would look great around my tent. But no one wanted to answer the door…
So, I continued a bit further up to Gedesby, and just past that town, there was a forest. inside the forest, I found a service road that branched off from the main trail, and I went 100 meters down it, then turned into a nice clearing. I enjoy camping in the woods – stealth camping.
For some reason, my legs held up for a whole 120 km today. That’s not something that happens every day.
At 8:30 pm, it started to rain, and I could hear thunder in the distance.
Travel info
| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Start time | 10.00 |
| Arriving time | 16.18 |
| Time (moving) | 6:17:59 (h:mm:ss) |
| Distance | 120.0 km |
| Speed (avg.) | 19,0 km/h |
| Elevation (gain) | 486 meters |
| Calories burned | 4.095 |
| Camp site | The forrest north of Gedsby |
| Battery left (gps) | 69 % |
Dag 11 – Mandag d. 17. Juli 2023.
Jeg er glad for at jeg fik skiftet slangen på mit baghjul igår eftermiddag da jeg havde fået slået teltet op. Fordi senere om aften begyndte det at regne. Men det var ingenting i forhold til det styrtregn og torden jeg oplevede om morgenen. Jeg var nervøs for teltet, men det holdt uden problemer. Rart at vide hvad det kan holde til.
Jeg fik taget afsked med Albuen Strand Camping kl 10.00 og bevægede mig videre, syd/øst på et dige helt ude ved vandet. Det var skam smukt men også meget ensformigt. Jeg havde heldigvis vinden delvis i ryggen så jeg valgte at træde til i pedalerne, de 20-25 km dette stræk varede. Sikke da hvor det gik, med overskyet, flad grusvej, og delvis vind i ryggen, kunne jeg køre hele denne strækning med en hastighed på 25-30 km/t. Det var lækkert.
Jeg kom til Rødbyhavn og drejede nord på mod Rødby, Holeby for derefter at komme til Maribo.
Jeg drejede øst mod Sakskøbing og videre øst til Nykøbing-Falster.
Det blev tid til noget frokost, der lå et lille supermarked ved siden af en kirkegård hvor jeg lige fik fyldt min vandflaske op. Det havde mindsandten tilbud på en kold appelsinjuice – haps! En sandwich røg samme vej.
Nu skulle jeg bare lige ned til Gedser, som var dagens mål, for derefter at finde et sted at slå mit telt op. De er nogle tosser hernede, de vil have betaling for deres sheltre. Så lækre er de squ heller ikke. Så det kommer ikke til at ske.
Næ nej, da jeg kom til Gedser og cyklede gennem de hyggelige boligområder, bankede jeg på et par stede der havde flotte græsplæner der ville se pæne rundt om mit telt. Men der var ingen der gad at lukke op…
Jeg kørte derfor lidt videre op til Gedesby og lige efter den by lå der en skov. I skoven fandt jeg en servicevej der drejede af fra skovstien og jeg bevægede mig 100 meter ned ad den og så ind til siden ved en god lysning i skoven. Jeg kan godt lide at campere i skoven – stealthcamping.
Af en eller anden årsag kunne benene i hele 120 km idag. Det er ikke hverdagskost for mig.
Kl 20.30 begyndte det at regne og længere væk kunne jeg høre torden.
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