Impressions

I’ve now spent 21 days traveling in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. I spent about 2 days on the train, took a day off in Sweden and spent a day with friends in Cologne.

Unfortunately, the south of Sweden didn’t really impress me on this solo trip. Most of the time, the Kattegattleden west coast cycle route ran through tourist regions, industrial areas or along main roads. Although this was not entirely unexpected, it was unfortunately confirmed. You can easily escape the hustle and bustle inland. Just a few kilometers from the coast, you drive alone through the forest, far away from people, supermarkets and shelters. However, as a solo traveler, I didn’t feel like that for several days. That’s why I decided to take the last ferry back to Denmark before Oslo.

For me, Denmark is the perfect mix of civilization and wilderness. You pass through towns and tourist areas at regular intervals, but you can get out of them just as quickly. You can easily stock up on food and still spend a lot of time in beautiful nature. As a solo traveler, I also find the shelter concept much more pleasant than the everyman’s right in Sweden. You get to talk to other travelers more often instead of pitching your tent somewhere in the middle of nowhere. So Denmark was once again a dream. Not only because the country is so beautiful, but also because the people are always super open and friendly.

The finish with Jan on the Rhine Cycle Route felt like civilization again. The section we cycled is also really beautiful, but doesn’t really have much to do with nature. Maybe it was because I was no longer alone, but the day trips also felt more like such. I was no longer a traveler, but simply on a nice day trip as usual.

Pictures

Highlight auf dem Strand zu fahren Mein Gepäck Viele Zimtschnecken Strand Am See in Schweden zelten Fähre nach Schweden Gute Laune bei bestem Wetter Typischer Shelterplatz

Costs

Transportation

The transportation costs are made up of the rail travel for arrival and departure, as well as a total of 7 ferry trips.

Arrival and departure ICE with bicycle: 91 Euro + 68 Euro = 159 Euro

Ferry trips: 107 euros

Transport: 266 Euro

Food

My meal was a mixture of restaurant visits and shopping including drinks.

Essen: 634 Euro

That makes an average of 30.20 euros per day.

Overnight stays

Overnight stays are made up as follows:

  • 1 x paid sheller pitch: 5 euros
  • 2 x camping site: 61 Euro
  • 3 x accommodation (Sweden + Denmark): 195 Euro
  • 2 x accommodation (Germany): 81 Euro

Übernachtungen: 342 Euro

Total costs

All costs together add up to 1,242 euros. That is an average of 60 euros per day.

Tour dates

I cycled from Flensburg, via Copenhagen, to Götheborg and back to Flensburg via the west coast of Denmark in a total of 15 days. I covered 1390 km in 14 cycling days. With one day off, that’s a daily average of around 93 km.

If you add the last 3 days of the Rhine Cycle Route, you get 1723 km in 17 cycling days. With a total of 3 rest days, that’s an average of 86 km per day.