Baltic Sea, All Elements
About this map: www.zweiradlertouren.de/en/zat/faq/#route.
Tizian Römer and Belinda Benz from Zweiradlertouren (www.zweiradlertouren.de).

Scenic (on day 1399)
Length of this section: 5.54 km

Unpaved (on day 1399)
Length of this section: 5.88 km

Unpaved (on day 1399)
Length of this section: 9.12 km

Unpaved (on day 1399)

Scenic (on day 1405)

Warning (on day 1406)
It was possible to cycle on the beach here, pushing was only required for maybe 5–10% of the section. But it's still tricky and challenging and exhausting. And your chain will swallow lots of water and sand, you might want to clean it afterwards. But it's a beautiful beach with beautiful views.

Warning (on day 1408)
River crossing through a hip-deep river required. We turned back.

Warning (on day 1409)
Several fallen trees block the path. A bit cumbersome to pass them.

Several small stairs with ramps next to it. Pushing often required, but easier than the other sections with stairs further east. These 400 m took us 8 min.

Steep down and up. Pushing required. Tricky creek crossing (despite there was no water in the creek bed).

Several stairs. There's always also a steep ramp next to the stairs, but it's hardly possible to push up a fully loaded bicycle alone. These 500 m took us 15 min.

Big staircase, up in our direction (east to west). Has a rail to push your bicycle. But very steep, if you are heavy loaded and alone you might have to unload your bicycle to push it upwards.

Several steep ups and downs where we had to push. This 1 km took us about 15 min.

Two fallen trees, very difficult to overcome. We turned back.

Highlight (on day 1413)

Sandy, uneven path. Was mostly ridable for us, but cumbersome.

Overgrown path, not ridable. We tried to push, but after 500 m even pushing was not possible anymore and we turned back.

Terrible road: bumpy, washboardy, dusty. We tried to cycle on the beach instead, but the sand was too soft even where wet and it wasn't really possible either. Avoid if you can.

Terrible road: bumpy, washboardy, dusty.

Steep hill. Pushing required.

Only 50% of this section is unpaved.

More often that not rather cumbersome forest paths; sandy, bumpy (partly due to tractor tracks). Our mean speed in these 8.6 km was below 8 km/h.

First part of this section: muddy when wet (but it was ridable despite lots of rain for us). Second part: there's a bridge with 4 steps and a very steep rail. Heavy pushing required. But very nice, worth it!

Steep slope, downhill towards the lake. Pushing required when going uphill.

Detour with factor 4 required due to a construction side at the underpass under the bridge.

On this section, we travelled by Train!
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1391 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/105-rus.html

On this section, we travelled by Train!
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1392 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/105-rus.html

Transsib–Moscow
12:25–13:10
6.22 km
0:34:04
Ø 10.95 km/h
Up/Down: 12 m/24 m
100% cloudage, very cold, moderate headwinds
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1392 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/105-rus.html

Moscow–Train
18:30–19:10
6.3 km
0:37:26
Ø 10.1 km/h
Up/Down: 26 m/12 m
0% cloudage, cold, windless

On this section, we travelled by Train!

Train–St. Petersburg
07:20–07:30
0.84 km
0:06:30
Ø 7.75 km/h
Up/Down: 0 m/0 m
100% cloudage, very cold, windless

St. Petersburg–Polukhinka
75% cloudage, cold, moderate headwinds

Polukhinka–Kingisepp
25% cloudage, cool, windless

Kingisepp–Narva I
0% cloudage, brisk, windless

Narwa I–Narva II
75% cloudage, brisk, windless

Narva II–Alutaguse
0% cloudage, brisk, moderate headwinds
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1405 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/107-ltu.html

Alutaguse–Lake Peipus
50% cloudage, brisk, windless
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1406 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/107-ltu.html

Lake Peipus–Lake Kaiu
0% cloudage, brisk, moderate tailwinds
For the podcast episode and image gallery covering day 1407 see https://zweiradlertouren.de/de/zat/berichte/107-ltu.html

Lake Kaiu–Elva
75% cloudage, brisk, moderate tailwinds

Elva–Valga
75% cloudage, cool, windless

Valga–Gauja

Gauja–Smiltene
25% cloudage, brisk, strong headwinds

Smiltene–Cesis
100% cloudage, cold, moderate headwinds

Cesis–Sigulda

Sigulda–Riga
0% cloudage, warm, moderate tailwinds

Riga–Kesterciems
25% cloudage, brisk, moderate tailwinds

Kesterciems–Melnsils

Melnsils–Ventspils

Ventspils–Vendzavas
25% cloudage, brisk, moderate headwinds

Vendzavas–Liepaja
0% cloudage, brisk, moderate headwinds

Liepaja–Šventoji

Šventoji–Klaipeda

Klaipeda–Neman
0% cloudage, brisk, strong tailwinds

Neman–Sintautai
25% cloudage, brisk, strong tailwinds

Sintautai–Lake Vištytis
100% cloudage, cool, windless

Lake Vištytis–Wizajny

Wizajny–Budry
25% cloudage, warm, moderate headwinds

Budry–Drogosze
25% cloudage, warm, moderate tailwinds

Drogosze–Laniewo
25% cloudage, warm, windless

Laniewo–Bielica

Bielica–Elblag
100% cloudage, warm, moderate headwinds

Elblag–Mikoszewo
0% cloudage, warm, windless

Slupia–Lake Wicko

Lake Wicko–Ustronie Morskie

Ustronie Morskie–Wolin

Wolin–Usedom

On this section, we travelled by Ferry!

Usedom–Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg–Zechlin
75% cloudage, cool, moderate headwinds

Zechlin–Krämer

Krämer–Potsdam
25% cloudage, warm, moderate tailwinds

Category: Airport, Ferry etc.
Number of nights spent at this location: 1
Altitude: 163 m

Day 1392 – Thursday, 23.04.2026 – Moscow
Category: Private Room
Number of nights spent at this location: 2
Altitude: 138 m
Name: Hotel Vympel
Price: 26 €/night
Booked at: Hostel Website (see Google Maps)
Room Size: standard
Beds: one double
Bath: shared
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/acceptable
Laundry: didn't check if possible
Furnishings: none
General Review: acceptable
Note that the price given here is always simply what we payed. It may include discounts (like from the booking.com Genius program) or tips or has changed due to inflation since we were there. If a price in euro is given, this corresponds to the approximate (!) exchange rate at the time of our stay. Prices are NOT per person, but for both of us.

Category: Airport, Ferry etc.
Number of nights spent at this location: 1
Altitude: 168 m

Day 1395 – Sunday, 26.04.2026 – St. Petersburg
Category: Private Room
Name: Graffiti Hostel
Price: 20 €/night + 1 time 5 € p.p. for registration
Booked at: Hostel Website (see Google Maps)
Room Size: small
Beds: one double
Bath: shared
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/acceptable
Laundry: free
Furnishings: chair and desk
General Review: acceptable
Note that the price given here is always simply what we payed. It may include discounts (like from the booking.com Genius program) or tips or has changed due to inflation since we were there. If a price in euro is given, this corresponds to the approximate (!) exchange rate at the time of our stay. Prices are NOT per person, but for both of us.

Day 1399 – Thursday, 30.04.2026 – Polukhinka
Category: Wild Camping
Surface: forest floor; bit bumpy; flat
Space for: many tents
Shade for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/no
Wind Shelter: yes
Visibility: well hidden
Accessibility: easy
Facilities: none (water well within 1.5 km along the road towards east)
Disturbance: a bit traffic noise
View-Rating: 3/5

Day 1400 – Friday, 01.05.2026 – Kingisepp
Category: Wild Camping
Surface: long grass; bumpy; slight slope
Space for: 1 tent
Shade for tent/sitting: no/yes
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/no
Wind Shelter: yes
Visibility: well hidden
Accessibility: 250 m of earthy path, certainly very muddy when wet
Facilities: none
Disturbance: quiet
View-Rating: 2/5
Certainly very muddy when wet.

Day 1401 – Saturday, 02.05.2026 – Narva I
Category: Private Room
Name: Apartment "Near Border"
Price: 24 €/night
Booked at: booking.com
Room Size: big
Beds: one double
Bath: private
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/perfect (except for missing WIFI)
Laundry: free
Furnishings: fully equipped apartment incl. kitchen and washing machine, BUT NO WIFI!
General Review: perfect (except for missing WIFI)
Note that the price given here is always simply what we payed. It may include discounts (like from the booking.com Genius program) or tips or has changed due to inflation since we were there. If a price in euro is given, this corresponds to the approximate (!) exchange rate at the time of our stay. Prices are NOT per person, but for both of us.

Name: Rakvere Studio
Price: 26 €/night
Booked at: booking.com
Room Size: big
Bath: private
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/perfect
Laundry: free
Furnishings: fully equipped apartment incl. kitchen and washing machine
General Review: perfect

Day 1405 – Wednesday, 06.05.2026 – Alutaguse
Category: Wild Camping
Surface: forest floor/short grass; even; slight slope
Space for: many tents (officially up to 6 tents allowed)
Shade for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/yes
Wind Shelter: yes
Visibility: visible
Accessibility: easy
Facilities: pit toilet (no water!!!), access to lake, picnic table, fire place
Disturbance: quiet
View-Rating: 5/5
Official free of charge campsite.

Day 1406 – Thursday, 07.05.2026 – Lake Peipus
Surface: forest floor/short grass; even; flat
Space for: many tents
Shade for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no (if you need a rain shelter for your tent, check out the hut at 58.98893, 27.22542)/yes
Visibility: visible
Accessibility: easy
Facilities: pit toilet (no water!!!), access to lake, picnic table, fire place
Disturbance: quiet
Official free of charge campsite.

Day 1407 – Friday, 08.05.2026 – Lake Kaiu
Surface: wooden planks; even; flat
Space for: 1 tent (many more outside the shelter)
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Visibility: visible
Facilities: shelter hut, pit toilet (no water!!!), picnic table, fire place
Official free of charge campsite.

Surface: short grass; even; flat
Space for: 2–3 tents
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/yes
Facilities: pit toilet (no water!!!), access to lake, picnic table, fire place

Surface: short grass; even; flat
Space for: many tents
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: on wooden planks yes/yes
Wind Shelter: little bit
Facilities: picnic table, fire place, access to lake, pit toilet in a shitty state, no water!!!
Public picnic area, but no dedicated campsite.

Surface: short grass; even; flat
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: on wooden planks yes (for 1 small tent)/yes
Facilities: pit toilet (no water!!!), access to river, picnic table, fire place

Day 1411 – Tuesday, 12.05.2026 – Smiltene
Surface: forest floor; bit bumpy; slight slope
Space for: 1–2 tents
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/no
Facilities: picnic table, access to shallow lake (not really suitable for swimming)

Day 1412 – Wednesday, 13.05.2026 – Cesis
Space for: 2–3 tents
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no (there's a shelter, but our tent didn't fit inside and the roof is leaky)/yes (the roof is a bit leaky, though)
Facilities: picnic tables, fire place, access to river, pit toilet (no water)

Day 1413 – Thursday, 14.05.2026 – Sigulda
Surface: forest floor; even; flat
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: yes if your tent is not too high/yes
Facilities: picnic tables, fire place, access to river, pit toilet (no water), shelter huts

Category: Private (Bed)
Note that, in order to protect the privacy of our host, the location of this map point does NOT precisely correspond to the exact location of our overnight stay!

Day 1415 – Saturday, 16.05.2026 – Kesterciems
Surface: forest floor; even; flat
Space for: 1 tent
Visibility: slightly visible from the distant road
Facilities: none
Disturbance: a bit traffic noise

Day 1416 – Sunday, 17.05.2026 – Melnsils
Surface: forest floor/moss; even; slight slope
Visibility: hidden from the main road, visible from forest paths
Facilities: none

Day 1417 – Monday, 18.05.2026 – Ventspils
Name: Margo-Apartment
Booked at: booking.com
Room Size: big
Bath: private
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/perfect
Furnishings: fully equipped apartment (incl. kitchen, couch, table, chairs)
General Review: perfect

Day 1421 – Friday, 22.05.2026 – Vendzavas
Surface: sand; even; flat
Visibility: hidden from roads and from the beach, visible from forest paths
Facilities: access to sea

Day 1422 – Saturday, 23.05.2026 – Liepaja
Surface: mid-long grass; even; flat
Visibility: well hidden
Disturbance: quiet, lots of mosquitos
Camping is prohibited at the nearby picnic area, so we hid in the forest.

Day 1423 – Sunday, 24.05.2026 – Šventoji
Surface: forest floor; bit bumpy; flat
Visibility: well hidden from roads but next to a small foot path
Disturbance: quiet, lots of mosquitos

Day 1424 – Monday, 25.05.2026 – Klaipeda
Name: Green Oaks Private Rooms
Room Size: standard
Beds: three single
Bath: private shower, shared toilet
Cleanliness Bed/General: clean/acceptable
Laundry: impossible
Furnishings: kichenette
General Review: acceptable

Day 1426 – Wednesday, 27.05.2026 – Neman
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: only for small tents/yes
Facilities: picnic table, portable toilet

Day 1427 – Thursday, 28.05.2026 – Sintautai
Surface: earth; bit bumpy; flat
Space for: 1 tent
Visibility: well hidden from roads and villages
Facilities: access to lake
Disturbance: a fisherman came to fish at 7.30 pm, but he was friendly and didn't mind us camping here

Day 1428 – Friday, 29.05.2026 – Lake Vištytis
Surface: forest floor; even; flat
Facilities: picnic table, portable toilet, access to clear lake, the drinking water spring at 54.39926, 22.76993 was dry when we were there

Day 1429 – Saturday, 30.05.2026 – Wizajny
Category: Camp Site
We rented a caravan at the Pole U Mani campsite for about 20€/night on booking.com.

Surface: gravel; bit bumpy; slight slope
Shade for tent/sitting: no/yes
Wind Shelter: only from east and west
Visibility: visible from the bike path
There's a nice shelter hut about 2.7 km along the bike path towards east from this spot, incl. a portable toilet; great for camping, especially in bad weather. But there is a house just next to it and they did loud garden work in the evening so we didn't want to sleep there. There's another good shelter 22 km east of our campspot (54.21493, 22.15514). We added both with photos to the Rolling Around app.

Day 1432 – Tuesday, 02.06.2026 – Drogosze
Surface: long grass; bit bumpy; slight slope
Shade for tent/sitting: no/no
Wind Shelter: only from north
Visibility: hidden
Accessibility: 500 m forest path that is a bit sandy, but mostly ridable

Day 1433 – Wednesday, 03.06.2026 – Laniewo
Surface: concrete; even; flat
Space for: 1 tent (more on grass without roof)
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Visibility: visible from the bike path and an adjacent road with very little traffic
Facilities: portable toilet (no water), picnic tables

Day 1434 – Thursday, 04.06.2026 – Bielica
Surface: sand/short grass; bit bumpy; flat
Space for: 3 tents
Shade for tent/sitting: only if sun is low/yes
Wind Shelter: no

Name: Duzy Domek Holenderski
Price: 54 €/night for 3 persons
Beds: single, double, twin
Cleanliness Bed/General: acceptable/acceptable
Furnishings: fully equipped apartment (incl. kitchen, couch, table, chairs)

Day 1436 – Saturday, 06.06.2026 – Mikoszewo
Surface: soft moss; bit bumpy; flat
Visibility: visible from forest paths (almost no people around)
It is legal to spend the night in this forest according to https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/portal/mapy-en

Visibility: only slightly hidden from forest paths

Surface: mid-long grass; even; flat
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: only on rough/bumpy ground/yes
Facilities: shelter hut, portable toilet (no water!!!), picnic table, fire place, USB port charger, access to river
Disturbance: picnic area, potential noise from other guests
Lots of people used this area for camping according to the reviews in Google Maps. There's a sign with lots of rules that doesn't mention camping, but says it's only allowed to use the area between 8 am and 10 pm. I'd assume camping cyclists are tolerated, but no guarantee.

Day 1439 – Tuesday, 09.06.2026 – Lake Wicko
Surface: mid-long grass; even; flat
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: only on gravel/yes
Wind Shelter: only from west
Facilities: shelter hut, portable toilet (no water!!!), picnic table, fire place, access to lake
Lots of people used this area for camping according to the reviews in Google Maps. There's a sign with lots of rules that forbids camping except one calls the authority for permission. We just set up the tent late and left early. I'd assume camping cyclists are tolerated, but no guarantee.

Day 1440 – Wednesday, 10.06.2026 – Ustronie Morskie
Name: Pokoje typu Studio OLSZYNA 27
Room Size: standard
Beds: two single
Laundry: didn't check if possible
Furnishings: chair and desk, kitchenette without stovetop (only water kettle, microwave, fridge, plates and cutlery)

Surface: soft moss; bit bumpy; flat
Visibility: visible from forest paths (almost no people around)
It is legal to spend the night in this forest according to https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/portal/mapy-en

Surface: soft moss; bit bumpy; flat

Day 1443 – Saturday, 13.06.2026 – Neubrandenburg
Shade for tent/sitting: only if sun is low/yes

Surface: short grass; even; slight slope
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: no/yes
Visibility: hidden
Facilities: picnic table with little roof, access to river

Surface: forest floor; bit bumpy; slight slope
Space for: 1 tent (more outside the shelter hut)
Rain shelter for tent/sitting: yes/yes
Visibility: visible from the forest paths
Facilities: picnic tables with roof, pit toilet
Disturbance: quiet (we were totally alone the whole time, but it's a big and well in shape picnic area, so other guests are likely, especially on weekends)

Day 1446 – Tuesday, 16.06.2026 – Potsdam
Category: Private (Bed)
Note that, in order to protect the privacy of our host, the location of this map point does NOT precisely correspond to the exact location of our overnight stay!