Lord Pikey's 2013 Cycle Tour.......
Discussion
Its time for tour no. #3. Following on from my 2010 and 2012 tours i am fortunate enough so have sorted a 2 and smidge week window at the back end of May for the 2013 trip. This time i will be on my own as my usual partner in these things can't make it.
So, i have 2 weeks and a lot of body fat to propell me anywhere i want to go i fancy. I estimate i can do around 1500km in this time. this is based on my fat ass managing 100km days over the Alpes on the last two trips.
Below is a link to a map showing a 1500km raduis around Munich, this will be my starting or finishing point.
1500km radius
My first and only idea at the moment was to try and cycle back from the Black Sea which is at the outer reaches of my map. I am unsure whether to try and follow the Danube for this or make my own path. Eitherway, i think id fly to the furthest point and then make my way back to Munich. That way if i run out of time i can jump on a train and the only bits ill be missing will hopefully be Austria or Germany that i have cycled before.
So, with 3 months to go, i am throwing this out to my fellow PH cyclists.. Where would you go?
So, i have 2 weeks and a lot of body fat to propell me anywhere i want to go i fancy. I estimate i can do around 1500km in this time. this is based on my fat ass managing 100km days over the Alpes on the last two trips.
Below is a link to a map showing a 1500km raduis around Munich, this will be my starting or finishing point.
1500km radius
My first and only idea at the moment was to try and cycle back from the Black Sea which is at the outer reaches of my map. I am unsure whether to try and follow the Danube for this or make my own path. Eitherway, i think id fly to the furthest point and then make my way back to Munich. That way if i run out of time i can jump on a train and the only bits ill be missing will hopefully be Austria or Germany that i have cycled before.
So, with 3 months to go, i am throwing this out to my fellow PH cyclists.. Where would you go?
Belgrade -> Sarajevo -> Mostar -> Dubrovnik -> Split -> Zagreb -> Lake Balaton -> Budapest -> Bratislava -> Vienna -> Passau -> Munich.
I've no idea how far that is so you'll need to check and remember to take time off in each city to explore. Sarajevo & Budapest are both highlights of my trip so far and don't forget cycle touring is about the places you visit not just getting the miles in each day.
You can always skip the last bit if you're out of time and have done the Donauradweg before.
I've no idea how far that is so you'll need to check and remember to take time off in each city to explore. Sarajevo & Budapest are both highlights of my trip so far and don't forget cycle touring is about the places you visit not just getting the miles in each day.
You can always skip the last bit if you're out of time and have done the Donauradweg before.
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