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

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

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

Unpaved (on day 1399)
Length of this section: 0.63 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.

Highlight (on day 1413)

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Alutaguse–Lake Peipus
50% cloudage, brisk, windless

Lake Peipus–Lake Kaiu
0% cloudage, brisk, moderate tailwinds

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

Gauja–Smiltene
25% cloudage, brisk, strong headwinds

Smiltene–Cesis
100% cloudage, cold, moderate headwinds

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

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