44 to Stade

🇬🇧 English version below

Tour data: Distance 125 kilometers, Ø 21.8 km/h, travel time 5:48 hours

Weather: Absolutely optimal cycling weather with practically no wind

Last night, I spent wonderful hours in Schilksee at the Olympiahafen with my friends from Kiel. Dear Ulla: Thank you very much for the time together and the invitation to dinner.

I left as the first guest from the hotel at 07:30. There were 4 more eBikes in the garage. These people probably wanted to have breakfast, but that's only available from 8:00 a.m. on weekends.

There are very spacious cycle paths across Kiel. These are signposted with Fahrradstrasse. The most famous is number 10. It also accompanied me for a while until I had to leave Kiel in a southerly direction.

At the large bridge over the Kiel Canal, I had to take a detour because the bridge is being renovated. And as a stranger, finding the right way was not even easy with Komoot.

Today, too, I generally had many cycle paths, often far from the road. Unfortunately, the path on the Elbedamm was denied to me because a drawbridge remained open until 5:00 p.m. But I didn't want to wait that long. The bike path along the road was pleasant and probably faster than the path on the dam.

A city that is taken over by happiness is called Glückstadt. And it is precisely from this city that the ferry across the Elbe goes. I was lucky and was able to drive directly onto the ferry without stopping. Shortly afterwards, it was already leaving. The crossing takes about 30 minutes. In total, there are 4 ferries in operation, which means a short waiting time for cars as well.

Regarding my booked hotel in Stade, there was a surprise. Due to overbooking, the hotel then booked a reservation for me at a nearby hotel. So nothing dramatic, just drive there briefly and the rest is very positive.

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E N G L I S H

Tour data: Distance 125 kilometers, Ø 21.8 km/h, driving time 5:48 hours

Weather: Absolutely perfect bike tour weather with practically no wind

Yesterday evening, together with my friends from Kiel, I spent wonderful hours in Schilksee at the Olympiahafen. Dear Ulla: Many thanks for the time together and the invitation to dinner.

At 07:30 I left the hotel as the first guest. There were 4 more eBikes in the garage. These people probably wanted to have breakfast, but that's only available from 8 a.m. on weekends.

There are very spacious cycle paths across Kiel. These are marked with Fahrradstrasse. The best known is number 10. It also accompanied me for a while until I had to leave Kiel in a southerly direction.

At the big bridge over the Kiel Canal I had to make a detour because the bridge is being renovated. And finding the right path as a stranger wasn't easy even with Komoot.

Also today I generally had a lot of bike paths, often far away from the road. Unfortunately, I was denied the way on the Elbedamm, because a drawbridge stayed open until 5 p.m. But I didn't want to wait that long. The bike path along the road was pleasant and probably faster than the path on the dam.

A city that is taken over by happiness is called Glückstadt. And it is precisely from this city that the ferry across the Elbe goes. I was lucky and was able to drive directly onto the ferry without stopping. A short time later she drove off. The crossing takes about 30 minutes. A total of 4 ferries are in operation, which means a short waiting time for cars too.

There was another surprise regarding the hotel I booked in Stade. The hotel then booked a booking for me at a nearby hotel due to overbooking. So nothing dramatic, just drive there and the rest is very positive