Route

We covered over 1000 miles in 6 weeks.  We carried all of our kit, including camping stove, tent, sleeping bag, camera and laptop.

The route is written below though it is just to give you an idea of the rough route as we didn’t travel along these exact roads!

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Route Diary

Day 2. Aug 5th. Svavksa Airport to a field somewhere near Sund

Departed: 1pm.       Arrived: 7.45pm

Distance:  38.71 miles.      Time in saddle:   3hrs 32 mins.    Average: 10.94mph

Day 3: Aug 6th. Sund to Stockholm Centre

Departed: 8.50am.       Arrived: 5pm

Distance:  45.77 miles.     Time in saddle:   4hrs 24 mins.    Average: 10.38mph

Total: 84.48

Day 4 and 5: Aug 7th and 8th: In Stockholm (13 miles on Day 3)

Day 6: Aug 9th: Stockholm to Roserberg

Departed: 4pm.       Arrived: 8.30pm

Distance:  28.02 miles.      Time in saddle:   2hrs 54 mins.    Average: 9.68mph

Total: 112.52

Day 7: Aug 10th: Roserberg to Uppsala

Departed: 11.15.       Arrived: 3.30

Distance:  30.49 miles.      Time in saddle:   2hrs 47 mins.    Average: 10.91mph

Total: 143.1

Day 8: Aug 11th  in Uppsala.

Day 9: Thu 12th: Uppsala to Osterfanbeo

Departed: 9.50       Arrived: 5pm

Distance:  54 miles.      Time in saddle:   4hrs 09mins.    Average: 13.01mph

Total: 197.1

Day 10: Fri 13th: Osterfanbeo to Uppby

Departed: 10.       Arrived: 7pm

Distance:  41.72 miles.     Time in saddle:  4hrs 09 mins.   Average: 10.02mph

Total: 238.73

Day 11: Sat 14th: Uppbo to Andersbo

Departed: 10.30am.       Arrived: 8.30pm

Distance:  39.59 miles.        Time in saddle:  3hrs 48 mins.         Average:  10.38 mph

Total: 278.32

Day 12: Sun 15th: Andersbo to Skattungen

Departed: 11am.       Arrived: 6pm

Distance:  39.24 miles.        Time in saddle:  3hrs 49 mins.         Average:  10.24 mph

Total: 317.56

Day 13: Mon 16th: Skattungen to Mora

Distance:  24.39 miles.        Time in saddle:  2hrs 30 mins.         Average:  9.74 mph

Total: 341.95

Day 14: Tues 17th: Mora  to Solleron Island

(Spent the day recouperating and editing in a youth hostel)

Distance:  9 miles.        Time in saddle:  53 mins

Total: 350.95

Day 15: Wed 18th: Solleron to

Distance:  28.83 miles.        Time in saddle:  2hrs 59 mins.         Average:  9.64 mph

Total: 379.70

Day 16: Thurs 19th:

Distance:  30.48 miles.        Time in saddle:  2hrs 38 mins.         Average:  11.52 mph

Total: 410.26

Day 17: Fri 20th

Distance:  42.11 miles.      Time in saddle:  4hrs 21 mins.        Average:  9.65mph

Total: 452.37

Day 18: Sat 21st: to Karlstad

Distance:  63.15 miles.     Time in saddle:  6hrs 01 mins.    Average:  10.49mph

Total: 515.52

Day 19: Sun 22nd: Recouperating in Karlstad

Day 20-22: Mon 23rd- Wed 25th Back to Stockholm by train for more interviews