Trip Details for Bike Wonks

We obtained a great map for our route from a company in Sweden:

email: cyklamera@cykelframjandet.se

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This is an 8 by 11 booklet with color maps detailing a route from the northern border of Finland to the southern town of Ystad. It can be purchased with an English translation of the text which contains  facts about the history of the towns that you'll pass, and a list of campsites and hostels that you´ll find along the way.

The route is signed the entire way and  follows an incredible and varied array of  quiet paved roads,  dirt roads, lanes through woods, tracks along farmer fields, and it guides you through towns on the omnipresent bike paths. We deviated from the route by taking the ferry from Oskarshamn to the northern tip of the island of Oland, then re-joined the route in Kalmar.  Except for the headwinds on this island it was a worthy detour.  I could without too much exaggeration state that we passed more pedestrians and baby strollers than cars for the great majority of our mileage, and I would estimate that only 5% of the time we were on busy roads.   Only twice did a passing vehicle come too close for comfort.

Here's our route.  It is only approximate and does not show the exact roads.

I have a million redundant photos of the beautiful conditions we encountered.  Here are but a few.