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Äppelknyckar Day 3: The green tunnel

Äppelknyckar Day 3: The green tunnel

Lake Näsnaren to Kisa Riding away from our camp spot the traveling groove was starting to set in. The day would bring us about 150 km further south, by the town of Norrköping and through what looks like a green and blue Pollock painting on the map. The first two

Äppelknyckar Day 2: Endless gravel and Swedish rednecks

Äppelknyckar Day 2: Endless gravel and Swedish rednecks

Enköping to lake Näsnaren After raiding the breakfast buffet of our accomodation in Enköping, we set off for our first full day of riding. The first leg of the day brought us to Västeras and into one of the few rain showers we would encounter on this trip. Two things

Äppelknyckar Day 1: Roll out! - Arlanda airport to Enköping

Äppelknyckar Day 1: Roll out! - Arlanda airport to Enköping

Packing your Bags and ready to go? Torben and myself flew into Arlanda, Stockholms main airport, and met up in the afternoon to reassemble the bikes. The plan was to ride about 100km this first day making use of the fact that up north the sun is shining until late

How to plan your bikepacking trip

Tips and tricks

How to plan your bikepacking trip

After a number of trips our toolset for planning has evolved and we find ourself going back to a few websites and approaches time and time again. To make your life a bit easier we would like to share what we learned. This text will focus on cycling, but we

Unexpected mountaineering 101

Unexpected mountaineering 101

Hiking the Triglav range in Slovenia Mount Triglav (2.864m) in the Julian alps is one of the peaks that can be almost hiked up to with no need for technical skills. It is embedded in a beautiful range with well develop trails and a solid mountain hut infrastructure. So

ALL THE CLIMBS!

ALL THE CLIMBS!

Road bike overnighter in the Tramuntana mountains So what do you do if a good friend and fellow Grimer visits you on the island of Mallorca for four days? Two overnight bike trips of course - one on MTBs and this one on road bikes. Our road bike trip covered

Le Tour de norddeutsche Tiefebene

Le Tour de norddeutsche Tiefebene

Four days in the cold north of Germany So I did want to meet a bunch of friends living in and around Hamburg in the north of Germany. And with it being late March I thought: “Well let’s borrow a bike and ride the distance between the overnights stops.

Keeping an eye out for pirates

Keeping an eye out for pirates

Bikepacking the Cami de Cavalls on Menorca After my previous trip to Menorca on a road bike I quickly made the decision to come back on nobby tires to ride the famous Cami de Cavalls. This roughly 170 km hiking trail follows the whole coast of the island and was

Less EDM more bikes

Less EDM more bikes

Circumnavigating Ibiza on a MTB The first thoughts about Ibiza (the other smaller sister of the Balearic island of Mallorca) is either that one Cafe del Mar sampler that everybody owns or pictures of yachts, rich people and neverending parties. When setting out to Ibiza on the ferry with a

Mountains, Lakes and Fish´n´Chips

Mountains, Lakes and Fish´n´Chips

Hiking the West Highland Way in Scotland The Scottish highlands do have a place on many travelers bucket-list - be it hikers, mountain bikers or motorcyclists. They are well known for their mystic landscapes, ever-changing weather and sometimes dramatic history. We chose to hike the West Highland Way as our

Rocks, sheep and a beach for one

Rocks, sheep and a beach for one

Two day bikepacking the Natural Park of Levant on Mallorca / Spain The island of Mallorca might be more well known for its lovely beaches and parties and, if you are looking it bit closer, fantastic road cycling opportunities and great local culture. However if you go a level deeper you

The best sunset on the island

The best sunset on the island

A two day hike to Castell d'Alaró Besides riding bikes hiking might be the second most popular outdoor activity both locals and tourist do on Mallorca. The GR221 hiking trail through the Tramuntana is world famous for being very beautiful and at the same time accessible for a

Exploring the home of mayonnaise

Exploring the home of mayonnaise

Menorca on a road bike The island of Menorca in the Mediterranean sea is known to be the greener, quieter little sister of Mallorca. It is about a fifths in size and inhabites only an eighth of the population. Driving from one site to the other of the island takes

Never ending views and never ending climbs

Never ending views and never ending climbs

Through the Tramuntana mountains by MTB in two days The Tramuntana mountains, which range the north-west coast of Mallorca, are well known for their beauty both among road cyclists (just look at early season training photos of any pro-team and the chances to see shots from here are great) and

Mountains, Forests and a Bowl of Spätzle

Mountains, Forests and a Bowl of Spätzle

2 days of bikepacking in the Bavarian Forest Bavaria: Beer, generous portions of food and some more beer - at least as far as the clichés go. Having lived in that southern most part of Germany for five years I can assure you there is much more to it as

Woods, farms and cold nights

Woods, farms and cold nights

Bikepacking the lower Bavarian forest The Bavarian forest in the south Germany might be better known for its mountains and protected forests close to the Czech border but does spread to the west up to the city of Regensburg. This western part is dominated by commercially used wood- and farmland