Poland and the Southern Baltics in the spring?

Starting to think of a plan for Spring 2016. Sketchy plan would be Ijmuiden to Hamburg to Gdansk to Tallinn then south and back via Saxony (MZ and Sachsenring homage to be paid.)

Any thoughts re places to visit, routes etc?

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-60148.html

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showth...through-Latvia?highlight=Latvia+accommodation

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-164619.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf's_Lair


Tartu in Estonia is well worth a day or so

There is quite a good '30 tour' book, published in German (of which I speak not one word) but it has some great pictures and of course the 30 routes.

I bought mine via Amazon.

It's called 'Auf Tour Polen' by Stephan Montearh, published by Reisebuchverlag Kastanienhof. If nothing else it will give you some ideas.

For everything else? There's bound to be all sorts of websites, Great Biking Roads and 'Wot me an me mates did' sort of stuff on the www..... Including here on UKGSer.... And get a Rough Guide or Lonely Planet, they really are very good.

A German touring guide to Poland. Who'd have thunk it?

Thanks Gentlemen. Will follow up on your thoughts.

Laboe Nr Kiel (U boat memorial) ,Lubeck,. Prora on (Ruegen) and Peenemunde, on the way back take in the Bastei Bridge (Swiss Saxony)

Also, you could have a look at the Louis.de website. They have a route from Hamburg, following the Baltic coast. You could link it to their suggested 'Loop around Grrmany' route, which goes down to Berlin. There's also one that goes up into the Baltic States.

Found them:

https://www.louis.de/en/fuer-die-motorradreise/tourentipps/deutschland


https://www.louis.de/en/fuer-die-motorradreise/tourentipps/europa

Was there last summer. Took this route.



Tallinn is very beautiful















But you must see other Baltic capitals - Riga and Vilnius, sea resort places - Jurmala and Palanga, famous castles - Trakai and Kaunas, palaces in Elgava and Ventspils





















And if you want too see more, you can go to Narva and russian St Petersburg with gorgeous palaces in suburbs

Great pictures.

I really want to do the whole German Baltic coast / Baltic states thing. People say it's dull and flat but I see it as just 'different to the usual'.

Any further news?

With major building work now nearly complete I can finally turn my attention to a motorcycle tour later this year. Are there still plans to head to the Baltic. Been looking at heading to Poland and then Tallin followed by Finland and Sweden. Took early retirement to Spain but can meet people along the route if interested.

The Hairy Bikers did there last series there a couple of months ago, I was very impressed by what they showed. It is now on my list of places to visit!

Keep us up to date with your plans


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I recognise some of the places in the pictures. Must have been some tour.

Yes, the north of Poland is more agricultural and flat but that doesn't mean there is less to see. Leba (pronounced Weba, funny L) is a popular holiday resort with miles of good beaches. The old Nazi test centre for the rockets is now a museum. You'll need a bicycle which you can hire. Visit the dunes while you are there. The road there looks like it can be entertaining on a bike.

The tri cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia. Gdansk has the old part of the city. A major port in the Amber route of ages ago and a walled city of which the remains can still be seen. Lots of impressive old buildings and a rich history. The ruins of the fort on the hill gives a panoramic view. Westerplatte is only a boat trip out to the military fort that was the scene of the first battle in WW2. Sopot is where the rich people hang out. Good beach and it caters for entertainment. Pleasant place to visit. Gydinia has the Aquarium and a ferry that will take you to Hel which is a peninsula in the bay. You may be able to spot a submarine in the bay.

Then there is Malbork just to the south, the biggest castle in the world and build by the Teutonic nights. A tour by one of the guides is recommended but pricey. When we visited the restoration was still ongoing after the destruction in WW2 by the Russians.

Hitler's Wolf Lair is to the east of Ketrzyn. I have not visited but the plan is to combine a trip there with a visit to the family.

Enjoy the tour. The people are really hospitable and I'm sure you will have had your fill of vodka.