Cycle Exped to Japan via Finland

By Mark · April 28, 2024 – September 28, 2026

• 13 844 km
• 883 days
• 154 chapters
• 359 pebbls

CountriesSwitzerlandLiechtensteinGermanyDenmarkSwedenNorwayFinlandEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaPolandSlovakiaHungaryRomaniaBulgariaTürkiyeGeorgiaAzerbaijanKazakhstan

Travelled byTouring bikeBicycleFerryShip

Welcome to my Alzheimers WAI-cycle Expedition - from Swiss to Finland and then to Japan. I’m Mark & this is my re-TYRE-ment project! My aim is to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and as a candidate myself, discover what I/you must do now to avoid it.

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The route

1. START Stage 1 ETAP/day1 Apr 27 2024Bicycle · 1 pebbl86 km
2. Stage 1 ETAP/day 2Bicycle · 6 pebbls135 km
3. Stage 1 ETAP 3/day 3Bicycle90 km
4. Stage 1 ETAP/day 4Bicycle · 2 pebbls93 km
5. Stage 1 ETAP/days 5&6 1&2 May 24Bicycle · 7 pebbls185 km
6. Stage 2 ETAP/day 1 27 May 2024Bicycle · 2 pebbls82 km
7. Stage 2 ETAP/day 2Bicycle87 km
8. Stage 2 ETAP/day 3Bicycle · 5 pebbls74 km
9. Stage 2 ETAP/day 4Bicycle · 1 pebbl88 km
10. Stage 2 ETAP/day5Bicycle79 km
11. Stage 2 ETAP 6 June 1 2024Bicycle · 4 pebbls86 km
12. Stage 2 ETAP 7 Sun 2 JuneBicycle77 km
13. Stage 2 ETAP/day8 3 June 24Bicycle · 1 pebbl70 km
14. Stage 2 ETAP/day 9 June 4 2024Bicycle · 3 pebbls117 km
15. Stage 2 ETAP/day10 - 5 & 6 JuneBicycle · 4 pebbls111 km
16. Stage 3 ETAP1 Sylt 18 June 2024Bicycle · 3 pebbls108 km
17. Stage 3 ETAP 2 June 19Bicycle · 1 pebbl116 km
18. Stage 3 ETAP 3 June 20Bicycle · 3 pebbls152 km
19. Stage 3 ETAP 4 June 24Bicycle · 2 pebbls85 km
20. Stage 3 ETAP 5 June 23Bicycle53 km
21. Stage 3 ETAP 6 June 24Bicycle · 6 pebbls96 km
22. Stage 3 ETAP 7 June 25Bicycle · 1 pebbl63 km
23. Stage 3 ETAP 8 June 26Bicycle · 4 pebbls96 km
24. Stage 4 ETAP 9 final June 27Bicycle · 1 pebbl88 km
25. Stage 4 ETAP 1 July 9 2024Bicycle · 5 pebbls99 km
26. Stage 4 ETAP 2 July10Bicycle · 2 pebbls61 km
27. Stage 4 ETAP 3. July 11Bicycle · 7 pebbls93 km
28. Stage 4 ETAP 4 - July 12Bicycle · 4 pebbls126 km
29. Stage 4 ETAP 5 - July 13Bicycle · 1 pebbl55 km
30. Stage 4 ETAP 6 - July 14Bicycle · 2 pebbls90 km
31. Stage 4 ETAP 7 - July 15Bicycle · 6 pebbls73 km
32. Stage 4 Final ETAP 7 - July 16Bicycle · 3 pebbls43 km
33. Stage 5 ETAP 1 Aug 4Bicycle · 2 pebbls106 km
34. Stage 5 ETAP 2 Aug 5Bicycle73 km
35. Stage 5 ETAP 3 Aug 6Bicycle · 3 pebbls107 km
36. STAGE 5 ETAP 4 Aug 7Bicycle · 3 pebbls82 km
37. Stage 5 ETAP 5 Aug 8Bicycle61 km
38. Stage 5 ETAP 6 Aug 9Bicycle · 2 pebbls41 km
39. Stage 5 ETAP 7 Aug 10Bicycle · 1 pebbl64 km
40. Stage 5 ETAP 8. Aug 11Bicycle · 1 pebbl127 km
41. STAGE 5 ETAP 9 Aug 12Bicycle · 2 pebbls70 km
42. Stage 5 ETAP 10 Aug 13Bicycle · 2 pebbls258 km
43. Ship From Ålesund To Bergen Aug 16Ferry310 km
44. Stage 6 ETAP 1 September 6 2004Bicycle · 3 pebbls96 km
45. Stage 6 ETAP 2 Sept 7Bicycle · 2 pebbls49 km
46. STAGE 6 - ETAP 3 Sept 8Bicycle · 6 pebbls85 km
47. STAGE 6 ETAP 4 Sept 9 From KarlstadBicycle · 5 pebbls114 km
48. STAGE 6 ETAP 5 Sept 10Bicycle116 km
49. STAGE 6 ETAP 6 - Sept 11Bicycle116 km
50. STAGE 6 ETAP 7 - Sept 12Bicycle · 2 pebbls294 km
51. STAGE 6 ETAP 8 - Sept 13 FinlandBicycle · 1 pebbl75 km
52. STAGE 6 - ETAP 9. Sept 14Bicycle81 km
53. STAGE 6 ETAP 10 - Sunday 15 SeptBicycle · 1 pebbl63 km
54. Stage 7 Etap 1 Helsinki To TallinnBicycle113 km
55. Stage 7 (2025) Etap 2 25/4 TallinnTouring bike · 2 pebbls106 km
56. 260425 Sta 7 Stage 3 Loksa - RakvereTouring bike · 1 pebbl102 km
57. Stage 7 Stage 4 27.04.25 RakvereTouring bike · 2 pebbls51 km
58. Stage 7 Etap 5 Monday 28.04.25Touring bike · 3 pebbls109 km
59. Stage 7 Stage 6 Paide 29.04.25Touring bike · 1 pebbl21 km
60. Stage 7 ETAP 7 TURI to West CoastTouring bike · 3 pebbls95 km
61. Stage 7 Stage 8 From Pärnu SoutheastTouring bike · 3 pebbls106 km
62. Stage 7 ETAP 9 Viljandi to TartuTouring bike82 km
63. Stage 7 ETAP 10 Tartu - OtepääTouring bike · 2 pebbls59 km
64. Stage 7 ETAP 11 Otepää Into LatviaTouring bike · 2 pebbls99 km
65. Stage 7 ETAP 12 Latvia 05.05.25Touring bike · 1 pebbl51 km
66. Stage 7 ETAP 13 Cēcis to SiguldaTouring bike42 km
67. Stage 7 ETAP 14 - May 7 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls74 km
68. STAGE 8 etap 1. Leaving RigaBicycle · 4 pebbls68 km
69. STAGE 8 etap 2 June 4 2025Touring bike78 km
70. STAGE 8 Etap 3 June 5 2025Touring bike · 2 pebbls67 km
71. STAGE 8 Etap 4 June 6 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls101 km
72. STAGE 8 Etap 5 June 7 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls65 km
73. STAGE 8 Etap 6 June 8 2025Touring bike · 6 pebbls85 km
74. STAGE 8 Etap 7. June 9 2025Touring bike · 2 pebbls54 km
75. STAGE 8 Etap 8 June 10 2025Touring bike97 km
76. STAGE 8 Etap 9 Lithuania. June 11Touring bike · 2 pebbls72 km
77. STAGE 8 Etap 10 June 12 2025Touring bike · 2 pebbls86 km
78. STAGE 9 Etap 1. Sun 6 July 25 LithuTouring bike · 3 pebbls68 km
79. STAGE 9 Etap 2 July 7 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls90 km
80. Stage 9 Etap 3 June 8 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls102 km
81. Stage 9 Etap 4 - Towards WarsawTouring bike · 2 pebbls80 km
82. STAGE 9 Etap 5 July 10 2025Touring bike89 km
83. Stage 9 Etap 6 - July 11 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl94 km
84. Stage 9 Etap 7 - July 12 2025Touring bike · 2 pebbls90 km
85. Stage 9 Etap 8 - July 13 2025Touring bike · 5 pebbls123 km
86. STAGE 10 Etap 1 - August 3 2025Touring bike72 km
87. Stage 10 Etap 2 - August 4 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl108 km
88. Stage 10 Etap 3 - Aug 5 2025Touring bike98 km
89. Stage 10 Etap 4 - July 6 2025Touring bike35 km
90. Stage 10 Etap 5 - July 7 2025Touring bike · 2 pebbls75 km
91. Stage 10 Etap 6 - Aug 9 2025Touring bike63 km
92. Stage 10 Etap 7 - August 10 2025Touring bike98 km
93. Stage 10 Etap 8 - 11 August 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl88 km
94. Stage 10 etap 9 - Aug 12 2025Hot-air balloon · 1 pebbl59 km
95. Stage 10 Etap 10 - Aug 13 2025Hot-air balloon · 3 pebbls95 km
96. Stage 10 Etap 11 - Aug 14 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls87 km
97. STAGE 11 etap 1. - Sept 16 2025Touring bike95 km
98. Stage 11 Etap 2. - Sept 17 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl99 km
99. Stage 11 Etap 3 - Sept 18 2025Touring bike · 3 pebbls108 km
100. Stage 11 Etap 4 - September 19 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl87 km
101. Stage 11 Etap 5 - Sept 20 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl97 km
102. Stage 11 Etap 6 - Sept 21 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl56 km
103. Stage 11 Etap 7 - Sept 22Touring bike · 3 pebbls99 km
104. Stage 11 Etap 8 - Sept 23 2025Touring bike · 1 pebbl73 km
105. Stage 11 Etap 9 - Sept 24. 2025Touring bike89 km
106. Stage 11 Etap 10 - Sept 25 2025Bicycle · 1 pebbl113 km
107. Stage 11 Etap 11Bicycle86 km
108. 2026 0804. Stage 12 etap 1 RomaniaBicycle · 4 pebbls92 km
109. Stage 12 etap 2 into BulgariaBicycle · 2 pebbls50 km
110. Stage 12 etap 3 - April 10 BulgariaTouring bike · 1 pebbl95 km
111. Stage 12 etap 4 - April 10 BulgariaTouring bike · 6 pebbls108 km
112. Stage 12 etap 5 April 12 2026Touring bike · 1 pebbl51 km
113. Stage 12 etap 6 - April 13 2026Touring bike · 1 pebbl110 km
114. Stage 12 etap 7 - April 14 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls51 km
115. Stage 12 etap 8 - April 15 2026Touring bike · 1 pebbl105 km
116. Stage 12 etap 9 - April 16 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls62 km
117. Stage 13 etap 1 - May 13 2026Bicycle · 1 pebbl88 km
118. Stage 13 etap 2 - May 14 2026 TurkTouring bike · 1 pebbl81 km
119. Stage 13 etap 3 - May 15 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls101 km
120. Stage 13 etap 4 - May 16 2026Touring bike · 5 pebbls42 km
121. Stage 13 etap 5 and 6 - May 17 & 18Touring bike · 4 pebbls87 km
122. Stage 13 etap 5 and 6 - May 17 & 18Bicycle · 3 pebbls72 km
123. Stage 14 etap 1 - June 7 2026Bicycle · 7 pebbls65 km
124. Stage 14 etap 2 - June 8 2026Bicycle · 2 pebbls29 km
125. STAGE 14 etap 3 - June 9 2026Touring bike · 7 pebbls70 km
126. STAGE 14 etap 4 - June 10 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls56 km
127. STAGE 14 etap 5 - June 11 2026Bicycle · 2 pebbls70 km
128. STAGE 14 etap 6 - June 12 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls63 km
129. STAGE 14 etap 7 - June 14 2026Touring bike · 4 pebbls77 km
130. STAGE 14 etap 8 - June 15 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls75 km
131. STAGE 14 etap 1 - July 7 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls56 km
132. STAGE 15 etap 2 - July 8 2026Bicycle · 4 pebbls85 km
133. STAGE 15 etap 3 - July 9 2026Bicycle · 2 pebbls100 km
134. STAGE 15 etap 4 - July 10 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls83 km
135. STAGE 15 etap 5 - July 11 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls83 km
136. STAGE 5 etap 6 - July 12 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls96 km
137. STAGE 15 etap 7 - July 13 2026Touring bike · 6 pebbls84 km
138. STAGE 15 etap 8 - July 14 2026Touring bike · 1 pebbl53 km
139. STAGE 15 etap 9 - July 15 2026Touring bike · 3 pebbls97 km
140. STAGE 15 etap 10. - July 16 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls52 km
141. STAGE 15 etap 11 - July 17 2026Touring bike · 4 pebbls70 km
142. STAGE 15 etap 12. - July 18 2026Touring bike · 4 pebbls54 km
143. STAGE 15 etap 13 - July 19 2026Bicycle · 6 pebbls84 km
144. STAGE 15 etap 14 - July 20 2026Bicycle · 3 pebbls68 km
145. STAGE 16 etap 1 -August 10 2026Bicycle · 2 pebbls38 km
146. STAGE 16 etap 2. - August 11 2026Bicycle · 1 pebbl117 km
147. STAGE 16 etap 3 - August 12 2026Bicycle · 3 pebbls78 km
148. STAGE 16 etap 4 -August 13 2026Bicycle · 5 pebbls78 km
149. STAGE 16 etap 5 - August 15 2026Touring bike · 4 pebbls112 km
150. STAGE 16 etap 6 - August 16 2026Touring bike · 6 pebbls58 km
151. STAGE 16 etap 7 - August 17 2026Touring bike · 5 pebbls122 km
152. Stage 17 etap 1 - September 11 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls73 km
153. Stage 17 etap 2 - September 13 2026Touring bike · 4 pebbls456 km
154. Stage 17 etap 2 - September 13 2026Touring bike · 2 pebbls99 km

Places along the way

• 28 April 2024 - 09:39 (Switzerland)
• 1 May 2024 - 13:21 (Germany)
• 29 May 2024 - 08:48 (Germany)
• Hamburg Airport (Germany)
• Danish Church (Denmark)
• One Of Many Beaches (Sweden)
• Beach and Dunes Nesr falkenburg (Sweden)
• King Gustaf Memorial Stone (Sweden)
• Into Oslo By the Back Door (Norway)
• Ullefoss 8pm (Norway)
• Lunch Break After 40 Hilly Km (Norway)
• Alesund (Norway)
• 35 Km Stop (Sweden)
• About Half Way to the Ferry to Finland (Sweden)
• Beautiful New Log House (Estonia)
• Interesting Buildings Near Otepää (Estonia)
• Cranes in Their Pole-top Nest (Latvia)
• Rezeknis Pics (Latvia)
• Daugavpils (Latvia)
• Because They Can (Lithuania)
• Oxbow Lake (Poland)
• Topolcianki In South Slovakia (Slovakia)
• Saddle Tension System ©️Mark Skinner ! (Hungary)
• Yes, this is Dracular country! (Romania)
• The road hereabouts (Bulgaria)
• Kirklareli town, Türkiye (Türkiye)
• N Turkiye - fruit trees and hills (Türkiye)
• Hill village at 500 m on way to Bartin (Türkiye)
• Sunset Swim in Kapisuyu (Türkiye)
• 7 km from Dogenyurt (Türkiye)
• The way ahead (Türkiye)
• View from Ũnye of the days ahead (Türkiye)
• One of the Best Meals I Had in Turkey! (Türkiye)
• Fine Black sand Black Sea Beach, Ureki (Georgia)
• Snake 900m up near pass (Georgia)
• Arrived Tbilisi (Georgia)
• Azerbaijan - The hills ahead (Azerbaijan)
• Azerbaijan Sunflower tourist attraction (Azerbaijan)
• Ending Stage 16 in BAKU Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)
• KAZAKHSTAN - leaving the ship (Kazakhstan)