Cycle Tour Iron Curtain Tour, part 1: Klaipeda-Grense Jakobselv
Dag 21, etape 19: Narva-Gorki
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on 22 Aug 2017
Cycle route metrics
ridden
Total distance in km
118
Cumulative elevation gain in m
691
Avg. slope uphill in %
0,59
Cumulative elevation loss in m
513
Total cycling hours
7,7
Avg. pace in km/h
15,3
Min. height
18
Max. height
159
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Track points in total
958
Track points per km (avg)
8
Start/endpoint
Start location
Narva, EE (18 m NHN)
End location
Сельцовское сельское поселение, Leningrad oblast, RU (140 m NHN)
ridden on
21 May 2017
Weather
A mix of clouds and sunshine, reasonably warm temperatures, light to moderate winds from North, so a light headwind at times.
Accommodation
Gorki Golf Club
Unnamed Road
RU-188523 Gorki
Properties
The fourth stage of the Iron Curtain Tour's fourth part from Tallinn to Saint Petersburg
Slope Gradient Distribution
Travel report
Text message, May, 21, at. 8.10: Goodmorning, dear group of followers here. I am a bit early up today, as Estonia's running out now and I'm entering Russia in a few couple of hours. It's a long stage and maybe the border controls require some time. My goal is to cycle to Gorki Golf Club on secondary roads, halfway between Narva, where I am now, and Saint Petersburg or Piter, as the city's nickname is, where I intend to arrive tomorrow. Linguistically I'm already in Russia. The town's background is Estonian and German baronial, but the Estoanians were sent away under Stalin and were not allowed to return after his death, while the Russians took over. My route will be Narva-Ivangorod (the town on the other side of the river Narva. It has also a large fortress down to the river)-Kingisepp-Alekseyevka-Koporye-Lopukhinka. The stage yesterday was easy and beautiful. A road along the coast high above it with a waterfall (I like these!) was the highlight. The sun shone, it was chillier, but still around 20 degrees Centigrade and almost no wind. In Sillamae I "admired" the socalled Soviet barocue style, the town's built in.It didn't exist officially then, as the Soviet Union produced nuclear fuel rods for atomic power stations and nuclear submarines here, as the soil is rich of uranium. Now I want to get up and conquer Russia on my aluminium horse. The cavallery must never be underestimated. A humiliating visa control comes first. Wish me luck. I feel like the adventure starts for real now. Hugs from Helmuth.
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