tisdag 30 augusti 2016

Summary of walks (general statistics)

2015

Bohusleden

  1. Delsjön-Knipared (Monday 15/06-15), 30.5km, 8h54min, approx. 3.43km/h
  2. Knipared-Angereds Kyrka (Tuesday 16/06-15), 11km, 3h13min, approx. 3.42km/h
  3. Angereds Kyrka-Aleklätten (Thursday 18/06-15), 22km, 6h11min, approx. 3.56km/h
  4. Blåvättnerna (start of Bohusleden from the south)-Delsjön (Friday 19/06-15), 27km, 7h42min, approx.  3.51km/h
  5. Svarteborg-Kaserna (Sunday 21/06-15), 28.5km, 7h43min, approx. 3.69km/h
  6. Kaserna-Bovik (Wednesday 24/06-15), 33km, 9h58min, approx. 3.31km/h
  7. Backamo-Glimmingen (Friday 26/06-15), 32.5km, 8h50min, approx. 3.68km/h
  8. Lysevatten-Backamo (Tuesday 14/07-15), 25.5km, 8h22min, approx. 3.05km/h
  9. Glimmingen-Bovik (Saturday 08/08-15), 14km, 3h50min, approx. 3.65km/h
  10. Krokstrand-Strömstad (Monday 10/08-15), 33.5km, 8h12min, approx. 4.09km/h
  11.  Grandalen-Aleklätten (Tuesday 11/08-15), 12km, 2h47min, approx. 4.31km/h
  12. Sör-Hee-Daletjärnen (Thursday 13/08-15), 32.5km, 9h33min, approx. 3.40km/h
  13.  Lysevatten-Grandalen (Saturday 15/08-15), 19.5km, 5h49min, approx. 3.35km/h
  14. Sör-Hee-Krokstrand (Thursday 10-09-15), 22.5km, 6h1min, approx. 3.74km/h

Vättlefjällsleden

  1. Saturday 03/10-15, 25.8km, 5h55min, approx. 4.36km/h

Bohusleden

  1. Vaktarekullen-Svarteborg (Monday 19/10-15), 33.5km, 7h12min, approx. 4.65km/h

2016

Hallandsleden

  1. Rolfstorp-Varberg (Wednesday 25/05-16), 14.5km, 3h49min, approx. 3.78km/h
  2. Rolfstorp-Ullared (Thursday 26/05-16), 22.5km, 5h16min, approx. 4.27km/h
  3. Fjärås-Lindome (Saturday 04/06-16), 20km, 4h47min, approx. 4.18km/h
  4. Axtorp-Fjärås (Tuesday 07/06-16), 14.5km, 3h18min, approx. 4.39km/h
  5. Axtorp-Veddige (Monday 13/06-16), 24.8km, 6h52min, approx. 3.61km/h
  6. Våxtorp-Knäred (Monday 20/06-16), 25.5km, 5h57min, approx. 4.23km/h
  7. Våxtorp-Koarp-Våxtorp (Thursday 23/06-16), 19.5km, 3h25min, approx. 5.71km/h
  8. Knäred-Simlångsdalen (Tuesday 28/06-16), 37.5km, 8h45min, approx. 4.29km/h
  9. Veddige-Snödal (Tuesday 05/07-16), 19km, 5h24min, approx. 3.52km/h
  10. Simlångsdalen-Oskarström (Thursday 07/07-16), 28km, 6h59min, approx. 4.01km/h
  11. Brännögården-Rydobruk (Friday 08/07-16), 9km, 2h12min, approx. 4.09km/h
  12. Rydöbruk-Gyltige (Tuesday 19/07-16), 34km, 6h50min, approx. 4.98km/h
  13. Ätran-Brännögården (Thursday 21/07-16), 25.5km, 7h20min, approx. 3.48km/h
  14. Hakestad-Haksered (Saturday 23/07-16), 26km, 5h51min, approx. 4.44km/h
  15. Oskarström-Asige-Slöinge (Monday 25/07-16), 34km, 9h57min, approx. 3.42km/h
  16. Hakestad-Vessigebro (Tuesday 26/07-16), 12.5km, 2h23min, approx. 5.25km/h
  17. Ätran-Ullared (Wednesday 27/07-16), 26km, 6h51min, approx. 3.78km/h
  18. Haksered-Snödal (Thursday 28/07-16), 15.5km, 3h14min, approx. 4.79km/h
  19. Ljungslätt-Vessigebro (Friday 29/07-16), 17km, 3h8min, approx. 5.43km/h
  1. Åsljunga-Koarp-Våxtorp (Wednesday 17/08-16), 28.9km, 7h15min, approx. 3.99km/h

Gislavedsleden


Västra Vätterleden


Gislavedsleden


2017

Vättlefjällsleden


Västra Vätterleden


Höglandsleden

Bergslagsleden

Höglandsleden

Bohusleden

Bergslagsleden

Bohusleden

Västra Vätterleden

Bergslagsleden

Höglandsleden

Bergslagsleden

Höglandsleden

Bohusleden

  1. Angereds Kyrka-Aleklätten (Monday 21/08-17), 22.7km, 7h45min, approx. 2.93km/h
  2. Aleklätten-Grandalen (Tuesday 22/08-17), 13km, 3h59min, approx. 3.26km/h
  3. Bovik-Munkedal (Monday 28/08-17), 40.6km, 14h9min, approx. 2.76km/h
  4. Söbbön-Svarteborg (Friday 01/09-17), 33.5km, 9h45min, approx. 3.44km/h
  5. Backamo-Glimmingen (Monday 18/09-17), 32km, 9h36min, approx. 3.33km/h
  6. Kaserna-Svarteborg (Wednesday 20/09-17), 25.5km, 6h30min, approx. 3.92km/h
  7. Glimmingen-Bovik (Monday 25/09-17), 16.3km, 4h59min, approx. 3.27km/h
  8. Store-Väktor-Broan (Wednesday 27/09-17), 21.6km, 7h32min, approx. 2.87km/h
  9. Lysevatten-Grandalen (Friday 06/10-17), 20.1km, 7h55min, approx. 2.54km/h

2018

Bohusleden

  1. Krokstrand-Strömstad (Friday 06/04-18), 33.1km, 11h8min, approx. 2.97km/h
  2. Vassbotten-Porsås (Friday 13/04-18), 22.8km, 9h9min, approx. 2.49km/h

Östgötaleden

  1. Munkebo-Österbymo (Saturday 21/04-18), 19.8km, 4h51min, approx. 4.08km/h

Bohusleden

  1. Krokstrand-Vassbotten (Monday 07/05-18), 29.1km, 9h29min, approx. 3.07km/h
  2. Porsås-Kasebo (Tuesday 19/06-18 & Monday 09/07-18), 6.9km+20.5km=27.4km, 1h37min+8h8min=9h45min, approx. 2.81km/h

Östgötaleden

  1. Njärvehult-Österbymo (Tuesday 19/07-18), 22.2km, 9h29min, approx. 2.34km/h

Bergslagsleden

2019

Eastern part of E3 through Poland

  1. Rytro-Krynica-Zdrój (Wednesday 01/05-19), 30.3km, 13h10min, approx. 2.30km/h
  2. Hańczowa-Krynica-Zdrój (Saturday 18/05-19), 22.8km, 10h46min, approx. 2.12km/h
  3. Dursztyn-Poronin (Sunday 26/05-19), 23.4km, 9h29min, approx. 2.47km/h
  4. Barwinek-Tylawa (Friday 31/05-19), 12.6km, 6h12min, approx. 2.03km/h
  5. Obidza-Szczawnica (Sunday 09/06-19), 8.5km, 3h47min, approx. 2.25km/h
  6. Tylawa-Chyrowa (Sunday 13/06-19), 17.7km, 7h12min, approx. 2.46km/h
  7. Chyrowa-Przełęcz Hałbowska (Sunday 23/06-19), 16km, 6h32min, approx. 2.45km/h
  8. Chochołów-Poronin (Saturday 29/06-19), 23.8km, 8h45min, approx. 2.72km/h
  9. Dursztyn-Sromowce Wyżne (Wednesday 17/07-19), 17.9km, 6h33min, approx. 2.73km/h
  10. Sromowce Wyżne-Szczawnica (Saturday 04/08-19), 18.6km, 8h29min, approx. 2.07km/h
  11. Rytro-Obidza (Saturday 10/08-19), 24.2km, 7h53min, approx. 3.07km/h
  12. Hańczowa-Wołowiec (Saturday 11/08-19), 21.7km, 9h45min, approx. 2.23km/h
  13. Wołowiec-Przełęcz Hałbowska (Thursday 15/08-19), 20.4km, 7h24min, approx. 2.76km/h

E8 through Poland

  1. Rymanów-Zdrój-Nowa Wieś (Saturday 24/08-19), 18.5km, 7h15min, approx. 2.55km/h
  2. Rymanów-Zdrój-Wola Piotrowa (Sunday 01/09-19), 26.5km, 8h25min, approx. 3.15km/h
  3. Komańcza-Wola Piotrowa (Saturday 07/09-19), 20.1km, 6h36min, approx. 3.05km/h

Western part of E3 through Poland

  1. Bardo-Srebrna Góra (Saturday 12/10-19), 16.8km, 5h52min, approx. 2.86km/h
  2. Bardo-Przełęcz Kłodzka (Sunday 13/10-19), 12.4km, 5h4min, approx. 2.45km/h

E11 through Poland

  1. Cierpice-Gniewkowo (Saturday 16/11-19), 16.2km, 5h22min, approx. 3.02km/h
  2. Cierpice-Toruń (Sunday 17/11-19), 15.1km, 5h30min, approx. 2.75km/h

Główny Szlak Beskidzki

  1. Jordanów-Rabka-Zdrój (Sunday 01/12-19), 16.2km, 6h, approx. 2.70km/h

Szlak Orlich Gniazd

  1. Wielka Wieś-Krowodrza Górka (Sunday 08/12-19), 14.2km, 4h29min, approx. 3.17km/h

2020

Szlak Orlich Gniazd

  1. Sułoszowa-Grębynice (Saturday 25/01-20), 19.3km, 8h31min, approx. 2.27km/h
  2. Rabsztyn-Sułoszowa (Saturday 22/02-20), 18.6km, 5h33min, approx. 3.35km/h
  3. Częstochowa-Olsztyn (Saturday 15/03-20), 18.3km, 6h43min, approx. 2.72km/h

Zielony szlak Opactwo Benedyktynów w Tyńcu

  1. Zielony szlak Opactwo Benedyktynów w Tyńcu (Sunday 26/04-20), 10.7km, 4h39min, approx. 2.30km/h

Szlak Twierdzy Kraków

  1. Węgrzce-Fort Mogiła (Saturday 02/05-20), 16.7km, 7h8min, approx. 2.34km/h
  2. Węgrzce-Mydlniki (Friday 22/05-20), 19.3km, 9h34min, approx. 2.02km/h
  3. Mydlniki-Salwator (Sunday 14/06-20), 16.3km, 8h38min, approx. 1.89km/h
  4. Podgórze-Zakopianka (Sunday 12/07-20), 19.9km, 8h20min, approx. 2.39km/h
  5. Zakopianka-Rybitwy (Monday 13/07-20), 17.8km, 7h3min, approx. 2.55km/h

Szlak Orlich Gniazd

  1. Rabsztyn-Pilica (Wednesday 15/07-20), 26.5km, 10h, approx. 2.65km/h
  2. Pilica-Podlesice (Tuesday 21/07-20), 26.9km, 9h54min, approx. 2.72km/h
  3. Podlesice-Złoty Potok (Wednesday 22/07-20), 22.8km, 9h16min, approx. 2.46km/h
  4. Złoty Potok-Olsztyn (Thursday 23/07-20), 19.6km, 7h6min, approx. 2.76km/h

Główny Szlak Beskidzki

  1. Jordanów-Przelęcz Krowiarki (Sunday 08/08-20), 25.4km, 8h45min, approx. 2.90km/h
  2. Ustroń-Przelęcz Kubalonka (Thursday 20/08-20), 28.8km, 10h43min, approx. 2.69km/h
  3. Przelęcz Krowiarki-Przelęcz Glinne (Saturday 22/08-20), 28.4km, 10h55min, approx. 2.60km/h
  4. Przelęcz Glinne-Węgierska Górka (Wednesday 26/08-20), 28.2km, 9h42min, approx. 2.91km/h
  5. Szczawnica-Krościenko nad Dunajcem (Saturday 29/08-20), 12.4km, 4h32min, approx. 2.74km/h
  6. Węgierska Górka-Przelęcz Kubalonka (Saturday 04/09-20), 24.6km, 9h16min, approx. 2.65km/h
  7. Rabka-Zdrój-Przelęcz Knurowska (Saturday 12/09-20), 25km, 9h8min, approx. 2.74km/h
  8. Krościenko nad Dunajcem-Przelęcz Knurowska (Saturday 19/09-20), 23.1km, 8h30min, approx. 2.72km/h

Mały Szlak Beskidzki

  1. Mszana Dolna-Rabka-Zdrój (Saturday 10/10-20), 12.3km, 7h12min, approx. 1.71km/h

2021

Western part of E3 through Poland

  1. Wałbrzych-Boguszów-Gorce (Sunday 28/07-21), 14.7km, 8h36min, approx. 1.71km/h

E11 through Poland

  1. Radomno-Iława (Tuesday 04/05-21), 12.7km, 5h, approx. 2.54km/h

Western part of E3 through Poland

  1. Strzyżowiec-road 365 (Saturday 08/05-21), 21.5km, 10h18min, approx. 2.17km/h
  2. Trzcińsko-road 365 (Sunday 09/05-21), 17.5km, 7h45min, approx. 2.26km/h

E8 through Poland

  1. Komańcza-Cisna (Saturday 05/06-21), 30.5km, 14h16min, approx. 2.14km/h
  2. Kalnica-Cisna (Sunday 06/06-21), 18.4km, 10h5min, approx. 1.82km/h

E11 through Poland

  1. Poznań Rondo Środka-Kiekrz (Saturday 12/06-21), 16.4km, 7h51min, approx. 2.09km/h

E9 through Poland

  1. Ustka-Rowy (Sunday 13/06-21), 19.9km, 9h4min, approx. 2.19km/h
  2. Smołdzinski Las-Łeba (Monday 14/06-21), 27.5km, 11h36min, approx. 2.37km/h
  3. Smołdzinski Las-Rowy (Tuesday 15/06-21), 17.4km, 7h9min, approx. 2.43km/h
  4. Ustka-Zalesie (Wednesday 16/06-21), 14.7km, 6h10min, approx. 2.38km/h
  5. Stogi-Górki Zachodnie (Friday 18/06-21), 8.3km, 3h32min, approx. 2.35km/h

Western part of E3 through Poland

  1. Nowa Morawa-Międzylesie (Saturday 31/07-21), 28.3km, 10h52min, approx. 2.60km/h

2023

Główny Szlak Świętokrzyski

  1. Święta Katarzyna-Trzcianka (Saturday 20/08-23), 18.4km, 8h31min, approx. 2.16km/h

Summary of Stats

Total Distance in 2015: 403.3km
Total Distance in 2016: 808.7km
Total Distance in 2017: 1115.4km
Total Distance in 2018: 179km
Total Distance in 2019: 413.9km
Total Distance in 2020: 460.9km
Total Distance in 2021: 247.8km
Total Distance in 2022: 0km
Total Distance in 2023: 18.4km
Total Distance: 3647.4km

Number of walks in 2015: 16
Number of walks in 2016: 34
Number of walks in 2017: 41
Number of walks in 2018: 7
Number of walks in 2019: 22
Number of walks in 2020: 22
Number of walks in 2021: 13
Number of walks in 2022: 0
Number of walks in 2023: 1

Worst Average Speed: 1.71km/h (Wałbrzych-Boguszów-Gorce)
Best Average Speed: 5.71km/h (Våxtorp-Koarp-Våxtorp)
Longest Walk: 40.6km (Bovik-Kaserna)
Longest Duration for a walk: 14h9min (Bovik-Kaserna)


Future Goals (for 2024)

Halandsleden Walk #1: Rolfstorp-Varberg (Wednesday 25/05-16)

The first Hallandsleden walk was between Rolfstorp and Varberg, was 14.5km long and took 3h49min. This walk actually happens to coincide with the first part of E1 through Sweden. It was a quite unplanned walk. Actually my mother and I planned to make a Hallandsleden walk in Kungsbacka municipality but it was raining there that day and during the early morning we instead made quick plans and decided to walk near Varberg. So we took the car to Varberg and then the bus to Rolfstorp and walked from there.

Unlike Bohusleden the terrain at Hallandsleden tends to be much flatter for the most part and this was no exception. In fact this walk had the flattest terrain of all the long-distance walks so far. There was plenty of farm land almost all the way until Varberg, which makes it the distinguishing characteristic of this walk. Without further ado, here are some pictures from the walk (including possible descriptions, please note that I took relatively few photos during this and the next walk but started taking more photos during the walks after that):

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The trail follows the old railway embankment to the railway between Varberg and Kinnared. It was inaugurated in 1911 and was discontinued 50 years later.

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The photo shows not only a view of the farm lands but in the distance it also shows the six 127m high masts belonging to Grimetons radio station. The radio station was inaugurated in 1924 and was an important communication link between Europe and America because of its' longwave transmitter. Today Grimeton has the World's only functioning longwave transmitter. In 2004 the radio station was selected to be the 13th Unesco World heritage in Sweden.

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A side view of the landscape.

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Another side view.

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The terrain shifts a bit once you start approaching Varberg. This particular picture is taken from the nature conversion area Nedregården-Storens. I've applied some blur removal using unsharp mask but it's still a bit blurry.

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A street in Varberg, not far from the bus and train stations.

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An old custom house.Rotated the photo a bit to reduce the tilt and cropped it a bit.

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This open-air swimming-baths house was inaugurated in 1903 and has oriental style. It is part of Varberg's bathing life tradition which started with the health spa tradition in the 1800s. Rotated the photo a bit to reduce the tilt and cropped it.

lördag 27 augusti 2016

Introduction to my long-distance walk interest

Although I've walked Vättlefjällsleden (24km) a couple of times before last year, it wasn't until last year when my interest for doing other long-distance walks got sparked. I had seen signs for Bohusleden in some places over the years but last year I finally suggested the idea of walking Bohusleden. Thus last year almost the entirety of Bohusleden together with my mother (there's roughly 27km left but due to the trail being broken and being fixed we haven't yet walked the remaining part).

This year I've walked all of Hallandsleden (390km in total), Vildmarksleden (near Gothenburg, 42km) and parts of Sjuhäradsleden (which is 140km in total) (unlike last year I did all except for the first two long-distance walks alone). Also unlike last year I did take plenty of photos during every walk. The purpose of this part of the blog is to document and present some of these photos. Specifically I will most often show 10 to 15 photos from each walk (mostly showing forests and farm land, since these are the most common characteristics along the trails). If some of the photos have modified using image editing/processing it will be noted. Also note that I'm not skilled at photography (although I may have improved at it) so don't expect great photos for the most part.

You can find the summary of the various walks in this post (coming soon).

The blog posts containing the photos from the walks (in chronological order starting from this year) will be coming along soon.