Why this ride
From Gdańsk it runs 127 km to Gdańsk; allow about 2 h 00 of riding. It goes by way of Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork and back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Gdansk day out · Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 127 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 00
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Gdansk → Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 56 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 57 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Gdansk
Gdansk has been a trading port for a thousand years, and the front of its Long Market, the Dluga Targ, shows what the money bought. Tall, narrow merchant houses stand shoulder to shoulder, their facades painted and gilded and carved with figures, around the Neptune Fountain and the Artus Court. In the Second World War, the city was ninety percent destroyed, and what you see today is a painstaking reconstruction from old paintings and photographs, which makes it more remarkable. The Gothic crane on the quay, the Zuraw, was once the largest in Europe, and it hoisted masts and cargo from ships in the Middle Ages.
Read the complete Gdansk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gdansk is where the day begins. Next is Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.
2. Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Seen across the river Nogat on a clear day, Malbork looks almost too large to be real. It is the biggest brick castle in the world by area, built by the Teutonic Knights from the late thirteenth century and made their capital in 1309, when the Grand Master moved here from Venice. They called it Marienburg, in honour of the Virgin, and it served as the fortress, monastery and administrative headquarters of a military state that stretched along the Baltic. The brick walls rise in layer on layer, with a high castle, a middle castle and a lower castle, protected by moats, towers and gates, and it was more of a small city than a single building.
Read the complete Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork comes up 29 km in. Next is Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.
3. Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
57 km in you reach Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork. Next is back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.
4. back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, late in the day. Next is Gdansk.
5. Gdansk
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gdansk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Gdansk. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Gdansk to Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Gdansk → Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork to Gdansk
back through Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork → Gdansk is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.