Why this ride
339 km from Gdańsk to Gdańsk, about 3 h 45 of riding. The stops in between: Medieval Town of Toruń and back through Medieval Town of Toruń. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Gdansk long day · Medieval Town of Toruń
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 339 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 45
- 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.
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 Medieval Town of Toruń.
2. Medieval Town of Toruń
Toruń is a Gothic brick town that survived the twentieth century almost untouched, which is rare for Poland, and that makes it the best place in the country to see what a medieval trading city looked like. The Teutonic Knights founded it in 1231 on the Vistula, and it grew rich as a member of the Hanseatic League, with merchants shipping grain, timber and goods down the river towards the Baltic. UNESCO listed the old town in 1997, and the red-brick churches, granaries, town hall and city walls are still there.
Read the complete Medieval Town of Toruń write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Medieval Town of Toruń comes up 101 km in. Next is Medieval Town of Toruń.
3. Medieval Town of Toruń
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Medieval Town of Toruń write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
201 km in you reach Medieval Town of Toruń. Next is back through Medieval Town of Toruń.
4. back through Medieval Town of Toruń
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Medieval Town of Toruń write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Medieval Town of Toruń, 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 Medieval Town of Toruń
Gdansk → Medieval Town of Toruń is 201 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Medieval Town of Toruń to Gdansk
back through Medieval Town of Toruń → Gdansk is 201 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.