route

4 different finish points

  • NorthCape – Helsinki: 1753km and 15,000m climbing
  • NorthCape – Bregenz: 4071km and 28,050m climbing
  • NorthCape – Nice: 5370km and 48,100m climbing
  • NorthCape – Tarifa: 7381km and 80,000m climbing

Same route as the years before, only a view small changes for improvement. Changes are possible till end of May, mostly in the Baltic countries and Polen, where roadworks are common. These sections will be checked again on site in May 2022.

Part 1: North Cape to Helsinki

1753km and 15,000m climbing
Finnland, Lapland

Highlights:
North Cape, Rovaniemi, Helsinki, the midnight sun, 24 hours daylight

Part 2: Tallinn to Bregenz

2327km and 12,904m climbing

Highlights:
Tallinn, Riga, Torun, Poznañ, Terezin, Pilsen, Bregenz

Part 3: Bregenz to Nice

1124km and 19,232m climbing
the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea

Highlights:
River Rhein with the River Rhein Canyon to the source of the river Rhein, Oberalppass, Gotthardpass, Lago Maggiore, Pt. St. Bernard, Col d’Iseran, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier, Col du Lautaret, La Grave and Bourg-d’Oisan, Lac de Serre Porcon, Col du Gaillon, river Vars, Nice

Part 4: Nice to Andorra

694km and 8,595m climbing
the Mediterranean Sea

Highlights:
Cannes, Coastline Cannes to Fréjus, Arles, Canal du Rhône à Sète, Aigues-Mortes, Cathédrale de Maguelone, the Pyrenees, Port d’Envalira

Part 5: Andorra to Tarifa

1483km and 22,526m climbing
the Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula, Spain

Highlights:
Serra del Montsec, Sierras de Cazorla, Sierra Nevada, Pico del Veleta, Ronda, Camino del Rey, Tarifa

It is a designated route, which must be completed in full, no detours.
From Helsinki to Tallinn will the rider take the ferry.