Baltic Star club presents
Ladoga-2014
This event consists of 3 rides:
- "One Thousand and One Lakes" - 1200 km
- "St-Petersburg - Onego - Ladoga" - 1000 km
- "St-Petersburg - Petrozavodsk" - 600 км
Dates: 12-16 June 2014
General features:
- The beginning of famous White Nights
- Roads with low traffic
- Some hilly parts
- Good support
- Convenient start point
- English forum: follow the link
Photos common part (0km-375 km)
St-Petersburg - Petrozavodsk 600 km, 2014 June 12-13
St-Petersburg (Repino) - Roschino (32) - Michurinskoe (88) - Priozersk (165) - Sortavala (286) - Lyaskelya (318) - Pitkyaranta (362, 388) - Uuksa (375) - Kolatsel'ga (448) - Kroshnoozero(510) - Essoila (537) - Petrozavodsk (607)
Route features:
- Variation of the classic Baltic Star route
- Finish in the beatiful Karelian capital Petrozavodsk
- Convenient for newbies, difficult and hilly first day and plain the second
St-Petersburg - Onego - Ladoga - 1000 km, 2014 June 12-15
St-Petersburg (Repino) - Roschino (32) - Michurinskoe (88) - Priozersk (165) - Sortavala (286) -
Lyaskelya (318) - Pitkyaranta (362) - Uuksa (375) - Salmi (400) - Vidlitsa (441) - Olonets (487) -
Svir Monastery (525) - Lodeynoe Pole (550,670) - Alyehovschina (603,626) - Podporozh'e (707) -
Gomorovichi (740,821) - Vinnitsa (780) - Voznesen'e (871) - Rybreka (911) - Petrozavodsk (1008)
Route features:
- Difficult brevet with large section of unsurfaced roads (about 75 km)
- The most beatiful natural northern landscapes of Ladoga, Onega , Svir, Oyat
- Finish in the beatiful Karelian capital Petrozavodsk
One Thousand and One Lakes - 1200 km, 2014 June 12 -16
St-Petersburg (Repino) - Roschino (32) - Michurinskoe (88) - Priozersk (165) - Sortavala (286) -
Lyaskelya (318,475) - Pitkyaranta (362,437) - Uuksa (375,425) - Salmi (400) - Ruskeala (518) - Puikkola (533) -
Vartsila, Suomi (551) - Joensuu (638) - Heinavesi (718) - Novy Valaam (755) - Leppavirta (867) - Pieksamaki (915) -
Kangasniemi (962) - Joutsa (1050) - Mantyharju (1111) - Savitaipale (1172) - Lappeenranta (1214)
Route features:
- Two countries so similar and different
- Perfect Finnish roads
- Overnight stay and finish at a camping
The route contains no big mountains but a lot of hilly sections. No big cities and even not a lot of of smaller towns. No complex interchanges, easy route with detailed legend (as most of the route sections were already in use in Baltic Star brevets). Main attraction will be the Nature which one almost can't see in the Western Europe with hundreds of lakes, pine forests, and ledges. The Nature is much more similar in Russia and Finland than way of life. The organizers will support participants all time during the ride. Experienced controllers will be at the most checkpoints. The finish will be in the Finnish town near Russian border Lappeenranta.