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1. Poland

2. Slovakia

3. Hungary

4. Romania

5. Bulgaria

6. Greece

Route, maps & GPS

• Detailed maps of my route (Google Earth map). Elevation profiles & GPS tracks on my wikiloc page

• A lot of info country specific information can be found on the website of the wereldfietser / wiki.devakantiefietser.be (in Dutch)

• Poland: Michelin, Pilot.PL (maximum zoom 1:70.000 scale, cityplans). Krakow city map, map of Pieniny National Park, free routable GPS map

• Slovakia: turistickamapa.sk (very high detailed topo maps, max. zoom 1:50.000 scale), Tatra area, Free GPS map

• Hungary: Michelin map, camping map, 1:550.000, publ. Hungarian National Tourist Office;
  a collection of links to digital Hungarian maps; Terkepcentrum road atlas and detailed street plans (very slow site, only in hungarian), routeplanner with an option for bikerouting; Free GPS map of Hungary.

• Romania: detailed road map of Transylvania (publisher Dimap); Cartographia's "Atlas rutier România", 1:300.000, camping & motels map 1:1.150.000, publ. Ministry of tourism, Romania. Bicycle map with routes "Rumänien per Rad entdecken"; Free GPS maps on openmaps.eu and mapcenter; more links and map info on transylvaniatravel.net

• Bulgaria: Roadmap Bulgaria (1:540.000), Domino; BGmaps.com (detailed maps), domino.bg (street maps of bulgarian towns). Free GPS topo maps: mapcenter and mapcenter2

• Greece: Michelin map, Free GPS topo map

• general overview of digital maps

• Detailled (ex Sovjet) topo-maps can be found at topomaps.eu and poehali.org

Reommended places to visit

• Poland: Krakow, Pieninsky National Park (Dunajec canyon)

• Slovakia: Tatra National park, Levoca, Slovensky Raj

• Hungary: Bükk mountains, Eger, Hortobágyi National park (puszta)

• Romania: Maramures Province, the monasteries of Bucovina, the Carpatian mountains and medieval cities of Transylvania, Dracula castle, Pasul Balea/Trans-Fagaras highway

• Bulgaria: mountain ranges (Rhodope, Rila, Pirin), Rila Monastery, Sofia

Cycling & hiking links

• Poland
  • Cycle Touring in Poland / Using Trains in Poland
  • Trento Bike Pages - Poland
  • Polish Recumbent bicycle site
  • Polish train travel FAQ
  • ADFC Europa-Infos Polen (D)

• Slovakia
  • Trento Bike Pages - Slovakia

• Hungary
  • Fietsen in Hongarije (NL)
  • Cycle Touring Hungary

• Romania:
  • Trento Bike Pages - Romania
  • Jeroen van Marle's Romania Pages
  • Karpatenwilli (D)
  • Dennis' bicycle trip in Romania
  • Campings in Romania (NL)
  • Alpinet.org (Ro) Maps, mountain huts (with GPS data)
  • Most challenging climbs in Romania/Bulgaria (from the website of Brevet International du Grimpeur)
  • Allein durch Rumänien (D)
  • ADFC info (pdf) (D)
  • Bikeromania Homepage
  • Mit dem Fahrrad durch Rumänien [Jens Pönisch] (D)
  • Beograd- Schwarzes Meer 1998 (D)
  • Romanian Mountain Guide
  • Paths in Romanian Mountains

• Bulgaria:
  • Trento Bike Pages - Bulgaria
  • Konstantin's Mountains
  • therucksack.net - Hiking, Trekking and Alpinism