71 segments / The Long Circle North / 2027
Overnight: Kaunas Phase: Poland Return · Priority: transitional Landmarks: Kaunas · Lithuanian interior inland toward Poland Notes: avoid Klaipėda-Gdańsk compression
Overnight: Giżycko Phase: Poland Return · Priority: important Landmarks: Masurian Lakes · Polish lake district soft landing into Poland Notes: good non-urban texture
Overnight: Gdańsk Phase: Poland Return · Priority: anchor Landmarks: Gdańsk · Baltic port · Solidarity history major Baltic historical endpoint Notes: strong narrative stop
Overnight: Gdańsk Phase: Poland Return · Priority: rest Landmarks: Gdańsk old town · European Solidarity Centre · shipyards rest historical reflection Notes: final major cultural rest day
Overnight: Toruń Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: important Landmarks: Toruń old town · Vistula River begin final south-west return Notes: short controlled day
Overnight: Poznań Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: transitional Landmarks: Poznań continue west through Poland Notes: functional return
Overnight: Berlin Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: important Landmarks: Oder crossing · Berlin re-entry Germany Notes: near 300km validate routing
Overnight: Leipzig Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: transitional Landmarks: Leipzig southbound Germany Notes: controlled day
Overnight: Nuremberg Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: transitional Landmarks: Franconia · Nuremberg final compression southern Germany Notes: near 300km validate routing
Overnight: Ulm Phase: Central Europe Return · Priority: transitional Landmarks: Ulm · Danube familiar central-European geography Notes: low-pressure penultimate
Overnight: Basel Phase: Circle Closure · Priority: closure Landmarks: Black Forest edge · Basel home arrival the circle closes Notes: final stage
