A Life-Changing Bikepacking Journey | How I cycled 3800 km: Germany To Gibraltar In 90 Days

Join me on an unforgettable bikepacking adventure from Germany to the Strait of Gibraltar, covering 3800 kilometers in just 90 days. This life-changing journey was filled with incredible landscapes, challenging terrains, and personal growth.
In this video I am cycling the east coast of Spain from Cabo de Palos (a small city on the coast) to Almeria. A bike tour that stretches over 240 km on mountainous terrain. Furthermore I’ll share with you the physical and mental hurdles I overcame on the road and memorable moments including the highlights and breathtaking views from the journey. I hope this video will inspire you to find your own path to adventure and freedom.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – 01:08 Intro
01:08 – 03:03 Morning routine & camping spot
03:03 – 09:08 Cycling to Aguilas – Uphill & Downhills
09:08 – 11:52 Hard uphill, Drone flights & Amazing scenery
11:52 – 13:30 Arriving in Aguilas & Late night camping
13:30 – 14:48 Beautiful sunrise & Camping site on the cliffs
14:48 – 15:44 Dope viewpoint stop
15:44 – 17:55 Cycling to Almeria
17:55 – 18:40 Break in the park
18:40 – 20:52 Continue the trip to Almeria
20:52 – 22:00 Arriving in Almeria
22:00 – 22:20 Outro

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COUNTRIES I CYCLED THROUGH:

Germany
Switzerland
France
Monaco
Spain
Gibraltar

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There is a lot to tell and show about this epic bike journey. I’ve had very beautiful and exciting moments but also moments of pain, frustration and misery. Traveling on bike for such long distances teaches you who you really are, what you really want in life and what you are made of.

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My Gear

Bike: TX800 from Fahrradmanufaktur
Panniers: VAUDE
Trailer: Burley Coho XC
Tent: Bessport Basic 2Persons
Air matress: Therm-a-Rest Trail Pro
Sleeping bag: Bessport 3 seasons outdoor
Solar pannel: BigBlue 28W
Drone: DJI Mini 2
Cameras: GoPro 7 black ; GoPro 5 black

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today I want to take you on a journey the east coast of Spain I am now almost 3,000 kilometers away from home where it all started bike packing is more than a mode of travel it’s a way of life it teaches us to embrace Simplicity to find joy in the smallest things and to connect with the world in its most raw and authentic form as we pedal through the world and climb steep hills we learn resilience each Sunrise is a new beginning and each Sunset a time to reflect on the Wonders we’ve encountered leading a life on the road and traveling the world is a testament to the human Spirits Longing For Freedom it’s about breaking free from the conventional the mundane and embracing the unknown with open arms we carry only what we need stripping away the excess to find what truly matters the thrill of Discovery the beauty of Nature and the kindness of strangers welcome to the biggest bike packing adventure of my life cycling to the most southern point of Europe the jalar straight good morning y’all good morning the sun is coming up this time behind the clouds I am here with my tent once again on the beach I actually planned like I showed you last night to sleep there on the wooden floor but some guy came last night maybe half an hour after I filmed and he said that I’m not allowed to stay there so I took the tent moved it here I took my bike put it here and that’s pretty much it so I am now about to make my breakfast so let’s see what do we have here we have peanuts some garlic Corn Flakes bananas eggs here’s where I’m cooking now my food let’s bring the rest I can say this is one of the bad things when you want to cook for yourself when you’re are camping you have to take everything out of the bags to just cook one meal so my plan is to just cook here some eggs I have four eggs here I want to boil as well some sausages that’s how my table here looks like here are things that I have to go inside after I cook I just hope that I’m not going to disturb anyone crazy crazy crazy [Music] something very nice happened just after I finished eating now this guy there the owner of this uh bar just gave me something for the road just like that some peanuts and something else in a foil there I’m not sure what that is but that’s really really nice wow I didn’t even ask for anything it’s very nice sometimes to feel this generosity you know I think it’s one of the nicest things that happened to me so far in Spain yeah that’s really cool I left now the beach and uh I am heading towards the City ag gilas which is 110 km away from here I have two options it’s either I take the rout that is very very steep 6 km less or I take the route that is a bit longer but is not as steep definitely I’m going for the second one because I don’t care if I ride a couple of kilometers more well at least I’m not uh coming destroyed as the destination actually I think I can ride for the next 3 hours without having any breaks I am 650 km away from Tarifa which is my destination I should be there in latest a week after cycling for a short time I entered a small city which had kind of like a street market and it was nice to ride slowly on these roads looking at what the vendors had to offer it was very busy and initially I didn’t want to ride through this city but I had a different plan now for some reason I decided to take the steepest road after a close look I noticed that the first option which meant a hard uphill climb was 15 km shorter than the easier one because I don’t have the parag glider and the trailer with me with all the heavy weight I wanted the challenge and took a shot at the mighty heels that were about to [Music] come it’s time for a short break um I am in the middle of the climb here I have to cross this mountains in front of me yeah I want to have a a short break and see what this uh nice guy gave me from the bar so I have this pastry and I have as well these peanuts here really nice the real climate has begun very dry yet very beautiful riding slowly uphill nice and easy without spitting my lungs out I have all the time in the world wow look how I am being rewarded once again oh my gosh this is absolutely insane woo what the view oh my God [Music] my solar panel starts flying away wow what a descent what a descent in front of me we have the city Mazon I am very close to the supermarket I can’t believe that I made that Ascent with so much ease and you can notice of course the 25 kg that I have now less with me for like 3 days it is a huge relief like I can ride so much easier 100 km a day are now a freaking joke and I arrived woo the first 60 km for today are in the bag oh I really feel like I want to eat some pastry right now drink something cold and uh go in the nearby park and sit there let’s do [Music] that I absolutely love when I enter the supermarket and it’s so cold oh my gosh it feels like heaven heaven I left the city now behind me I stopped twice at the supermarket because I forgot to buy one water I stopped in a park had pastry drinks ice cream everything I am back on track really fueled up and uh I’m ready for the climb I will have another brutal climb in front of me I am now about to go through the tunnel it is allowed to go with the bicycle as far as I can recognize I don’t really like the feeling because some drivers are stupid and they honk for no reason even though I keep my lane and it’s very very very very loud inside and I just hope that uh it’s short yeah it’s 220 M long that’s good okay it’s not that bad I can already see the light at the end yep very nice I have my [Applause] Lane what the climb again all these white houses are grow houses for tomatoes strawberries and whatever else in order for me to reach my destination today I got to cross this mountains in front of me this is the column before the storm the street is flat for the next 10 kmet I am just climbing I don’t care how fast I am I use again the smallest gears almost I’m just slowly slowly going to pass this mountains [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] I made it I made it to the highest point here the second hard Ascent today I’m just coming from down there and this is where I’m heading to down there got really tired Jesus [Music] he [Music] [Music] and I am again in the city civilization again yuck I’m just kidding I’m just kidding I was uh pretty much alone for the last 2 to 3 hours up in the hills but I have to admit now I’m not on a very beautiful bike path this is pretty rare that I am riding on a bike path for the last I would say couple of days or maybe even a week I’m heading again to the supermarket cuz I have no water left and then I go to the beach and then I’m going to look for a place to sleep I finally arrived now at the beach once again it’s 7:30 I noticed that they do not have showers here anymore like the way I found uh 300 400 kilm behind me now they just have this uh feet shower oh that surprises me try to get first the tree line right there where the sun is still shining at the Rock and maybe I find something there let’s go this is my bedroom for tonight I hope to find something here later but for now now I am just going to stop at one of these benches here and eat something and drink something and call it a day that’s my bench it’s okay it’s okay take thank you you’re welcome fresh and clean once again fresh and clean now it’s all about finding a quiet place to sleep my only chance is behind the trees is there but there are still people around so it’s 9:45 right now I hope like in 2 hours it’s going to be much much less I’m going to wait a bit now to dry properly and then I will start walking around and looking for a nice what [Music] good morning everyone I am pretty fast this morning it’s 8:45 and I already packed everything I didn’t have a breakfast as yet though it has been a great night I am very happy that I made the decision to leave the beach there and ride three more kilomet to this uh place today I am heading Direction Alia we have like 126 km to ride there very steep hills as well according to Google Maps I have already here my solar panel full back and force baby let’s ride I decided to have a nice stop to eat my breakfast in a beautiful place this is like a castle and it’s really going uphill here but uh I think the view is really worth wow it’s so steep you can see the road anyway oh my God coming from there from that street there it has really been a great time being up here I had my breakfast spoke with my girlfriend my family bike is ready yeah ready now to rock the road once again [Music] [Applause] he [Music] wow I already traveled uh 40 km in a pretty short time even though the streets were really going up and down up and down I want to cover another 33 km and then I’m going to be left just with 50 to finish my today’s task to reach alaria I don’t really have much water maybe just half of the bottle but let’s see if I can manage it I have to Traverse this mountain now and the street is uh I think like 3 or 4 km long it’s time to focus [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] this is what I love to do after riding a good while without having any breaks is to chill in such a park I’m going to have here my break eat something drink something and relax that’s a very interesting label India Pale Ale wo cheers guys and time for a second beer I mean they are they are small they’re like water they’re very tasty but like water they are not so strong and I’m eating a couple of sandwiches and watching my favorite TV shows well internet chose time to move on the bike is ready the first 2 kilm are every time like H I have to push myself but then you find back the Rhythm since I left the park I’ve been just climbing not hard but continuously it was just not stopping I decided to not take the bicycle route that was suggested by Google Maps but the car rout this road led me with certainty to my destination because if you watch my videos before over the last 2 months I have learned that I cannot fully rely on the bike pads and I have been sent often times into sticky situations at this point there was the police on the road stopping the entire traffic because of a very big truck transporting some kind of oversized cargo after talking to the police officer he just indicated the side of the road I have to ride on and wave me through it was so surreal to be the only one on the street while everyone else had had to wait I really enjoyed seeing the truck just passing by it was really impressive to see the cargo that was carried by it afterwards I was totally focused on covering ground as fast as I could because the sun was slowly but surely going down [Music] I’m really really trying to battle the time right now the distance the time the wind the street looks smooth but it’s a bit uphill I still have 16 km to reach and 1 hour of light I am almost there 1 kilm left I have to shower have to go to supermarket have to find a place to sleep and for that I have two hours time oh gosh this place is looking really really nice and I’ve also found the showers I just have now to ride 1 kilometer to the supermarket buy a couple of things and come back here okay I am back at the beach I bought myself some ice cream I was really craving ice cream today once again again I bought myself water very beautiful sunset over the hills and uh let’s see if I can see it even better than that now I finally arrived in a nice spot where I could just relax eat some ice cream and reflect on what happened throughout the day this is the bicycle path and it has on each side of the road lights wow as if it’s the street or as if it’s the runway at the airport props today I am very very impressed I finished having my break now and it’s about to go and shower and uh find a place to pitch up my tent but it might be like in 2 hours much later somewhere there far in the bush on the sand that’s the plan at this point I feel pretty comfortable wherever I go and I make the best out of every situation what made me feel uneasy at first became now my new norm and I kind of feel like I’m thriving out here if you’d like to see some more crazy adventures and things I have experienced on this 3,800 km Journey please make sure to check these videos out as well if you are curious to see what happens as next and you would like to keep on watching my bike packing Journey stay tuned by subscribing to my channel and please don’t forget to like the video