Day 1 — Payerbach

62.5 miles, 1687 feet climbing.

15 miles into the first day I was feeling like our goal of 30 was going to be too easy, we were making pretty good time. I called our day 2 couchsurfing host Conny and she said it would be fine to show up that night and setup tents in her yard.

I told the group the new plan was a 45 mile day, hah. Turns out everything ends up being a little longer than Google says. A series of detours and generous food stops pushed the ride past the 60 mile and 12 hour mark.

We ended day 1 in Payerbach, we were delirious and exhausted and it felt like we were rolling into the shire.