Bornholm Coastal Trail Packing List

On Monday September 14, 2020 I start my Bornholm Coastal Trail  (Kyststien) hike finishing on Friday September 18, 2020. Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of the westernmost part of Poland. Occupying an area of 588.36 square kilometres (227.17 sq mi).

My total base weight including photography equipment is 4.5 kg. The total pack weight includes food and fuel but does not include water.

TOTALS	total base weight	all gear NOT worn or consumed	4.5kg
	total pack weight	all gear NOT worn + consumables added (not including water)	6.6kg
	total skin out weight	pack weight + clothing worn	8.7kg

The Trail

The Bornholm Coast Path (Kyststien) is a 4-5 day hike (120 km) around the square sized 1.7 billion year old granite rock island. I’ll be starting the first day after 2 pm which is when my boat arrives in Rønne where I begin. Therefore, I’ll be hiking the distance over 4 days plus the first afternoon. I’m not sure how far I will hike on day one, I’ll work it out when I’m on trail, so I would call this a 4 day hike for myself.

My map is also available on AllTrails here

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Gear

I have some new gear, the main one being my shelter. I have been very content with my Tarptent 2015 model Notch Silnylon tent. One thing that has always bothered me though is the fact that it absorbs moisture and sags at night. It is also a touch on the heavy side. I’ve been eyeing the Tarptent Notch Li for some time now and I finally ordered one last month. I just received it a couple of days ago and I have pitched it in the backyard a couple of times. The inner tent has a different bottom trekking pole attachment setup than the one from my older Notch model and I quite like the magnetic fly door tiebacks. I’m really excited to see how it performs. I purchased this tent with my own money and I ordered it direct from Tarptent in the USA. The total controlled weight for my Tarptent Notch Li is 561 grams including the DCF fly, solid inner with DCF floor and DCF stuff sack.

Another piece of gear that is new is the Montbell UL Thermawrap Parka with STRETCH EXCELOFT® synthetic insulation, 40g/m² and weighs 280 grams. It is a cool weather middle layer but is perfect used alone in the Spring/Summer/Autumn months. It is a little heavier than my Cumulus Climalite pullover though. The Montbell Chameece neck gaiter is also a new addition to my gear list weighing only 31 grams.

Weather

The weather forecast looks great and it couldn’t be anymore perfect. I’m not expecting any rain so I’ve packed my lightest rain clothes with a total weight of 176 grams. I expect that they will just stay in the bottom of my pack for the entire hike. Night temperatures are forecasted to be down around 11 – 12℃.

Packing List

Gear	spreadsheet	Bornholm Coastal Trail 117 km	grams
category	ITEM	DESCRIPTION	WEIGHT	(comments)
Clothes worn	shoes	Altra Lone Peak 4	661
	hiking socks	Injinji Trail Midweight Mini Crew Toe Socks	55
	hiking pants	Etirel cheap supermarket shorts with elastic waist	127
	underpants	Dilling Tights Exclusive Merino Wool M/5	85
	handkerchief	cotton	14
	long sleeve shirt	Patagonia Tropic Comfort Hoody II	235
	wind shirt	Cumulus Windy-Wendy Pertex Quantum GL Wind Jacket (2017 model)	60
	wind pants	As Tucas Millaris Wind Pants	67
	hat	HMG Breeze Hat	70
	watch	Suunto Core Regular Black	62
	cell phone	Apple iPhone 6S 64GB	145
	trekking poles	Black Diamond Distance FLZ Black White 125cm	437
	SUB-TOTAL CLOTHES WORN:	NOT INCLUDED IN BASE WEIGHT	2018
Pack	backpack	Hyberg Bandit 40 litre ultralight pack less hip belt	361
	waist belt bag / bum bag	Alpinelite ultralight waist belt bag: Xpac x21RC, 3C weather proof zipper, inner mitten clip	35
	shoulder bag	Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Nano Daypack	30
	pack liner	Zpacks DCF 44 ltr (2016 model)	58
	SUB-TOTAL PACK:	BASE WEIGHT	484
Shelter	stakes	6″ MSR Carbon Core 6 g	24	4
	stakes	9″ MSR Core 14 g	28	2
	stuff sack for stakes	Tarptent Silnylon Stake Bag	3
	shelter	Tarptent Notch Li fly, corded with struts, and apex cording	305
	stuff sack for shelter	Tarptent Notch Li Dyneema Stuff sack	10
	interior	Tarptent Notch Li solid interior	246
	SUB-TOTAL SHELTER:	BASE WEIGHT	616
Sleeping	sleeping bag (or quilt)	Cumulus Quilt (2018 model) 250 / 850 cuin	505
	sleeping pad	Therm-A-Rest Neoair Uberlite – Regular R value 2.0 (51 x 183 x 6,4 cm)	244
	pillow	Hyperlite mountain gear Cuben pillow stuff sack Small	32	stuff sack for my Montbell parka
	SUB-TOTAL SLEEPING:	BASE WEIGHT	781
Rain protection	rain jacket	Berghaus Hyper Shell Jacket (L) / waterproof 15,000 mm breathable 10,000 mm with stuff sack	90
	rain pants	Inov8 AT/C Ultrapant Waterproof U Pertex Shield 2.5 Layer / waterproof 10,000 mm HH	86
	SUB-TOTAL RAIN PROTECTION:	BASE WEIGHT	176
Clothes packed	insulated jacket	Montbell UL Thermawrap Parka STRETCH EXCELOFT® synthetic insulation, 40g/m²	280
	mid layer (packed)	Patagonia Capilene Air Hoody	231	for sleeping in
	buff / neck gaiter (packed)	Montbell Chameece Neck Gaiter	31
	long underpants (packed)	Dilling Long Exclusive Merino Wool	188	for sleeping in
	T-shirt (packed)	Inov wool black	119	for sleeping in
	hiking socks (packed)	Injinji Trail Midweight Mini Crew Toesocks	55
	SUB-TOTAL CLOTHES:	BASE WEIGHT	904
Kitchen	pot	Toaks Light Titanium 700ml Pot	87
	stove	Soto Windmaster micro regulator stove + TriFlex pot support with HMG stuff sack	70
	spoon	Toaks Titanium Long Handle Spoon with Polished Bowl	19
	folding knife	Swiss Army Knife Classic SD including scissors & tweezers	21
	fuel storage bottle	standard 100 g gas bottle	100
	cup	folding cup 200 ml	24
	stuff sack for cook-set	Toaks Stuff Sack for Toaks 700 Titanium Pot	13
	stuff sack / pod for food & cooking	ZPacks Roll Top Blast Food Bag Cuben Fiber	44
	SUB-TOTAL COOKING:	BASE WEIGHT	378
Hydration	water bottle	700 ml soda bottle	32
	extra water bottle	1500 ml Evernew folding	36
	scoop	Sawyer filling scoop	8	cut-off bottom section
	SUB-TOTAL HYDRATION:	BASE WEIGHT	76
Navigation	maps	Calazo Bornholm map	39
	SUB-TOTAL NAVIGATION:	BASE WEIGHT	39
Electronics	power bank	Anker PowerCore 10000 mAh including bag + 0.3 m lightning cable	200
	headlamp	Nitecore NU25 Rechargeable Headlamp with UL headband	36
	SUB-TOTAL ELECTRONICS:	BASE WEIGHT	236
Photography	camera	Canon G7 X Mark II including battery & SanDisk SD Extreme Pro V30 64GB 170MB/s memory card	321
	stuff sack for waterproofing camera	Tread Lite Gear DCF Roll Top Dry Bag Ultralight	11
	tripod	Pedco UltraPod Lightweight Camera Tripod	47
	camera batteries	Canon NB-13L	23
	SUB-TOTAL PHOTOGRAPHY:	BASE WEIGHT	402
First Aid & Repair	first aid & repair kit	plasters, gauze roller bandage, gauze dressings, adhesive tape (angel skin), needle, cleansing wipes, Paracetamol 500 mg, Ibuprofen 200 mg, Imolope relieves diarrhea, Postafen 25 mg against travel sickness, 4 safety pins, cuben repair kit for tent, Tear-Aid Patch for clothes, HMG repair kit for cuben backpack, repair kit for sleeping pad, duct tape, waterproof matches, Dyneema Guy Rope 2.0mm, Tread Lite Gear Cuben Fiber Pouch	93
	SUB-TOTAL FIRST AID / REPAIR:	BASE WEIGHT	93
Essentials	Wallet	Tread Lite Gear Cuben fiber Coin Card Case Wallet Zip	4
	Credit cards etc.	drivers license, credit cards, cash, train card, insurance card, medicine card	30
	passport	Danish in Zip Lock Bag	40
	toothbrush	2 piece plastic	14
	ear plugs	in plastic container	7
	towel	Asivik TrekTowel 40 x 65 cm M 56 g	56
	towel	Microfiber cloth wiping the tent down, tea towel, napkin, cosy	18
	trowel	TheTentLab The Deuce of Spades UL Trowel 2	17
	seat pad	Therm-a-Rest Z-Seat Pad with R-value 2.2	53
	sunglasses	Ray Ban prescription	37
	glasses case	hard case	50
	tweezers	flat nose tweezers	10	for removing ticks
	ditty bag	Tread Lite Gear Cuben Fiber Box Zipped Wash Bag Packing Cell ultralight blue	7
	SUB-TOTAL ESSENTIALS:	BASE WEIGHT	343
Consumables	all breakfast food	oats, raisins, dried milk in ziplock bag	530	4
	all dinner food homemade	homemade dehydrated meal (approx. 125 g per serving dehydrated)	250	2
	all dinner food purchased	Expedition meals purchased	156	1
	all lunch & snack food	oatmeal bars, Snickers, beef jerky, trail mix, chocolate	840
	coffee	Nescafe sachets 2 g	20	10
	fuel	weight of fuel in 100 g gas bottle	100
	hand sanitiser	Hand gel 60 ml	70
	facemask	Facemask 4 pcs. in bag (covid-19 restrictions)	17
	detergent	Bio-degradable in LD Mini Dropper bottle transparent 6 ml	9
	lip stuff	with sun factor	15
	toothpaste	19ml Colgate travel tube	33
	lense cleaner	little spray flask	14
	baby wipes, towel etc.	compressed towels 2 g	8	4
	rubbish bags	4 ltr freezer bag 5 g	10	2
	toilet paper	in HMG Small CF8 Cuben Stuff Sack – 8” x 10”	50
	salt & pepper	in a 20 ml reservoir	18
	face cream SPF15	Tube of 15 SFP	19
	TOTAL CONSUMABLES:	NOT INCLUDED IN BASE WEIGHT	2159
TOTALS	total base weight	all gear NOT worn or consumed	4528
	total pack weight	all gear NOT worn + consumables added (not including water)	6687
	total skin out weight	pack weight + clothing worn	8705

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