The route

I've plotted a route based on the Trans European Trail (just launched here).  I don't actually know if I'll make it all the way in five weeks, or if after two I'll find myself only in Slovenia and making the decision to turn back or do something different.

At the moment, the total route is 10,000km so that would be about 300-350km a day without a break, off-road and fiddly.  There's probably room for some quick blasts down motorways to make up time though, so it may still be possible - and there's the whole loop through Ukraine I could skip if I was pressed for time at the end.  There's transport available back from Bucharest as well as Odessa.

Anyway, this is what it looks like!