Kategorie: Backpacking

  • Over the hill: Mosbach (Neckar) to Miltenberg (Main)

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    On day four of my „many-rivers“-tour, I decided to change to river number four: the Main.
    After a perfect stay in the hotel Krone in Hirschhorn, I took the train from Hirschhorn to Mosbach (Neckar). I arrived there after a half hour train ride at around 9 AM, pretty late to start a stint in the shape of an upside down U and on a sunny day 😉

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  • Country of castles: From Bad Friedrichshall to Hirschhorn

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    Castle Zwingenberg

    Breakfast at the hotel Sonne (=sun) started early, so I was on my bike already shortly after 8 AM. I cycled the way along the Neckar which I had taken the day before by foot to Bad Wimpfen.
    The temperatures were comfortable and so I cycled along the river and had a wonderful view onto the castles which are located on the heights on the left and on the right of the river bank.

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  • Along the Jagst: Jagsthausen to Bad Friedrichshall

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    On Wednesday, my whole body was hurting after the steep climb at the end of the previous day. That’s why I decided against cycling the Limes (=Roman border wall) route which includes a lot up and downhills. And opted for the famous Kocher-Jagst cycling route and follow the Jagst river towards the Neckar, the reverse direction from the „original Kocher-Jagst-Route“.

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  • From Kocher to the Jagst: Schwaebisch Hall to Jagsthausen

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    After two months of holiday after the first half of my cycling adventure, I started a separate stint to also tick-off Hesse from my list of federal German states.

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  • Heilbronn to Schwaebisch Hall: off to summer break

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    Thursday was another holiday and another predicted hot day with thunderstorms and heavy rains predicted for later in the day. Consequence for me: another early start. This time I was on the road already at 7 AM!!! and it was already warm.

    Since it was a holiday, almost nobody was on the streets and I found my way easily out of Heilbronn.

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  • From Karlsruhe to Heilbronn

    It was predicted to be another hot day and my calculated route would be around 90 km, including some meters in elevation. So I started the day with only a very small breakfast (only one dry bread roll….yummie ;-)) ) and veeeeeery early: I was on the road by 7 AM.

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  • Green and sunny: From Dahn to Karlsruhe

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    Hills on the left, hills on the right – and I’m just cycling downhill 🙂

    What a beautiful day / ride

    I started early, around 8 AM, because it was suppose to get warm again. I started off through the beautiful forest of the Pfaelzer Wald and the whole first ten kilometers were going downhill on a beautiful smooth cycling road.

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  • Rocks and trees: Dahn

    Today I went on the Felsenpfad (=rock trail) around Dahn, actually I did only half of the trail since I needed already three hours for the six kilometers of the first half. The reason? Beauty and curiosity and photo motifs everywhere and walking barefoot for a while and taking it easy and….

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  • Mixed conditions but such a nice cycling day: Bierbach to Dahn

    After the breakfast at the a little weird guest house (and the tiniest room I stayed in), I started into a beautiful morning: it was already warm and all the tourists were still asleep or at least not on the road ;-).

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  • Quick trip: From Saarbruecken to Blieskastel

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    Bye, bye, Saar

    Today, I already left the Saar again and cycled East towards the Pfaelzer Wald (= forest). I also cycled the shortest stint of my tour (about 32 km) – and I found a new app (more precisely, Dieter did), Naviki, which seems to work better than the one I used before. Let’s see 🙂

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