Rhine Cycle Route (eBook)

Cycle touring EuroVelo 15 through six countries

Mike Wells (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 4. Auflage
312 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-890-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Guidebook to cycling-touring the river Rhine from its source high in the Swiss Alps, through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea. This mostly downhill 850-mile (1368km) trail follows EuroVelo route 15, and is ideal for cyclists with limited experience of touring, as well as seasoned long-distance cyclists. With 27 stages of 2042 miles (3367km) in length, the route makes use of waymarked national cycle trails, most of which are well-surfaced dedicated cycle tracks and minor roads Plentiful accommodation allows stages to be combined into an itinerary that suits your time, budget and the places you want to visit, ranging from a fast 14-day ride to a more leisurely month-long trip Highlights include Lake Constance, Rheinfall, Basel, Strasbourg, Rheingau wine region, Rdesheim, Rhine gorge, Loreley rock, Bonn, Cologne, Kinderdijk windmills and Rotterdam Contains clear route descriptions with 1:100,000 maps, detailed city maps and elevation profiles for stages with significant ascent and descent Passes through Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands, with short sections in Liechtenstein and Austria, via centres including Basel, Strasbourg, Mainz, Kln, Dsseldorf, Arnhem and Rotterdam Includes facilities listings, local history, travel to and from the start and finish, and advice on preparing your kit, bike and self for the adventure GPX files available for download

Autor

Mike Wells has been a keen long-distance walker and cyclist for over 25 years. He has cycled the C2C route across northern England and Lon Las Cymru in Wales, as well as the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela. He has completed an end-to-end traverse of Cuba, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape.

Inhalt

Map key

Overview map

Preface

Introduction

Background

The route

Natural environment

Preparation

Getting there and back

Navigation

Accommodation

Food and drink

Amenities and services

What to take

Safety and emergencies

About this guide

The route

Alpenrhein (Alpine Rhine)

Stage 1 Oberalppass to Ilanz

Stage 2 Ilanz to Chur

Stage 3 Chur to Buchs

Stage 4 Buchs to Bregenz

Hochrhein (High Rhine)

Stage 5 Bregenz to Konstanz

Stage 6 Konstanz to Schaffhausen

Stage 7 Schaffhausen to Waldshut

Stage 8 Waldshut to Basel

Oberrhein (Upper Rhine)

Stage 9 Basel to Neuf-Brisach

Stage 10 Neuf-Brisach to Strasbourg

Stage 11 Strasbourg to Drusenheim

Stage 12 Drusenheim to Karlsruhe

Stage 13 Karlsruhe to Speyer

Stage 14 Speyer to Worms

Stage 15 Worms to Mainz

Mittelrhein (Middle Rhine)

Stage 16 Mainz to Bacharach

Stage 17 Bacharach to Koblenz

Stage 18 Koblenz to Remagen

Stage 19 Remagen to Köln

Niederrhein (Lower Rhine)

Stage 20 Köln to Düsseldorf

Stage 21 Düsseldorf to Duisburg

Stage 22 Duisburg to Xanten

Stage 23 Xanten to Arnhem

Delta Rijn (Rhine Delta)

Stage 24 Arnhem to Wijk bij Duurstede

Stage 25 Wijk bij Duurstede to Schoonhoven

Stage 26 Schoonhoven to Rotterdam

Stage 27 Rotterdam to Hoek van Holland

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Facilities summary table

Appendix C Tourist offices

Appendix D Youth hostels

Appendix E Useful contacts

Appendix F Language glossary

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 45 maps, 5 elevation profiles and over 80 colour photos
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Schlagworte: austria • cycle touring • Euro Velo 15 • EV15 • France • Germany • Guidebook • Liechtenstein • PATH • Ride • river • Switzerland • The Netherlands
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-890-1 / 1783628901
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-890-2 / 9781783628902