The Rhine Cycle Route

From source to sea through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands

Mike Wells (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2017 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-797-5 (ISBN)

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A guidebook for the Rhine Cycle Route with stage-by-stage descriptions, from its source high in the Swiss Alps to its mouth at the Netherlands' North Sea coast. In 2 weeks and 27 stages, you will cycle through 6 countries including France and Germany, visiting cities, towns and villages and passing locations of great historical interest.

This comprehensive guidebook offers a detailed stage-by-stage description of this epic 1380km route along the Rhine, one of Europe's great rivers, which travels through six countries on its way from Switzerland to the North Sea. On its way, the Rhine Cycle Route passes the remains of Roman cities, medieval towns, castles, cathedrals, palaces, great cities of the industrial revolution and relics of 20th-century warfare. And it travels through a great range of stunning scenery. Starting in the Swiss Alps with high mountains, deep glacial valleys and gorges it soon reaches Europe's third largest lake, the Bodensee, and its greatest mainland waterfall. After Basel, the Rhine becomes a broad river, where straightening, flood dykes, locks and dams have created the world's busiest river trading artery. The middle Rhine, between Bingen and Koblenz, forces its way through the narrow rocky Rhine gorge lined by romantic castles perched above Germany's finest vineyards. The cycling is easy, downhill and along dedicated cycle routes. The countries visited are very cycle-friendly and the waymarking is excellent. And the whole trip can be completed in two weeks by a fit cyclist.

Mike Wells has been a keen long-distance walker and cyclist for over 20 years. He has walked all the major British trails, the GR5 from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean and has explored the Italian Dolomites' Alta Via routes. He has also walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Patagonia.

Map key
Overview map

Introduction

Background
Natural environment
The route
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 (Higher 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 Königswinter

Niederrhein (Lower Rhine)

Stage 19 Königswinter to Köln
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

Alternative routes across the Netherlands

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Glossary
Appendix C Useful contacts
Appendix D Principal tourist offices
Appendix E Youth hostels

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.4.2017
Zusatzinfo	130 colour photos and 50 maps
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	280 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Deutschland
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Niederlande
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schweiz
ISBN-10	1-85284-797-2 / 1852847972
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-797-5 / 9781852847975
Zustand	Neuware