The Rhine Cycle Route (eBook)

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.

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