Romantische Straße and the Mittelrhein : 2017-05-28 : Exploring Alternatives
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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| General Info | Bodensee-Konigssee Radweg | here's something for us to consider before we leave Fussen: | $0.00 | Bodensee-Konigssee Radweg. It goes through Fussen (east to west) and basically follows along the northern edge of the Alps. We could do some more riding along the Alps before (or instead of) heading off to Cologne. | ||
| General Info | Fussen Forecast | Alternate itinerary suggestion | $0.00 |
I've been monitoring weather forecasts for Germany:
Frankfurt: http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/frankfurt/60311/june-weather/168720?m Wurzburg http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/wurzburg/97070/june-weather/167557?m Fussen http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/fussen/87629/june-weather/167596?m Cologne http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/cologne/50667/june-weather/180169?m Mainz http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/mainz/55116/june-weather/171044?m Have a look at the forecasts for Fussen and Cologne. It looks like they expect Fussen to be socked in with rain for almost the whole month, but particularly at the time that we're planning to be there (according to the current itinerary). Cologne looks much more promising. My suggestion is that, if this hasn't changed by June 2nd when we are leaving Frankfurt, we might want to head west to Mainz and north to Cologne first rather than saving that for the end of the trip. Once we reach Cologne we can re-assess and figure out what we want to do. We might train to Fussen (or someplace else along that Alps route I found) and cycle back to Frankfurt. Or we might train to Frankfurt and ride to Fusen. Or we might save the Alps for another trip and go someplace that isn't going to be completely soggy. We have lots and lots of options. Just in case we need an alternative, here's what I've come up with. There are a couple of good routes that are accessible from the Rhine, the Moselle Cycle Route and the Ruhr Valley. I got those from the "Top 10 Cycle Routes in Germany" list, so I think they're pretty promising. Three more from that "Top 10" list are in the north of Germany, which can be our "backup to the backup". They are the Ems, Elbe and Weser routes. If we decide that we want to do that (i.e., if the weather around Cologne turns for shit), we could do something like the Ems northbound and then the Weser southbound or something. |
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Trip Log
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| The forecast for Füssen (and the whole German Alps area in general) is looking pretty grim, so I spent some time today exploring alternatives. I found a couple of good routes that are accessible from the Rhine that we could do if we have to skip the Alps. |