- 2008-07-18
- 143km 1208Hm Reichsbrücke, Donau-Nordufer, Stockerau, Sierndorf, Hollabrunn, Oberfellabrunn, Sitzendorf, Roseldorf, Röschitz, Pulkau, Weitersfeld, Langau, Drosendorf-Altstadt, Vratìnín, Ranèíèov (410) Jemnice
Jemnice
- 2008-07-19
- 131km 1738Hm (408) Daèice, Dol. Nemèice, Øeèice, Studená, Doma¹in, Poèátky, Ctiboø, Èastrov, Vlásenice Drbohlavy, Libkova Voda, Ustra¹in, Proseè-Oboøi¹tì, N. Cerekov, Èi¾kov, Hoøepnik, Arne¹tovice, Ko¹etice (112) Bene¹ov
Daèice

Bene¹ov
- 2008-07-20
- 177km 1436Hm Bedrè, Chocerady, Ondøejov, Kostelni Støemlice, Hradec, Jevany, Vy¾lovka, ©tihlice, ©kvorec, Úvaly, Brandys n. L. - St. Boleslav, Kostelec n. Labem, Neratovice (9) Mìlnik (9) Libìchov (9) Jestøebí (38) Èeska Lípa (262) Dìèin
Look back at Bene¹ov

Bus stations are quite frequent and often well-built

Look down into the Labe (Elbe) Valley
The Labe near Neratovice
and after Mìlnik
Èeska Lípa
The Plouènice valley near Dìèín
- 2008-07-21
- 160km 949Hm (62) Høensko .de (172) Bad Schandau, Hohnstein, Heeselicht, Stürza, Dürrröhrsdorf-Ditterbach, Wilschdorf, Fischbach, Seeligstadt, Grossröhrsdorf, Lichtenberg, Pulsnitz, Oberlichtenau, Reichenau, Neukirch, Schwepnitz, Grüngräbchen, Grünewald, Hosena, Peickwitz, Senftenberg (169) (96) Großräschen, Altöbern, Calau
The Labe Valley between Dìèín and Høensko
Høensko
Now the good cycling country ends. Better turn around and get on
the train in Høensko and pass through Germany without stopping,
because the Germans have many cycle paths and are extremely unpleasant
about it. Just one km or so into Germany the first one tried to honk
me onto a cycle path. If you wonder why I don't like cycle paths:
They are dangerous and slow me down. You can read more about
this here
(in German), or just look
at a fine German
example and a fine Austrian example.
Hohnstein
- 2008-07-22
- 116km 105Hm Calau, Lübbenau, Lübben, Schlepzig, Neu Lübbenau (179) Königs Wusterhausen, Zeuthen, Eichwalde, Berlin
Berlin Adlershof
The cobblestones indicate where the Berlin wall used to be
- 2008-07-23
- Rest day
- 2008-07-24
- 97km 224Hm Berlin-Adlershof, Waßmannsdorf, Selchow, Zossen, Mellensee, Klausdorf, Sperenberg, Schönefeld, Stülpe, Ließen, Petkus, Wahlsdorf, Niebendorf-Heinedorf, Hohenseefeld, Meinsdorf, Weißen, Schönewalde
Near Petkus
- 2008-07-25
- 143km 992Hm Grassau, Bernsdorf (B101) (B87) Herzberg(Elster), Großrössen, Falkenberg, Kölsa, Kötten, Stehla (Elberadweg) Mühlberg, Elbfähre (B182) Riesa, Heyda, Kobeln, Pahrenz, Lammatsch, Leuben, Lüttewitz, Wetterwitz, Rosswein, Etzdorf, Böhringen, Arnsdorf, Hainichen (B169) Frankenberg
That's not the only reason why I hate bike paths:
Herzberg
The Elbe and its bike path
The bridge will put the ferryman out of work
Riesa
- 2008-07-26
- 146km 1980Hm (180) Flöha (180) Gornau, Amtsberg, Gelenau, Thum, Geyer, Tannenberg, Dörfel, Elterlein, Schwarzenberg, Johanngerorgenstadt, .cz, Potùèky, Horní Blatná, Pernink, Merklín, Hroznìtín, Otavice, Karlovy Vary (20) Beèov (230) Mnichov
Potùèky
Beèov
- 2008-07-27
- 176km 1909Hm (230) Planá (21) Bor (200) Hor¹ovsky Tyn, Lazce, Prvozec, Lsteni, Kanice, Chocomysl, Luèice, Slatina, Balkovy, Solany, Klatovy (22) (187) Su¹ice (169) (145) Vimperk
Mnichov
Bor
Lunch at Chocomysl?
Klatovy?
Su¹ice?
- 2008-07-28
- 153km 1643Hm (4) .de (12) Freyung, Waldkirchen, Büchlberg, Witzmannsberg, Passau, .at (Inn-Radweg) Mitterding, St. Martin (143) Ried, Frankenberg, Zipf
The Inn valley (or the Danube valley?) near Passau
Passau
Schärding
Another f... bike path
- 2008-07-29
- 156km 2723Hm Vöcklamarkt, St. Georgen, Straß, Oberwang, Mondsee, St.Gilgen/Wolfgangsee, Postalm/Lienbachersattel, Lammertal, Annaberg, St. Martin, Eben, Radstadt, Radstädter Tauernpass/Obertauern, Tweng
Near Mondsee
Wolfgangsee
Postalmstraße
Dachstein from Eben
From Radstadt towards Obertauern
Radstädter Tauernpass (1739m)
- 2008-07-30
- 144km 1489Hm (B99)Mauterndorf (B99) St. Michael im Lungau (B99) Katschberg (B99) Spittal (B100) Villach (B86) Wurzenpass .si Krajnska Gora, Jesenice
Tweng
Mauterndorf
Katschberg (1641m)
Wurzenpass
- 2008-07-31
- 138km 1797Hm Kranj, Jezersko, Seebergsattel (1218m, 800m von Kranj), Bad Eisenkappl, Luschasattel (1315m, ca. 700m von Bad Eisenkappel), Globasnitz, Wackendorf, Kirchdorf (B81) Bleiburg (B81) Lavamünd
Jezersko/Seebergsattel (1218m)
Luschasattel
The Feistritz Gorge and a bridge across it
- 2008-08-01
- 124km 1703Hm (B69) Soboth-Passhöhe (1347m; 999m von Lavamünd) (B69) Soboth (B69) Gamlitz (B69) Ehrenhausen, Berghausen, Spielfeld, Gersdorf (B69) Dornhof, Hainsdorf-Brunnsee, Weinberg, Wittmannsdorf, Edla, Dietersdorf, Gnas, Feldbach
Lavamünd and the Drau valley on the climb towards Soboth (1347m)
The Soboth reservoir
Hops
- 2008-08-02
- 182km 2039Hm (B66) Riegersburg (B66) Ilz, Riegersdorf, Bad Blumau, Burgau, Stegersbach (B57) (B50) Oberwart (B50) Bernstein, Wenzelanger Sattel, Kirchschlag, Stang, Wiesmath, Wiener Neustadt (B17) Wien
Riegersburg
Oberwart