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Day
Tag
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Start
Date
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Companion
Begleiter
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Start/End Location
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Character
Eigenschaft
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General Description
Allgemeine Beschreibung
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Distance
in km
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Wed
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19 Apr
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Angela
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Höchst to Langen
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easy
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Forest and flowery fields.
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43
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Thu
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20 Apr
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Langen to Heidelberg
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easy
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Along the Bergstrasse to Heidelberg. Apple blossom time.
|
80
|
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Sat
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22 Apr
|
René
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Heidelberg to Saarbrücken
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easy - med -
steep hills
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Along Rhine River, wine country, then very hilly along French Border.
|
222
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Sat
|
29 Apr
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Saarbrücken to Aachen
Note: Long Week
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medium -
rolling hills
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Border to France, Luxembourg, Belgium - not easy, maybe cold to freezing and rainy
|
345
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Sun
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7 May
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Aachen to Bocholt
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easy - mostly flat
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Dutch Border - with short excursions into Holland Possibly cool to 40 degrees and rainy
|
263
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Sat
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13 May
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Bocholt to Leer
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easy - flat, windy
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Dutch Border - easy riding
|
248
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Sat
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20 May
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Leer to Norddeich
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flat, maybe strong headwind
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North Sea Islands - Borkum and Juist - Long Ferry Rides
|
199
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Sat
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27 May
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Norderney to Spiekeroog
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easy, flat, windy
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Islands - Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog, Long Walks on the Beach, Birdwatcher’s Paradise
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190
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Sat
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3 Jun
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Wangerooge to Glückstadt
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easy, flat, windy
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Wangerooge Island, North Sea Harbors Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven
|
307
|
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Sat
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10 Jun
|
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Glückstadt to Föhr (Island)
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flat, maybe strong headwind
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Beaches St. Peter Ording, Nordstrand, Pellworm & Föhr
|
292
|
|
Sat
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17 Jun
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Amrum (Dagebüll) to Eckernförde
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easy, flat, windy
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Amrum and Sylt Islands, Wattenmeer, and Denmark
|
323
|
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Sat
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24 Jun
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Eckernförde to Lübeck
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easy - flat
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Baltic Sea Ports, Beaches, and Fehmarn Island
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288
|
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Sat
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1 July
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Lübeck to Stralsund
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easy, flat, windy
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Baltic Sea Beaches, Island Poel, Wismar, Rostock, Zingst
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251
|
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Sat
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7 July
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Stralsund to Greifswald
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easy, flat, windy
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10 days - Rügen Islands and Baltic Sea Beaches
|
241
|
|
Tue
|
16 July
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Angela
|
Mid-trip Break
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Return to Höchst for Angela's Birthday on 19 July
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|
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Fri
|
4 Aug
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Greifswald Frankfurt
(on the Oder River)
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very easy - flat
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Peenemünde, Baltic Beaches - Polish Border
|
362
|
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Sat
|
12 Aug
|
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Frankfurt to Bad Schandau
(near Dresden)
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flat 5 days, then difficult last 2 days
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Polish Czech Border
|
323
|
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Sat
|
19 Aug
|
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Bad Schandau to Hof
|
difficult - steep
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Czech Border - unknown very hilly territory - often wilderness
|
275
|
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Sat
|
26 Aug
|
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Hof to Passau
|
difficult - steep
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Czech Border - unknown very hilly territory - often wilderness
|
316
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Sat
|
2 Sep
|
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Passau to Prien (Chiemsee)
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easy -> very
steep 3 days
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Austrian Border - to German/Austrian Alps
|
271
|
|
Sat
|
9 Sep
|
Robert
|
Prien to Füssen
|
very difficult
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Alps along Austrian Border
|
270
|
|
Sat
|
16 Sep
|
Simon
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Füssen to Konstanz
(Lake Constance)
|
steep 2 days, then flat
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Alps to the Largest Lake in GermanyBorder
|
283
|
|
Sat
|
23 Sep
|
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Konstanz to Kehl
(Strassbourg France)
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easy - flat
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Swiss Border - and Rhine River
|
270
|
|
Sat
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30 Sep
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Kehl to Höchst -
Back Home again.
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easy - steep last day
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Rhine and Neckar River
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241
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