The day dawned with clear blue skies for the first time, with the promise of a lovely day. We breakfasted in the hotel then packed up and had our briefing for the day. Jos led a group of seven of us out of town leaving at 7.50. It took 7 kms to get into the countryside, avoiding trams and pedestrians and other cyclists as we rode on the cycle paths. We stopped at a bike shop in Kirchzarten where a few bought replacement parts.
We climbed all the way from Freiburg, passing through a number of small villages. The climb from Thurner to Urach where we had lunch was 800 metres on 9 kilometers. There was one very steep hill on the way. At the top it was like Sound of Music country! There were lots of
alpine farmhouses with attached barns. There were grassy meadows, every little town had a church, there were steep hills in the distance. The roads were fairly quiet and good to ride on. It was a little like riding over Arthurs Pass.
After lunch it was downhill all the way to Donaueschingen, the source of the Danube. We took photos at the source of the river, and at the gates of the Danube cycleway. The day was about 22 degrees, sunny and warm. Finest day we have had. Our camp is at Pfohren, about 7 kms from the start of the Danube cycleway.
It is a lovely spot -helped by the very warm evening. As usual everyone was in bed early. Fellow campers must have thought they were in for a noisy night when our big group turned up but we make good neighbours - except for starting the day around 6.15am.
Daily mileage was 71.9 km at an average of 15.8. Time riding was 4 hours 33 mins.
We climbed all the way from Freiburg, passing through a number of small villages. The climb from Thurner to Urach where we had lunch was 800 metres on 9 kilometers. There was one very steep hill on the way. At the top it was like Sound of Music country! There were lots of
alpine farmhouses with attached barns. There were grassy meadows, every little town had a church, there were steep hills in the distance. The roads were fairly quiet and good to ride on. It was a little like riding over Arthurs Pass.
After lunch it was downhill all the way to Donaueschingen, the source of the Danube. We took photos at the source of the river, and at the gates of the Danube cycleway. The day was about 22 degrees, sunny and warm. Finest day we have had. Our camp is at Pfohren, about 7 kms from the start of the Danube cycleway.
It is a lovely spot -helped by the very warm evening. As usual everyone was in bed early. Fellow campers must have thought they were in for a noisy night when our big group turned up but we make good neighbours - except for starting the day around 6.15am.
Daily mileage was 71.9 km at an average of 15.8. Time riding was 4 hours 33 mins.
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