Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is cycle touring in Germany on Monday, 23rd-September-2013. Freiburg to Donaueschingen. 52 miles. It’s not been a good day, I’ve been on cycle paths for much of the day, and they’ve been driving me mad! Don’t get me wrong. Cycle paths are good if you know where you’re going. But when you’ve got a map on the scale that I have. That doesn’t show the smaller towns that appear on the cycle route signs. Cycle paths are a bit useless.
If only I could cycle down the road, I would be okay, but the roads have large signs saying bicycles aren’t allowed. And being the law-abiding citizen I am, I’ve been a good boy. Plus, there’s been a lot of police about! Instead, I have to stick to the cycle routes, which I think have taken me over every single mountain in the Black Forest. And many of my routes have been on dirt tracks, on ridiculously steep inclines. Many were too steep to cycle in one go, and I had to keep stopping.
But on a positive note, the sun was shining, the scenery was spectacular, and I also met some nice people. Who tried to point me in the right direction but sent me on a different route! I’m hoping for a better day tomorrow!
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