Every year, the Deutsche Weinstraße (Wissembourg in the south to Bockenheim in the north, 85 km) kicks off the cars for one day to let the people get out and walk, ride and roll through some of the country's more spectacular scenery while sampling the region's finest product: Wine.
This year it's Sunday, August 31st.
More about the Deutsche Weinstraße here and here.
And info on Bike Day (Erlebnistag Deutsche Weinstraße) here.
I can't recommend it enough. We'll be starting somewhere north, riding south through wine-making mainstays such as Bad Dürkheim and Deidesheim before wrapping it up in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Neustadt is well-connected to Mannheim, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Speyer, Bad Dürkheim and Landau, so if you're anywhere around these parts, you should really get out and do this.
If anyone wants to join us, please let me know.
(I will post this in the BW section as well.)
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Bike Day on the Deutsche Weinstraße (Pfalz)
Get on your bike and ride, Sunday 31.Aug.2008
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Can you inline skate as well? I just bought some and have only used them once or would biking be better?
Did you post this in the BW forum as well? It could be an article for the front page if you find a pic! You get TT bonus points
Did you post this in the BW forum as well? It could be an article for the front page if you find a pic! You get TT bonus points
The response to this thread is phenomenal! Look at all you bikers! I don't have the time to respond to all of you, but I will respond to the sole inline skater:
Elfenstar... Yes, you can inline skate, but I would recommend biking, as we'll be covering nearly 30 kms. A lot of it is downhill (gradual), so sitting back and coasting is nice (tough to do on skates). I have pictures, but you'll just have to come to see for yourself.
We'll be starting this Sunday at Neustadt an der Weinstraße Hauptbahnhof around 11 a.m., taking the train north to Freinsheim, and slowly riding south back to Neustadt. Last year we started just south of Freinsheim around 12:30 and rode past Neustadt (still not sure why, because riding past Neustadt involved a steep hill) and we finished around 18:00. That included a lot of breaks along the way. If you're not up for the whole thing, you can always hop on the train at any point back to Neustadt for a connection home.
Let me know if anyone wants to meet up. And PM your contact info if you want to meet up but can't make the start in Neustadt.
Hope to see you there.
Elfenstar... Yes, you can inline skate, but I would recommend biking, as we'll be covering nearly 30 kms. A lot of it is downhill (gradual), so sitting back and coasting is nice (tough to do on skates). I have pictures, but you'll just have to come to see for yourself.
We'll be starting this Sunday at Neustadt an der Weinstraße Hauptbahnhof around 11 a.m., taking the train north to Freinsheim, and slowly riding south back to Neustadt. Last year we started just south of Freinsheim around 12:30 and rode past Neustadt (still not sure why, because riding past Neustadt involved a steep hill) and we finished around 18:00. That included a lot of breaks along the way. If you're not up for the whole thing, you can always hop on the train at any point back to Neustadt for a connection home.
Let me know if anyone wants to meet up. And PM your contact info if you want to meet up but can't make the start in Neustadt.
Hope to see you there.
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