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LOIRE/MOSEL 2011LOIRE / MOSEL 2011
Bicycle: Hired bicycles in Orleans and Trier
Where: From Orleans to Nevers (Loire), then from Trier to Koblenz (Mosel), and then from there to the source of the Lahm
When, how long and how far: July 2011, approx. 3 weeks and 170km, 130km and 110km (total 410km)
Comments: Cycled up the Loire river from Orleans to Nevers on cycle ways, then caught train back to Orleans to return bikes, and headed to Trier. From there cycled down the Mosel, a bit of the Rhine, and up the Lahn to it’s head waters, then returned the bikes to Trier by train.
Route map: Orleans / Briare / Nevers |
Route map: Trier / Koblenz / Marburg / Lahnhof |
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Bridge at Orleans at night |
Loire above Orleans |
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Lunch stop with chateau backdrop |
Bridge over Loire |
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Historic canal bridge over the Loire |
Face at window of pension |
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The cycleway in forest |
Night iluminations |
Daytime in Briare |
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Traditional travelling circus |
Bridge on the Loire |
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Triare historic building |
Cycleway through Mosel vineyards |
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BBQ beside the Mosel |
Mosel view from vineyard |
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Mosel from high up |
Footbridge over Mosel |
Bridge speed limits |
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More vineyards along Mosel |
Mosel view from high up |
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Barge traffic on Rhine |
The Rhine river |
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Lahnstein (where Lahn meets Rhine) |
Cycling through fields |
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Historic town on the Lahn |
Sign that we are on right river |
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Cycling through countryside |
Cattle near the Lahn headwaters |
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The pond where the Lahn starts |
On the DB heading to Remshart |
