Germany's Romantic Road - A Guidebook for Walkers and Cyclists

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Paperback - Laminated

Published

1 Jan 1997

Edition

First

ISBN

9781852842338

ISBN (10)

1852842334

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm

Weight

260g

Pages

224

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1 Jan 1997

Germany's Romantic Road

A guide for walkers and cyclists to the Romantische Strasse by Gordon McLachlan

Guidebook to a 420km trekking or cycling route, the 'Romantic Road' or 'Romantische Strasse', through Bavaria, Germany’s oldest long-distance route. Running from Füssen to Würzberg, the route can be done in either direction and takes 2 weeks as a cycle route, 3 weeks as a walking route. More...

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Seasons

Any time from April to October is good. July and August can be busy.

Centres

From south to north: Füssen, Landsberg, Augsberg, Donauwörth, Nördlingen to Würzberg, plus many Read More... smaller towns and villages en route.

Difficulty

A long route, but the gradients are fairly gentle in both directions. Fully waymarked.

Must See

Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein castles, crossing Germany’s great rivers (the Lech and Danube), Read More... pre-alp landscapes, Germany’s ancient city-states.

Introduction
Planning the trip
Füssen

Stage 1:      Füssen to Schwangau (6km)
Stage 2:      Schwangau to Steingaden (26km)
Stage 3:      Steingaden to Wildsteig (7km)
Stage 4:      Wildsteig to Rottenbuch (4km)
Stage 5:      Rottenbuch to Peiting (9km)
Stage 6:      Peiting to Schongau (4km)
Stage 7:      Schongau to Hohenfurch (7km)
Stage 8:      Hohenfurch to Landsberg am Lech (27km)
Stage 9:      Landsberg am Lech to Friedberg (43km)
Stage 10:    Friedberg to Augsburg (7km)
Stage 11:    Augsburg to Donauwörth (48km)
Stage 12:    Donauwörth to Harburg (15km)
Stage 13:    Harburg to Nördlingen (20km)
Stage 14:    Nördlingen to Wallerstein (4km)
Stage 15:    Wallerstein to Dinkelsbühl (36km)
Stage 16:    Dinkelsbühl to Feuchtwangen (13km)
Stage 17:    Feuchtwangen to Schillingsfürst (20km)
Stage 18:    Schillingsfürst to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (18km)
Stage 19:    Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Creglingen (20km)
Stage 20:    Creglingen to Röttingen (12km)
Stage 21:    Röttingen to Weikersheim (8km)
Stage 22:    Weikersheim to Bad Mergentheim (13km)
Stage 23:    Bad Mergentheim to Lauda (12km)
Stage 24:    Lauda to Tauberbischofsheim (8km)
Stage 25:    Tauberbischofsheim to Würzburg (39km)

Appendixes:
1:Opening times
2: Useful words and phrases
3: Tourist offices
4: List of accommodation
5: Festivals