The River Rhine Trail - A Walker's Guidebook

A spectacular 170 mile (273 km) walk along the Rheinhohenweg route along Germany’s most famous river from the old capital, Bonn to Alsheim near Worms. Excellent public transport assists the walker.

The River Rhine Trail

Walking the River Rhine Trail, Germany

Author

Alan Castle

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852842765

Availability

Published

Price

£8.99

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Seasons

Late spring for the flowers and Autumn for its mellowness. Summer is normally warm, with a greater challenge booking accommodation.

Centres

Follows the course of the Rhine from Bonn, just south of Cologne, passing Bad Godesberg, Koblenz, Bingen, Mainz to Alsheim in the south.

Difficulty

A two-week trek, plenty of ups and downs but not hard and plenty of distractions.

Must See

The ever-changing river Rhine, the old towns of the Rhineland, German beer.

INTRODUCTION

GUIDE
    SUMMARY TABLE
    PROLOGUE
    KEY TO MAPS
    STAGE 1.      Bonn to Bad Godesberg
    STAGE 2.      Bad Godesberg to Remagen
    STAGE 3.      Remagen to Bad Breisig
    STAGE 4.      Bad Breisig to Andernach
    STAGE 5.      Andernach to Koblenz inc. Moselhöhenweg
    STAGE 6.      Koblenz to Boppard
    STAGE 7.      Boppard to St Goar
    STAGE 8.      St Goar to Bacharach
    STAGE 9.      Bacharach to Bingerbruck
    STAGE 10.    Bingerbruck to Ingelheim
    STAGE 11.    Ingelheim to Mainz
    STAGE 12.    Mainz to Bodenheim
    STAGE 13.    Bodenheim to Oppenheim
    STAGE 14.    Oppenheim to Alsheim

EPILOGUE
Rheinhöhenweg - Right Bank Trail

APPENDIXES
    A:    LIST OF YOUTH HOSTELS ALONG THE TRAIL
    B:    USEFUL GERMAN WORDS AND PHRASES
    C:    BIBLIOGRAPHY
    D:    USEFUL ADDRESSES