Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Day 12, Oberalp Pass

6 miles into today's ride and I had climbed 2000ft and descended just 1ft! If that didn't wake me up, then nothing would! The climb was followed by a long descent and starting to follow the Rhine. More spectacular scenery, with a change of view as the river carved a route through the rocks
The gradient eased, to be replaced with a light headwind, the river leading me briefly into Liechtenstein and onwards to my accommodation for the night.

Day 17, Mannheim to Boppard

A day of landscape change, the industrial river banks around Mannheim making way for the steep natural slopes as I closed in on my destinati...