Prepping for mountains
2024年7月7日, オランダ ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
This year I will be heading south. My default country to go to has been Norway, but since tourism has discovered Scandinavia it has become busy and on my last time there, I was a bit overwelmed byもっと詳しく
It begins
2024年7月14日, オランダ ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today it begins. First a 4hour trainride to the south of the Netherlands and then we start with some hills in the Ardennes. Weather seems ok south am looking forward to get going.
I already foundもっと詳しく
Not really anything special
2024年7月14日〜15日, ベルギー ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Starting the trip with a 4 hour trainride (plus some delays) I started to ride in Maastricht around 14:30. A bit late to start the day, but also I felt like I already had a journey behind me andもっと詳しく
Crossing borders
2024年7月15日, ベルギー ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today I started just north of St Vith in Belgium and followed the “Vennradweg”. It is an old railway line turned into a cycling path. Very nice.
After that it got a bit more hilly and finally Iもっと詳しく
Follow the shortest route
2024年7月15日, ルクセンブルク ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Sometimes avoiding hills and following the river doesn’t mean it’s a smooth path. Even though my routeplanner was for cycling.
A hiker with a dog lane from the other way and told me: “It’s aもっと詳しく
Hot and fast day
2024年7月15日, ルクセンブルク ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
After Echternach pretty much all the road was sort of flat following first the river Our, then Mosel, then Saar and at diner time started looking for a campsite and got a weather warning… it wasもっと詳しく
3rd day beginnings
2024年7月16日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
As a kind of a rule the 3rd day of a bike tour usually is where things start to hurt and doubts creep in.
Starting on a cloudy day with wet roads and lots of broken branches reminded me that optingもっと詳しく
3rd day endings
2024年7月16日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Well, after the incredibly filthy and way to expensive coffee in Saarbrücken I moved on and somehow found some nice French scenery. Stay away from the bikepaths along rivers and canals though. Yesもっと詳しく
Route info
2024年7月16日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
For people who want to check the exact route:
Here is a link to a Komoot collection. I think I made it available te view for everyone: https://www.komoot.com/nl-nl/collection/2918858…
Rhein by night
2024年7月16日, ドイツ ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Just before going to bed (or mat), I wanted to check out the Rhein is still there.
New day, new river
2024年7月17日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
With the mixed success of following rivers (especially the Saar was disappointing) I try my luck today following the Rhein upstream. I stay on the German side for now, because it makes ordering coffeeもっと詳しく
Wishing for head wind
2024年7月17日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today was hot! Very hot. A bit too much for me eventually. I mainly followed the river Rhein on mostly gravel tracks with some Fords along the way. Most of them were dry, but one of them actually wasもっと詳しく
Leaving Europe
2024年7月18日, スイス ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Following the last bit of the river Rhein it started to look a bit more like a young river. A bit wilder, a bit faster and no place for the floating elderly homes I saw on the river betweenもっと詳しく
Luzern (bring on the tourists)
2024年7月18日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Yes. Me too. The most famous wooden bridge has now officially been crossed (by me)
Some scenery
2024年7月18日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Not too bad… some gravel, some climbing, some scenery. A wooden bridge in Olten… all good so far 👍🏼
And my first glimps of real mountains (behind the lake on the final photo)
Familiar route, unfamiliar roads
2024年7月18日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I know this route and all the towns along the way from driving through Switzerland to get to Italy. The last time I was here in the middle of the night just counting down kilometers and lookingもっと詳しく
Good morning lakes and mountains
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I just love the view of water and mountains in the morning.
Grosse Scheidegg
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Pretty tough climb, but a real beauty. Quiet road, fantastic views, but steep pretty much all the way.
Brutal beauty (part 1)
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
It is too much to photograph really, but here is an impression of the first part with the Brünnigpass.
Beautiful but steep climbs.
Halfway up
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
This is too much to photograph. Around every corner there’s a postcard.
Uphill soundtrack
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
This is what it sounds like
Downhill thrills, finishing uphil
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Coming down from Grosse Scheidegg into Grindelwald was nice and fast. Grindelwald is a tourist mekka I was glad to get through quickly. The last time I was there must have been at least 15 years agoもっと詳しく
Promt for ai: delete camper vans
2024年7月19日, スイス ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It is getting a bit windy and there is some thunder around. Forecast promises not where I am at.
I can still se the sun, so all will be fine, I guess
Good morning
2024年7月20日, スイス ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Come on… starting the day with a downhill and views like this…























































































旅行者You will meet campervans ia am afraid. Maar tof plan. WNneer vertrek je?
HugmybikeNiet op de gravelpaden, vermoed ik 😊. Ik ga zondag.
Veel plezier! Aan de fiets zal het niet liggen 😊 Ik ben erg blij met de mijne. [Jan van der Meij]