June 30, 2022
Day 1: Regensburg - Neunburg vorm Wald
It's a birthday ride, but not the usual kind of birthday ride where you ride your age in kilometers or even miles, but a birthday present for Janos. What better way to celebrate your 84th birthday than with a little tour I thought, so I concocted a four-day ride in the Bayerischer Wald/Bavarian Forest, starting on June 30, Janos's birthday.
The Bavarian Forest is an area extending about 100 kilometers along the Czech border and together with the Bohemian Forest is the largest forest in Europe. I was looking for wide open, thinly populated spaces, hills and views, quiet roads.
It was a one-and-a-half hour's drive to Regensburg, our jumping off point. From the car window I saw along side the fields of hops were vast fields of solar panels, more than I had ever come across before. The sun was shining bright and they must have been busy collecting. But they are an eye sore in the otherwise gentle farmland.
Once in Regensburg we found a small side street in a residential area where we would leave the car. It was already noon and getting hot. We didn't get a very early start. From the outskirts of the city we cycled to the historic center, stopping first for a coffee (and use of the caffe's WC). Regensburg's bicycle lanes and the use of Komoot made the ride into town smooth sailing.
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After about ten kilometers we are out of the fringe of Regensburg and see fields of grain and corn.
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In the course of the day our route take us on the long and gentle climbs of two different rail-trails and on various bicycle paths. We follow the Regensburg-Falkenstein Radweg to about kilometer 25 before we branch off to the north for a nice downhill stretch and then eventually pick up the Regensburg-Schwarzach Radweg which will climb again until shortly before our destination.
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We started late and we finished late. I think we got to Neunburg vorm Wald after five. Just time to shower before dinner. We sat in the beer garden of our hotel as it was still very warm (especially in our room) and were surprised to find an interesting menu, a notch up from the usual pork roast and schnitzel. Not that we don't enjoy the typical Bavarian fare, but something special seemed appropriate for a birthday.
All in all, a very happy bithday and a great day on our bikes.
Today's ride: 59 km (37 miles)
Total: 59 km (37 miles)
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Happy Birthday Janos! You are showing us what it means to be forever young. Have a good tour.
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