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Routes and Outline Programme
The routes are complete and an e-mail has been sent to all participants.
Sunday rides to the ALSENZ VALLEY (long, medium, short and flat)
On Sunday Wine restaurant Christmann-Faller is open. It opens only on Weekends and Sunday is the only possibility to go there.
Monday rides to MEISENHEIM (long, medium short and "flat" not really flat)
Evening: Stewart Stabik from Rohloff at 6 pm or 6.30 pm and cycle jumble
Local Produce
Tuesday Rides to the RHINE VALLEY (long, short with possible medium extensions into the Upper Middle Rhine Valley and flat=short)
Evening: Wine (and liquor) tasting with Frick from Duchroth, 10 Euros prepaid at arrival per head in the marquee
Wednesday Coach trip to Mainz (56 places, depart 10 am at corner Naheweinstraße/Bahnhofsstraße) 2 hrs guided tour in Mainz, visit of Gutenberg museum, return 5pm from Mainz)
Alternative: Organ Concert in Pauluskirche, Kurhausstraße 6 Bad Kreuznach. 4.25pm.
Evening: Tandem games at 7 pm
Thursday Rides to the SOONWALD AONB (long, medium, short and flat) with option to visit the town of Bad Kreuznach)
More wine tasting, Bob Bouma offers to contact different wine makers so we can send groups of 20 - 25 people to the vinemakers properties
Friday Rides to the UPPER NAHE VALLEY (long to Idar-Oberstein, medium to Kirn/Bad Sobernheim, short to Bad Sobernheim and flat to open air museum Bad Sobernheim)
Farewell party with barbecue and music by The Late Guys - meat can be ordered on Wednesday with Camping Nahetal.
Maps. 1:70,000 Kompass (Plasticised, weather proof and tear resistant)
Kompass 3061 ( Hunsrück Obere Nahe - covers the campsite.)
Kompass 3089 (Rheinhessen Rheingau Naheland, Mainz)
Kompass 3093 (Pfälzerwald Kaiserslautern)
All these are available to order in the UK from The Map Shop @ £7.25 + Carriage. Click on the links for more information
Route sheets and gpx files.
To download gpx files right click on the link and select 'save link as'.
If you need to convert the track to something suitable for your particular device then gpsies will do the trick although you do have to register if you don't already have an account. GPX users please also read the route sheets as there is lots of extra information.
If you use the Excel files make sure that each line is expanded to reveal the complete instruction. Some versions of Excel appear to collapse the lines.
Day | Flat | Short | Medium | Long |
Sunday | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf |
Monday | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf |
Tuesday | Details combined on Medium route. Short route is also flat | gpx excel pdf` | gpx excel pdf | |
Wednesday | No routes - Free day or coach trip to Mainz | |||
Thursday | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf |
Friday | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf | gpx excel pdf |
Disclaimer:
If you participate in any ride or event organised by the Tandem Club you do so entirely at your own risk. The Club, its officers and ride organisers accept no responsibility for loss, damage to property, accident, injury or death, that may occur, however caused, whether by negligence, deliberate act or otherwise.