In & out of Frankfurt – Mosel, Fulda, Main and Tauber Rivers

We biked out of Frankfurt airport, rode briefly down the Main to the Rhine.
Down (north) the Rhine to Koblenz where we took a train up the Mosel to Trier.
Then biked down the beautiful Mosel. Biked down the Rhine to Bonn.
Took the train from Bonn to Soest to visit friends.
Took train to Kassel, then biked on the Fulda River to Fulda.
Took train to Bamberg. Biked down the Main river.
At Wertheim took train up the Tauber River and biked back down.
Continued biking down the Main to Frankfurt.

The dotted lines are train travel. Solid lines are by bicycle.

Here is a summary of our trip:

DATE	Dist	Total	Hotel	City
27-Aug-07	Fly			Frankfurt
28-Aug-07	6.6	7	Darmstadthof	Kelsterbach
29-Aug-07	47.0	54	Maximillianhof	Erbach
30-Aug-07	48.0	102	Zur Lorelei	St Goar
31-Aug-07	39.4	141	Fiehlen Wolff	Trier
1-Sep-07	45.7	187	Romerweinschiff	Neumagen-Dron
2-Sep-07	51.0	238	Central	Traben
3-Sep-07	39.3	277	Oster	Eller
4-Sep-07	35.3	312	Pension Klaus	Treis
5-Sep-07	43.1	355	National	Koblenz
6-Sep-07	38.4	394	Rhineischerhof	Bad Briesig
7-Sep-07	33.5	427	Consul	Bonn
8-Sep-07	1.6	429	Kotzems	Soest
9-Sep-07	0.0	429	Kotzems	Soest
10-Sep-07	26.6	456	Zur Linde	Guxhagen
11-Sep-07	52.6	508	Pension Schnurr	Rotenburg
12-Sep-07	75.0	583	Ritter	Fulda
13-Sep-07	0.0	583	Ritter	Fulda
14-Sep-07	39.0	622	Waldfisch	Hassfurt
15-Sep-07	67.7	690	Schwarzacherhof	Schwarnach
16-Sep-07	52.2	742	Russ	Wurzburg
17-Sep-07	62.0	804	Kuferstube	Lohr
18-Sep-07	45.1	849	Malerwinkle	Wertheim
19-Sep-07	37.1	886	Am Schloss	Tauberbischoffheim
20-Sep-07	34.4	921	Malerwinkle	Wertheim
21-Sep-07	36.8	957	Mildenburg	Miltenberg
22-Sep-07	45.0	1002	Benu Phoenix	Aschaffenburg
23-Sep-07	32.0	1034	Birkenhoff	Steinheim
24-Sep-07	46.8	1081	Lindenhof	Kelsterbach
25-Sep-07	7.1	1088	Airport

27 August 2007 – Toronto to Frankfurt

We flew Air Transat, once again using the plastic bags to protect our bikes. Air Transit continues to be the cheapest for bicycles.

28 August 2007 – Frankfurt Airport to Kelsterbach – 6.5km

The bikes come together quickly, except for my bell which is broken.
We rode out of the airport onto a bike path beside the terminal buildings. Google maps provided the directions here. We rode the short distance into Kelsterbach and found the hotel we had booked. We walked around and took the path to the Main River. The airport and Kelsterbach are south of the river. The city of Frankfurt is north of the river.
For our first meal of the trip I opted for schnitzel. For some reason Judy went for pizza!

29 August 2007 – Kelsterbach to Erbach – 47 km

After breakfast, we go to the bike shop just as it was opening. The bell ringer stem on my bike had broken on the flight. The owner installed the bell and adjusted the gears – great service.
We ride along the Main River on a paved path to the Rhine.

 

We cross the Rhine and briefly visit Mainz. Back to the east side of the Rhine, we find a nice hotel in Erbach.

30 August 2007 – Erbach to St Goar – 47 km

Good breakfast. Sure can eat a lot when you are biking.
We stay on the east side of the river as we want to visit Rudesheim. We had visited Rudesheim in 1968. Very touristy wine town, but very picturesque.

We take the ferry across to Bingen. We pass by the Lorelei. A sharp bend in the river makes for strong currents.