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Rockall 25 Nov 23:32  

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Hi all - new member here. I have a birthday celebration to attend in May 2012 in Prague and I want to cycle there. I am planning on ferries from Dublin to Holyhead and Hull to Rotterdam. What I am interested in is if anybody has good suggestions for a nice quiet route once on mainland Europe. Basically I was thinking of heading due East, from Holland until I would pick up the Elbe river and then follow it upstream to Prague. I would appreciate any views or suggestion. I am planning on doing approx 120 - 150 km per day, travelling fairly light and staying in hotels or B&B.
Regards
Bill

rustyspoke 27 Nov 15:08  

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My Profile 		Well good luck with this but allow me to comment on your route
Hull Rotterdam , Rotterdam is no adviseable as a port of entry as to are north and you really need to enter Europe further south to reduce your mileage that my opinion.
As this is an extremly long ride and you dont say how long you have got time wise.


Rockall 27 Nov 21:13  

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Thank you very much for your reply. I have friends in Holland and that was my main reason for choosing Holland, plus having lived there for quite some time I know I can cover a decent distance on the purpose built cycle paths. However at this stage I have not decided definitely on a route and welcome submissions. I am not stuck for time so I aim to just cover approx the same distance each day. Looking at the route on google maps Rotterdam is a considerable bit further east than say Calais or say Oostende so the distance is actually a bit shorter. However I am interested in suggestions as cycling through some new areas is also worthwhile.

Regards
Bill


agitartworks 02 May 22:24  

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Hi


im planning on cycling to tubor just south of prague from london in june and i'd really like to know if you got a good route? i was planning on setting aside 2 weeks. i was looking at the eurovelo route 4, but cant seem to find any descent info. any and all advice welcome.


Rockall 03 May 00:10  

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Good evening

Just to update. I have already started the journey however due to work I had to split it into two legs. Last week I completed Leg 1 - Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal, Ireland to Uppermill, near Manchester. This Sunday coming - May 6th I will recommence and Leg 2 is Uppermill to Hull and then Europort to Prague.

I have looked at various routes and as I want to visit friends in Holland I am basically going off route for a while. There is very little info on Eurovelo Route 4 and I am not into GPS technology (yet!!). The easiest route thus for me is Eurovelo Route 2 ( known as the Galway - Moscow route), which I will rejoin close to the German border at Groenlo. I will follow this well marked and well known route due East until I hit the River Elbe (near Wittenberg ). Then I will follow Eurovelo Route 7 south to Prague ( known as the Sun route - North cape to Malta ) - the route more or less follows the river Elbe upstream.
The route names can be confusing as in Holland the route east is known as LF4 ( LF stands for long distance cycle routes )- however I speak Dutch so no issues there. In Germany it is known as Europaradweg R1. The normal start of LF4 (Eurovelo route 2) is a very short distance north of the Europort Ferry Terminal (approx 48 km ) on the outskirts of Den Haag and very easy to pick up.

I will arrive in Holland on May 8th and need to be in Prague on May 18th - birthday party to attend!!.I am flying home.

I can give an update upon my return.

Regards

Bill


agitartworks 03 May 00:28  

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funny may 18th is my birthday too!

thanks for the info.


andyoc 20 May 15:42  

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HI Rockall

Would be interested in your trip report....

We are 9 cyclists doing a charity cycle from Dublin to Berlin in August.

We also start our continental trip from Rotterdam...our stops are

Rotterdam / Arnhem / Coesfeld / Gutersloh / Einbeck / Halberstadt / Wittenberg / Berlin

Pretty flat except Einbeck / Halberstadt....

Any info you have around these parts of your route wpould be greatl appreciated.

Cheers - and enjoy the ride!

Andy O'Callaghan
The Spin to Berlin 2012






Rockall 20 May 16:43  

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Andy

In Prague right now - 15 days cycling and 1804 kms later - will write up a full report when I get home - towards end of next week.

Regards

Bill

Ps: Is that Andy from PWC?