This comprehensive guidebook to EuroVelo route 15 offers a detailed
stage-by-stage description of the 1370km route along the Rhine, one of
Europe's great rivers, passing through six countries on its way from
Switzerland to the North Sea. The cycling is easy, downhill and along
dedicated cycle lanes, the countries visited are very cycle-friendly and
the waymarking is excellent. The whole trip can be completed in two
weeks by a fit cyclist. The guide includes plenty of information to help
you plan your trip, with advice on travel, accommodation and facilities.
The full route is presented in 27 stages of 32-69km, with step-by-step
route description, 1:100,000 mapping and notes on local points of
interest. A facilities table, glossary and list of useful contacts can
be found in the appendices. Starting in the Swiss Alps with high
mountains, deep glacial valleys and gorges, it soon reaches Europe's
third largest lake, the Bodensee, and its greatest mainland waterfall.
After Basel, the Rhine becomes a broad river, now the world's busiest
river trading artery. The middle Rhine, between Bingen and Koblenz,
forces its way through the narrow rocky Rhine gorge, lined by romantic
castles perched above Germany's finest vineyards. Finally, the river
passes through low-lying Holland, famed for its many flood dykes and
windmills.
