Bike Rides

I intended this week’s ride to be a little on the short side, but I missed a turn in Obertraubling, tried to invent a new route to Oberhinkofen, had to backtrack, and got there the long way. It was cold, but not unbearably so, and a hot jamaica break in Obertraubling was a good way to warm up internally. Snaps Video Recap Donaustauf to Barbing, sped up by a factor of 4 Route You might need to tap or click the map to make it bigger....

I figure if I do the climb at Adlersberg enough, one of these days I’ll be up at the top and reward myself with a nice Radler (I mean, what else?) and maybe some lunch. That hill is a beast. Today I took a water and Schüttelbrot break in the bus shelter just outside the Prösslbräu grounds (and…good to know that there is bus service up there; that brewery makes delicious things)....

It was supposed to be as glorious as yesterday. It never got there. I delayed the start of my ride as much as I could, hoping for sunny skies and warmer temperatures, and while I didn’t get rained on, I never saw the sun after all. Snaps Video Recap None today! Route You might need to tap or click the map to make it bigger. The red solid route was my intention....

It’s Valentine’s Day, so why not? And I bike to/from it frequently enough. The position of the town lends itself to round trips, whether I’m feeling bergy or flussy. Today’s route was supposed to trace the Danube back more of the way home, but even before the halfway point at — you guessed it! — Bad Abbach, my feet were hurting from the cold. So at Großprüfening I cut it short....

Snaps I started off crossing the Danube at Kleinprüfening. Notice the water level. This was warning sign #1 and will be important later. I got all the way up the hill above Eilsbrunn (home of Gaststätte Röhrl, the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. I’ve eaten there a few times. It’s good.) before taking a break. That hill was serious. Zooming down from there towards Hardt was fun....