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by binka
20 Apr 2016, 11:19pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

Re: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

Thanks for everyone's thoughts, feel more confident about giving it a go now.
by binka
20 Apr 2016, 9:18pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

Re: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

Thanks. I think the hill out of Greenhead is one of the Grade 5 climbs. Have adjusted the privacy settings to public now which should make it viewable.
by binka
20 Apr 2016, 8:07pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

Re: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

The bit from Carlisle to haltwhistle.
by binka
20 Apr 2016, 8:00pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

Re: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

I'm worried my legs won't be up to it. There's a couple of grade 3 climbs and a grade 5 climb! :shock: it says the grade 3 climb is 5 miles long!!! Not sure I can push for that far! :D
by binka
20 Apr 2016, 7:15pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

Re: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

I've done MayMyRide routes and day two looks the worst. 1936ft of ascent in 43 miles, but all the ascent looks to be in the last half of the day. But I have no idea what that will actually equate to on the ground.

To give an examp,e of a typical local route for me, 20 miles and 200 ft of ascent.
by binka
20 Apr 2016, 7:00pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?
Replies: 20
Views: 2563

How hilly is Hadrians Cycleway?

Looking at doing this over five days on my recumbent trike. So max of 43 miles in a day. I know I can do this distance as ive biked 45 -50 miles before. But I live in the Flatlands and have never tackled a hill on my trike. They're not the best for climbing. There is a very short 20% hill near me and I have to get off and push. Which is do'able for a few hundred yards but not for miles. Not sure whether to start booking stuff or bottle it and go somewhere flatter!
by binka
8 Aug 2015, 12:05am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Ideas for week long continental tour?
Replies: 10
Views: 3993

Re: Ideas for week long continental tour?

Thanks. Think I will stick with my idea of heading along the Rhine towards Düsseldorf then.
by binka
7 Aug 2015, 3:59pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Ideas for week long continental tour?
Replies: 10
Views: 3993

Re: Ideas for week long continental tour?

Another option I guess is take the car on the Dover/Calais ferry or Dover/dunquerke and drive somewhere and do a circular tour. Don't think I could afford to take the car on the hull to Rotterdam ferry.
by binka
7 Aug 2015, 3:56pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Ideas for week long continental tour?
Replies: 10
Views: 3993

Ideas for week long continental tour?

I'm looking for suggestions please.

The main criteria is to be flatish. Ive got a recumbent trike and it's not good on the hills....neither am I actually! :D

I live close to Hull so had been thinking of getting a ferry from there to Rotterdam or maybe Zebrugge. But a ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo is a possibility.

Id thought of maybe cycling the Rhine Route from Rotterdam??? But was worried that that end of the Rhine is a bit industrial/not very pretty? It looks nicer in parts of Germany?

Is it possible to get a train easily from Rotterdam a bit further inland/towards Germany and find somewhere more picturesque to cycle? But I don't want to waste too much time travelling and im worried about getting a recumbent trike on a train (it does fold up a bit but still very big and hard to manoeuvre in and out of trains when folded).

Ive never been to Bruges and that looks nice for a visit. Don't really want to go to Amsterdam as im worried about all the bike thefts. Don't really want the North sea coast route either as I can imagine if it's windy it wouldn't be very pleasant.

Any ideas?
by binka
3 Aug 2014, 5:55pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Getting to Germany with bikes
Replies: 41
Views: 6850

Re: Getting to Germany with bikes

I'm planning on doing this next year and after some consideration I'm going to take my car on the ferry and drive to Germany. Find somewhere to park the car for a fortnight and cycle a circular tour. I may possibly cycle a linear tour and train back to the car.

It means I'll be less stressed about having to meet up with a train/coach on a certain day.

I'm not helped by the fact I have a trike, albeit a folding one. I don't see how I can fold the trike with panniers and seat off and get it all on and off trains on my own. Yes it would be cheaper to cycle onto the ferry but I reckon the extra cost will be outweighed by the reduction in stress.
by binka
25 Jul 2014, 10:12pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Re: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.

Thanks for the link Galloper. Will get reading.
by binka
23 Jul 2014, 8:02pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Re: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.

The Rhine route appeals from an ease of navigation point of view, but I just worry it might be a bit industrial scenery??

Plus I'd have to cycle one way and then back rather than a loop.
by binka
23 Jul 2014, 4:46pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Re: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.

Thanks for those ideas.

I've done some googling About Munsterland routes and found the 100 castles route which can be split to four different loops. It looks a strong possibility.
by binka
22 Jul 2014, 8:41pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Looking for inspiration/ideas for a tour in Germany.

I'd like to take my trike to Germany and do a tour of approx 10 days.

Main requirements are;

Pretty countryside.

Flattish, my trike is quite heavy and is harder work than a normal bike uphill.



Ideally a circular route but if not then ends somewhere I can get a train back to the beginning. I'm assuming I can get my trike on a train. Its a folding recumbent Ice Trike. So should be doable but likely to be a pita as I'd have to shove trike, the seat, panniers onto a train.