Posted by: t_maia
Re: Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, so... - 04/02/08 08:56 AM
Hi Gotte,
both routes are flat and relatively windy. They have a similar landscape, so from a point of seeing beautiful nature it doesn't matter which route you take.
From a practical POV I would recommend that you take the Elberadweg. There is quite a bit information in English available on this route, making it easier for you. The south also has more to offer for people on a culture trip. There is the Spreewald and Dresden is very beautiful too.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dresden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreewald
The quality of the Elberadweg varies, as maintaining it is a job that has sometimes been delegated to the local communities. Depending upon how solvent they are the Elberadweg can be in very good or in poor quality. But for the majority of its length it is very well maintained. The Elberadweg runs mainly on the top of the dams that keep the waters of Elbe at bay during a flood. The only reports I have read about really bad conditions were a few years ago about certain parts in the Czech Republic.
BTW, make sure you do cycle south from Dresden. The part of the Elberadweg from Schöna to Dresden is one of the highlights of a trip on this route.
both routes are flat and relatively windy. They have a similar landscape, so from a point of seeing beautiful nature it doesn't matter which route you take.
From a practical POV I would recommend that you take the Elberadweg. There is quite a bit information in English available on this route, making it easier for you. The south also has more to offer for people on a culture trip. There is the Spreewald and Dresden is very beautiful too.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dresden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreewald
The quality of the Elberadweg varies, as maintaining it is a job that has sometimes been delegated to the local communities. Depending upon how solvent they are the Elberadweg can be in very good or in poor quality. But for the majority of its length it is very well maintained. The Elberadweg runs mainly on the top of the dams that keep the waters of Elbe at bay during a flood. The only reports I have read about really bad conditions were a few years ago about certain parts in the Czech Republic.
BTW, make sure you do cycle south from Dresden. The part of the Elberadweg from Schöna to Dresden is one of the highlights of a trip on this route.