Posted by: Gotte
Re: Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, so... - 04/02/08 09:05 AM
Vielen Dank.
I have read and seen great things about the land south of Dresden, the Sachsen Schweiss (?), and we definately plan on seeing it.
I think we may choose to go to Dresden insead of the Baltic. We do like the German culture, and we only have 8 days, so must get as much as possible.
Can you tell me, am I right in thinking the wind is mainly from the North West? We had an idea to cath the train to Pirna, explore the Sachsen Schweiss, then cycle back to Berlin. But if the wind will be in our faces.
Also, have you any experience of any of the other radwege in the area? Our other idea was to follow the Spree through the Spreewald.
Is the Elbe considered the best in the area? We seem to read about it more than other routes when looking on the internet.
Vielen Dank
Phil
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.
I have read and seen great things about the land south of Dresden, the Sachsen Schweiss (?), and we definately plan on seeing it.
I think we may choose to go to Dresden insead of the Baltic. We do like the German culture, and we only have 8 days, so must get as much as possible.
Can you tell me, am I right in thinking the wind is mainly from the North West? We had an idea to cath the train to Pirna, explore the Sachsen Schweiss, then cycle back to Berlin. But if the wind will be in our faces.
Also, have you any experience of any of the other radwege in the area? Our other idea was to follow the Spree through the Spreewald.
Is the Elbe considered the best in the area? We seem to read about it more than other routes when looking on the internet.
Vielen Dank
Phil
In Antwort auf: t_maia
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.