The great bike tour Day 6: Unromantic on the Romantic Road

These Catholic educational institutions have something oppressive for me, even though the people who work there are all terribly kind and helpful.

When I start cycling at 09:00, it is still overcast and quite chilly. The bike path initially runs along the federal highway, where you can pedal hard and not only warm up but also cover a few kilometers.

The first larger town is Harburg, where the crater of the Nördlinger Ries and thus the plain ends. I make good progress until Donauwörth, where I buy Allgäu cheese specialties for lunch at the market, which the bike path passes through.

South of Donauwörth, I ride in zigzags because there are too many signposted bike paths, "Romantic Road," "Via Claudia Augusta," "Via Danubia," and a few others. Since I am not using a navigation system on my handlebars and don't have the best sense of direction, a few extra kilometers add up. But that's okay, as I am quite fit by now, it's not raining, there is no headwind, and the conditions today are not as difficult as in the past few days.

Eventually, I come across a cluster of signs again and follow them. Meanwhile, I can also orient myself by the sun, as I just want to go south. A column-like milestone shows me that I have found the Via Claudia Augusta. These ancient Roman roads have the advantage of running straight, without any unnecessary detours.

Just before the campsite in Augsburg - the not-so-nice one, since all the good places only open on May 1st or 15th - I accidentally take a detour to the Lech weir. But I forgive a lot to the Lech, along with the Isar and the Drôme, it is among my three favorite (paddle) rivers.

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Camping Bella Augusta - what a beautiful name - romantically located between the highway and the airport: €13.60 for 1 bike + 1 tent + Wi-Fi