In the throes of planning a ride between Frankfurt and Cologne in late May. Very much a holiday ride rather than hooning it, so covering maximum of 75km/day. We will have 5 nights to spend between the two cities, and would like to have two nights in the same place around halfway to properly explore and have a day mostly out of the saddle.
Preferences are probably for towns rather than the cities so my provisional itinerary probably needs some tweeking, though I'm slightly wary of very small towns as need to accommodate one gluten intolerant person and one vegetarian.
Had initially decided to skip staying in Frankfurt, with a night in Mainz, two nights in Oberwesel or surrounds for time to do a hike/try the local wines, a stop in Koblenz, then Bonn. However doing some reading (https://carolinehelbig.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/cycling-germanys-rhine-bike-route-bingen-to-koblenz/) I'm also considering first night in Bingen/Bacharach (with trains if need be to take the sting out of setting out from Frankfurt), then maybe stops in Oberwesel/Sankt Goar/Boppard/Koblenz. Not sure about a stop between Koblenz and Cologne, is Bonn worth it?
Too much choice, too little time.
TLDR: 5 days bike touring between Frankfurt & Cologne, not including origin and destination, where should we spend the night? Priorities are available food (gluten free & veg), maybe some side quests e.g. short hike to a viewpoint, vineyard etc.
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