I’m on a biking holiday — first time I’ve done such a thing. Here’s a short summary of what’s happened so far:
Day 1: Howald (Lux)- Courtil (B)
Bike counter settings:
| begin: | 0km |
| end: | 90km |
| cumulative avg: | 16.1km/hr |
| route: | Dommeldange, PC15 to Ettelbruck, PC16 to Kautenbach, train to Troisvierges, Basbellain, Hautbellain, Gouvy, Halconreux, Courtil, Bovigny, Courtil |
The piece Howald-Ettelbruck was very nice (mind you, near Mersch, there’s a car sign “Mersch 3km” pointing left, and a bike sign directing you right. Go left, follow the road to its end, then go right, again right at the end, and then to the station and follow the “piste cyclable” signs again).
In Ettelbruck, you canNOT go on the N7 (or whatever the main road is) to Clervaux. Which sucks. I opted for the Piste Cyclable: PC16 and PC21 (or somesuch). It was A Big Mistake.
I got to Göbelsmühle, and then the PC did not continue. I was lost, but a mountainbiker appeared from the forest, so I asked him how to go on to the next place (Kautenbach). He indicated that you could go through the forest, though it was a bit narrow at points.
Turns out, “a bit narrow” doesn’t quite cover it. It was a small hiking trail on a slope. After 5 gruelling kilometers, I got my bike and my weary self to Kautenbach. Called Aga, and learned that it was another 60km of very hilly terrain to go on. I did not have the strength for so much more (having already done about 70km), so I took the train in Kautenbach to Troisvierges (about 30km). While it had been pushing 30 degrees all the way, and sunny, when I got to Troisvierges, it had rained there and was about 19 degrees. I biked another 20km (4 of which due to looking for the hotel), and had a runny nose and a headache by the time I got to my hotel. But: I made it! I biked out of Luxembourg, mostly under my own power! Hooray!