21 May – EuroVelo6 along the Doubs (to Baume-les-dames)

21 May – EuroVelo6 along the Doubs (to Baume-les-dames)

We have found our way onto a cycle route along the Doubs river.  It started out as a towpath along a canal, when we left Autrechene, eventually becoming a path alongside a large river. Saw quite a few people fishing along the banks but no boats.

Most of the ride was flat and easy. We ended up doing around 100km, even though our destination was only 70km away, due to going in the wrong direction at the start and then spending some time riding around Montbeliard. Kris bought a French mobile phone chip (expensive) and I bought a pastry (the bakeries here are a joy). We also bought groceries.

More trouble with the spokes put pressure on getting to our accommodation in the evening. Our accommodation was difficult to find but was lovely – rooms at the top of a large farm house.

Highpoints:

  • herons on the river banks
  • locks at regular intervals
  • seeing the river grow and the banks change from farmland to cliffs and trees

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