A Cycle Tour of Donaueschingen
Before leaving Donaueschingen we cycle to Bräunlingen (6 km) on a fine crisp morning. A cycle path shadows the main road, climbing a steep hill then dropping to enter the little town through its medieval archway.
We visit the bakery with excellent coffee and cake in its little café, before returning to Donaueschingen by a more interesting (and less steep) signed cycle route following the Breg. After its confluence with the Brigach in Donaueschingen, this stream becomes the infant Danube, which on past journeys we've followed by bicycle through Passau to Vienna and Budapest. A mighty waterway to the Black Sea, born of two rivers that rise in the Black Forest.
From Bräunlingen we ride a wooded track thick with autumn leaves, following the Breg to Hüfingen (4 km). The path is marked by tree sculptures and information boards about the history of beer-brewing in the area. It seems that beer was first made in ancient China, then reached Egypt and Babylon. It became known to the Greeks and Romans, though they preferred wine – beer being for the barbarians to the north!
We visit the bakery with excellent coffee and cake in its little café, before returning to Donaueschingen by a more interesting (and less steep) signed cycle route following the Breg. After its confluence with the Brigach in Donaueschingen, this stream becomes the infant Danube, which on past journeys we've followed by bicycle through Passau to Vienna and Budapest. A mighty waterway to the Black Sea, born of two rivers that rise in the Black Forest.
From Bräunlingen we ride a wooded track thick with autumn leaves, following the Breg to Hüfingen (4 km). The path is marked by tree sculptures and information boards about the history of beer-brewing in the area. It seems that beer was first made in ancient China, then reached Egypt and Babylon. It became known to the Greeks and Romans, though they preferred wine – beer being for the barbarians to the north!
