Montbeliard-Baume Les Dames-France-8-27-14

by | Aug 27, 2014 | Bicycling Europe-2014, EuroVelo 6, France | 0 comments

Montbeliard-Baume Les Dames-France

Along the Doubs River

39 miles (63 km)

Total so far: 1,096 miles (1,764 km)

Ascent: 1185 ft (361 m); Descent: 1345 ft (410 m)

 

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Today we have a beautiful sunny morning. Tomorrow the forecast is for 90% rain so we will bicycle as far as we can and enjoy this beautiful day. We are still following the Canal Du Rhone Au Rhin. But we have entered a new part of France called Le Doubs which is a very pretty river through hilly countryside.

Our first project for the day was to bicycle to the next town and get Anne’s cable fixed. We were lucky there were no hills between our hotel and the bicycle shop as Anne had only one gear. The store was very efficient at fixing the cable and replacing it and the charge was $50. We paid $3 in Albania! They had a lot of innovative bikes including electric, but their stock was mainly racing bikes which is what we see most of here in France.

There are two giant hills that we must climb and descend today. The first was easy to bypass by following the highway for 5 kilometers. The second hill, after Clerval, was ridiculously steep both up and down. All the rest of the day we have the beautiful bike path along the canal and the River Doubs. The paving is smooth as butter; what a delicious treat. There are numerous delightful small towns to see along the way.

Other cyclists told us about camping in Baume Les Dames. Again, this was not marked in our guide book. It is a lovely spot with wonderful amenities such as power, internet, and a dry warm room with tables for bad weather days. We were surprised to pay only 11 Euros for the both of us.
Montbeliard-Baume Les Dames-France-campground

Montbeliard-Baume Les Dames-France-campground

Our legs are tired so we will take a day off at this lovely campsite. We have about 1100 kilometers to go.

We met two German cyclists at the campground who made that distance in 12 days! We hope to be able to do it in 30!

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