Child friendly, car camping and cycling, Northern Europe

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clanton
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Child friendly, car camping and cycling, Northern Europe

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Hoping for some advice/suggestions as to a few good places to go to on a trip this June.

I will be in Roubaix, France having hopefully completed the Paris Roubaix ride and am then taking the family for a holiday in Europe. Youngest will be 18 months so we don't want to drive too far in one go - say 2 or 3 six hour drives in the two weeks would be good.

Vague plan is to base ourselves in 2 or three decent campsites and explore the local area on bikes. So places with decent camping, child friendly cycling for a nearly 4 year old and not too many hills for dad towing the other.....

We have "done" France, Belgium and the Netherlands and I am thinking Germany may be the best bet.....

Would love to head to Austria and ride along the Danube but too far to drive for this trip!

Suggestions very welcome!
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You could try the Rhine
http://www.rhinecycleroute.eu/
And although you say you've 'done' France if you haven't been to the Alsace it's feels more German in many ways than French.
You could do the wine route and possible make it a circular route with the Rhine.
http://www.alsace-wine-route.com/en/win ... y-bicycle/
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I would have recommended the Rhine, also. But since that's taken ;) another to consider is Ostfriesland in Germany. You can take the coastal route (I think it's part of the North Sea Cycle route?), which is mostly on (good) cycle paths and not too hilly for a trailer.
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Re: Child friendly, car camping and cycling, Northern Europe

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Both good suggestions - thanks!

Sorry did not mean to sound arrogant - France is a big place and we have not covered all of it by any means! But my wife and I have ridden a lot in the Alps, Pyrenees, from Calais to St Jean Pied de Porte (and on into Spain) and up Ventoux.... so just looking to spread our wings and try something new. We've not been to the Alsace region so may well make that one of our stopping points.
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Vorpal wrote:I would have recommended the Rhine, also. But since that's taken ;) another to consider is Ostfriesland in Germany. You can take the coastal route (I think it's part of the North Sea Cycle route?), which is mostly on (good) cycle paths and not too hilly for a trailer.

+1 for Ostfriesland although the NSCR does not always follow the coast in Ostfriesland. But there is a comprehensive network of cycle tracks though with good signing and you can cycle all of the coast next to a dyke if you really want to.

The tourist office is here http://www.ostfriesland-tourism.com/ they offer cycle tour packages as well as maps and guides

Our trip in 2009 is here

http://mistymornings.net/travel/2009/tr ... index.html
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