German road trip

German road trip

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ThisInJapanese

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10,955 posts

229 months

Tuesday 18th June
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We're looking to plan a road trip to Germany. The idea is to get a mixture of roads and sights.

The Porsche and BMW museums are on the agenda, and we're thinking that the Black Forest would be the place to get the most enjoyable roads in, but I'm not sure where to start.

We're not going to head into Switzerland, due to one of us having been banned from driving there, and Austria has been done.

Happy to take suggestions on how to get to Germany and interesting routes down, we're happy to sit on the Autobahn and enjoy a high-speed run down there.

Pizzaeatingking

512 posts

74 months

Saturday 29th June
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We normally go straight through France into Belgium and head to Germany via Brussels but our next trip we're going to stay in France and avoid the big Belgium cities. It'll take longer but less traffic my mate takes that route regularly and rates it so hopefully it'll be alright. It obviously depends where you're aiming for too, if it's just Munich/Stuttgart then north France into Germany, no need to go anywhere near Switzerland or Austria.

magpies

5,136 posts

185 months

Sunday 30th June
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How many days are you intending to travel?
How long each day do you want to drive?

May I suggest
Day 1 Calais to Sedan (stay in the Fort) No motorway and scenic through the National Parks and a visit to the old Chimay racing circuit. 6hrs driving
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9mXvRhNKGfNFTtXJ6

Day 2 Sedan to Rudesheim. Back roads in Luxemburg to the Roman city of Trier, then the Mosel Valley to Koblenz and through the picturesque Rhine
Gorge to Rudesheim. Plenty of hotels/castles to stay in. 7 hrs driving.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EZzv6nWHkH3A9m4W9

Day 3 Rudesheim to the BMW Museum. 4 hrs driving.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FsLnEYnE96e5abUKA

Day 4 BMW Museum to Porsche Museum 2.5 hrs driving. Then on to Baden Baden 1.5 hrs driving.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mrreNiZye2zKda3KA

Day 5 Baden Baden to Colmar. A day in The Black Forest including the famous B500 and south to Triburg and close to Hinterzarten. Then a small loop
to the south of Freiburg and on to Colmar. 8 hrs driving.
Part 1: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ck27gZmKSeymiUC39 Part 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3r4XKNL54nAC4WZS8

Day 6 Colmar to Saarburg. A run up to The Grand Ballon then north through the Vosges Mountain Region up to Saaburg. 6hrs driving.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dd7i3RgbH77DGdAm9

Day 7 Saarburg to Calais. Via old Circuit of Reims and on to Calais. 6 hrs driving.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5tnTQqYyidGCoAsw7





Edited by magpies on Sunday 30th June 14:02

ThisInJapanese

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10,955 posts

229 months

Thanks, that's really useful!