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Homeward
On the return trip my first train connection got canceled, but the didn't tell me so. Luckily I was up early and could catch the train 1h earlier.

From the train, I emailed in my stamped card to be listed as finisher on the website.

I very much enjoyed my solo bike adventure. The route was set, my accommodations booked and all I needed to do was pedal ahead at my own pace. I was never pressed for time.

Usually after arriving a the day's destination, I would check in, take a shower and wash my clothing. I tried to get most of the water out by compressing the clothing by hand and then put one item at a time flat onto a towel. Then I would roll the towel up and literally stand on the roll to press as much water out from the clothing into the towel and always starting with the bib, as the pad usually took the longest to dry up.

After hanging the clothing on hangers somewhere near an open window or on some occasions drape them over the radiator, I would either go shopping for food for the next day or go for dinner.
Most of the days I would go to bed soon after dinner to get a good amount of sleep and recovery for the next days.

About a week after the tour I received a finisher card (more like a coaster) with the north and south route marked and a tube scarf. From my understanding everyone who is listed as a finisher will receive this.

On top of that in November I got another package. Every year there is a raffle for all the finishers and apparently I was the lucky winner of a TBW shirt.

Let me point out that all of the information and service around the TBW is free. You don't have to commit to or pay for anything. If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S7 - the final leg of my Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
I had a couple of kilometer of the S6 left to pedal, passing below Castle Ranfels and following alongside a little creek.
Most of this route felt like cycling through the Windows XP wallpaper. The biggest climb was not taxing at all, neither in length nor elevation. What really zapped my energy was the chunky and loose gravel on which the tyres were rolling very reluctantly.
Out in the open fields it was very windy and mostly a head wind to boot.
In Passau the S7 ended at the Veste Oberhaus, with a great view over Passau and where the greenish river Inn flows into the river Danube.
For me the round trip concluded with the crossing of the Schanzbridge, since I didn't start at the Veste.

I started out on the first of May and cycled in 7 stages to Furth im Wald following the north route. After a day of rest the south route brought me back to Passau, also in 7 days. All in all I cycled 757km and 17 800m vertical (detours and wrong turns included). I'm really proud of myself for this accomplishment, a little bit sad that this adventure came to an end and also happy to return home on the next day.

If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S6 - the 6th leg of my Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
The second to last segment of the TBW from Bischofmais to Eging am See. The little Hailstorm from yesterday seem to have continued over this piece of trail, as there were numerous puddles, trickles and creek crossings along the way. Then again the sights from view points were clear and far.

At the Unterer Daxstein the way was so bogged and agitated by a 4x4, that the soil was almost liquid and stuck like glue to my tyres. When the rear wheel would turn anymore, I scraped the mud off by hand. By the next full revolution the tyres was again covered all over. Luckily the route diverted from this bog onto a more solid terrain.
Still a lot of the trails were either imprinted by the rough treading of tractor tyres or knee deep furrowed, one could only ride on the small crest in between.

The highest point of the tour after a 12km long climb was the radio tower on top of the Brotjacklriegel, which I could already see from the valley below.

By the end of the day I had cycled 700km since the 1st of May and accumulated 17 000m vertical. My legs still felt heavy from the long climbs of the day before. So not completing the full distance of the S6 was a good decision and it extended the otherwise very short last segment of the tour.

If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S5 - the 5th leg of the south route of the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024

In the morning I swapped the battery on the derailleur, which up that point was good for over 6500 gear changes and 64h of riding time and it still had some juice left.
From the hotel I climbed up to the route and from there continued the uphill. so for the "warm-up" I had pedalled 240m vertical on 4,7km.
This would be a long day so I took every opportunity to top off my water.
The route consisted of long climbs or descents and not much else in between.
At Grafling the ascent to the Geißkopf was on and took my up 750m over 13km. Most annoying were the midges, which were constantly in my face.
Between the Dreitannenriegel and the Geißkopf there was a sudden thunderclap followed by a heavy 10min long hailstorm.
Officially the route would lead you over the service roads down from the Geißkopf. Instead I took the Flow Country Trail down. After 1900m of climbing in the legs, with bar bag and saddle bag, I would chance a more challenging trail.
From the parking lot of the bike park I still had some kilometers to pedal and ultimately had 65km and over 2000m vertical (new personal best) in almost 8h recorded on my Garmin.
If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S4 - the 4th leg of the south route of the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
On paper this segment didn't sound so bad: merely 45km and 1500m of climbing and indeed it started out very tame.
There was even a historic segment, the "Bierweg" (beer route). I remember thinking: "It can't be too steep, if horses pulled carts laden with beer barrels up there." Wrong. Easiest gear, heart rate at 190bpm, head nearly exploding and then an e-bike zips past me in the 4th or 5th gear.
The last ascent covered 750m vertical in 13,5km and there were some descents in the mix. Finally in St. Englemar I had to roll downhill to get to the hotel. For the next day I would have to climb 120m to even get to the point, where the route continues. With the 1950m vertical for the S5, I will exceed 2000m of climbing.
If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S3 - the 3rd leg of the south route of the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
The day before I covered about ab third of the S3 already, so I took my time for the rest of it.
After a second breakfast I met two women, who were also riding the TBW (the first ones I encountered). They were only doing it for the extended weekend and would return to Waldmünchen the next day (Sunday).
At Walderbach I crossed the river Regen. From there I had to climb some steep ascents to the Castle Lobenstein. The castle tower has a good view all around.
From Gfäll on the route followed an old train track, which was rebuild as a cycling "highway". This led me to Falkenstein, my destination for that day.
I refueled and restocked at a supermarket and tackled the last climb to my accommodation.
The next days will bring longer distances and a lot of longer climbs. With that in mind, an easy day before that, wasn't a bad idea.
As a final treat for the day I got to watch the sunset from my balcony.

If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S2 - the 2nd leg of the south route of the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
At the start of the day I swapped the brake pads on the front, as the little leaf spring was already rubbing on the rotor.
That day there were no large climb, but more of undulating terrain. The ascent to the "Schwarzburg" (black castle) with 300m vertical was the biggest chunk.
The route followed the L-shaped Eixendorfer water reservoir and the river that feeds into it for more than 9km.
From there I pedalled over hills and through valleys on dirt and forest roads until Stamsried, the official end of the S2. Some paths were so overgrown you could hardly recognise them for a trail, if it wasn't for the trail markers.
I continued on from Stamsried to the Neubäuer See, which covered 18km and 300m vertical of the S3 segment.
All in all I had done 500km and well over 11000m of climbing on the TBW so far.
Due to a holiday there was an extended weekend coming up, but hotels were simply not staffed. I retrieved the room key from a lock box and got dinner at the Restaurant at the nearby camping ground.

If you are interested in this tour yourself check out the official website https://www.trans-bayerwald.de. There you can find any and all information regarding the TBW.

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TBW S1 - the 1st leg of the south route of the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
Rested after my day off I started on the way from Furth im Wald back to Passau following the south route of the TBW. The rain of the last few days had passed and temperatures climbed to 25°C again.
Straight from the get go I had to climb 500m up to the glass cross on top of the Reiseck. From there flowy trails led down to Waldmünchen.
During the lunch break at Machtesberg I replaced the worn brake pads on the rear wheel.
Also for the first time the GX AXS derailleur reported a low battery, after 467km, 48h of cycling and over 5000 gear shifts (according to the Sram AXS app). I didn't swap or charge the battery right away, because I was curious to see how long it would actually last.
Unfortunatly the beautiful wooden bridge near Schönthal was closes and so I had to find my own way around to the other side of the Schwarzach creek.
The last few kilometers followed the cycling path to Rötz from where I had to cycle another handful of kilometer to my accommodation for the night.

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rest day at the Trans Bayerwald Tour 2024
I didn't want to spend my rest day sitting in the hotel, so I looked into what aside from shopping I could do.
During my planning I briefly read about the "Drachenstich" (slaying of the dragon) of Furth im Wald. As I found out, it is the oldest german folk play with 400 years of it being performed. Turns out there is a permanent exhibition about it in the "dragon cave" and even better on my rest day, there would be one of the rare live performances of the dragon itself outside of the play.
The exhibition covers the history of the "Further Drachenstich", the evolution of the dragon from leather covered wooden carts with pape rmaché head to the present day largest four legged walking robot at 11t, 5m high, 15,5m long and with a wing span of 12m lovingly called Fanni.
The play itself also changed over time and of course there was a collage of all the knights and damsels from the last 100 or so years.
During the show they presented each of Fanni's controllable features from the snout to the tail tip including the breathing of fire and the "bleeding" for the fight with the knight.
The show concluded with an automated sequence where the dragon is portrait as the guardian of fire and protector of men.
What a treat.
https://furth.de/drachenhoehle/

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