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Biking, Germany, Nutshell

Radweg Weinland Kaiserstuhl: Trail in a Nutshell

 

Trail Name: Radwege durch Weinland Baden: Kaiserstuhl Alternative (Bike Trails through Baden Wine-land: Kaiserstuhl Alternative [Route])

Trail Type: Mid-distance trail; almost exclusively paved, (two short sections, less than a half mile total, were hard-pack surfaces), well maintained, but no consistently specific markings for the route itself.

Length: total: 49 kilometers/30 miles

Convenient to: Freiburg, Germany

Marking: No trail marking specific to this trail, and it is at times on other named trails (like the Rheintal Radweg (with a green sign and white lettering) from Malterdingen to Koenigschaffhausen)

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France, Hiking, Nutshell

Alsace’s Vineyards and Castles: Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Vignoble et Chateaux

Trail Type: Mid-distance circuit; varied surface types (paved, grass, dirt, rock), with some steps to climb; fairly well-maintained trail; the route itself is usually clearly marked, except in a couple of places.

Length: Total: 10.5 kilometers/6.5 miles

Convenient to: Colmar, France

Marking: Trail name “Vignoble et Chateaux” in purple letters on white background. (Another trail name also appears on these signs when trails overlap.)

Sign for Vignoble et Chateaux Trail
Sign for Vignoble et Chateaux Trail

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Germany, Nutshell

Rheinterrassen Route: Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Rheinterrassen route

Trail Type: Long distance; almost exclusively paved, well maintained, but the route itself is not marked.

Length: total: 50.5 km/31.5 miles

Convenient to: Mainz or Worms, Germany

Marking: Dark green and lighter green lines, and silhouetted town skyline, on a white background.

 

Rheinterrassenroute Signage
Rheinterrassenroute Signage

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Hiking, Italy, Nutshell

Soave Classico 10 Capitelli: Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Dieci Capitelli

Trail Type: Mid-distance hiking circuit; mostly paved or hard-packed gravel, maintained, but uneven in spots, and fairly well-marked.

Length: total: circa 10 kilometers/6 miles

Convenient To: Verona or Vicenza, Italy

Marking: Brown sign with trail name in white letters; yellow signs with black lettering indicate location (or way to a location).

Trail Signs on Dieci Capitelli
Trail Signs on Dieci Capitelli

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Biking, Germany, Nutshell

Moselle Bicycle Trail: Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Mosel Radweg (Moselle Bike Trail)

Trail Type: Long distance bike trail; almost exclusively paved, well maintained, well-marked.

Length:

Total: (Thionville – Koblenz) approximately 277 kilometers/172 miles

My Segment: (Bernkastel – Cochem) approximately 80 kilometers/49.75 miles

Convenient to: Trier or Koblenz, Germany

Marking:  A white letter M and white bicycle icon on a square green placard

Moselle Bike Trail Sign
Moselle Bike Trail Sign

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Hiking, Nutshell, Switzerland

Itinerari Tra I Vigneti 1 – Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Itinerari Tra I Vigneti 1 (Through the Vineyards 1)

Trail Type: medium distance circuit; on asphalt in urban areas, or hard packed gravel otherwise, with a few stairs or risers in the steep areas; well maintained, and well-marked.

Length: total: 12.5 km/7.8 miles

Convenient to: Chiasso or Lugano, Switzerland; or Como, Italy

Marking: A florescent green triangle on a square purple background, with stylized white grapes in the corner. Alternatively, the same stylized grapes but in purple, on an arrow-shaped yellow marker displaying a hiker. Note: While the green triangle could indicate a mountain-bike route, I noted that following it in the absence of the yellow marker, still kept me on track with my navigation device.

Vigneti 1 Signage
Vigneti 1 Signage

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Germany, Hiking, Nutshell

Breisgauer Weinweg: Trail in a Nutshell

Name: Breisgauer Weinweg

Trail type: Long distance, multi-day trail; mostly hard-packed gravel or paved in built up areas and some vineyards, well maintained and well-marked.

Length: 99.1 km/61.5 miles

Convenient to: Freiburg, Germany

Marking: Green grapes on red diamond on white background

Breisgauer Weinweg Trail Sign
Breisgauer Weinweg Trail Sign

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France, Nutshell

A Gargantuan Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Circuit de Gargantua, also known as Circuit 1 Gargantua

Trail Type: Medium distance circuit; trail surface partly paved, otherwise grass or earthen surface (sandy or compacted); Route mostly marked.

Length:

Total: 16 kilometers/10 miles

Shortened: 9.5 kilometers/6 miles

Convenient to: Lyon, France

Marking: Red squares with stylized grapes and leaves, and white lettering identifying the trail name: “Circuit 1 Gargantua”, the name of the location (example: “Chemin des Bois”), and with white italic lettering below identifying the next destination (example: “En Remont”). An arrow below indicates the direction to follow.

Marking for Circuit de Gargantua
Marking for Circuit de Gargantua

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Germany, Hiking, Nutshell

Burgunder- and Trollinger-Weg: Two Trails in a Nutshell

Trail Names: Burgunderweg and Trollingerweg

Trail Type: Short distance hiking circuits laid out by the Felsengartenkellerei (FGK) winery; almost exclusively paved, well maintained, and mostly well marked.

Length:

Burgunderweg total: 5.5 km/3.5 miles

Trollingerweg total: 8.5 km/5.25 miles

Convenient to: Stuttgart, Wuerttemberg, Germany

Marking: Red colored lizard and trail name written on square signs with white background with the word “Felsengartenkellerei” written on the edge.

Trollingerweg Signage
Trollingerweg Signage

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Germany, Hiking

Riesling Wanderweg: Trail in a Nutshell

Trail Name: Felsengartenkellerei (FGK) Riesling Wanderweg (aka: Riesling Rundwanderweg)

Trail Type: mid-distance hiking circuit; paved in villages, and most vineyards, some hard-packed gravel, but also some dirt paths as well; trail itself is not particularly well maintained, but is marked in most places.

Length:

Longer route: circa 16 km/10 miles

Shorter route: 12.5 km/7.75 miles

Convenient to: Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Marking: Green-colored gecko and trail name on a white background with “Felsengartenkellerei” written beneath.

 

Riesling Wanderweg Signage
Riesling Wanderweg Signage

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