Ahrtal-Rheintal-Tour

Tour from Kottenforst in Bonn via Grafschaft to Altenahr. From there to Kripp and then along the Rhine back to Kottenforst. The first part of the tour is mostly on quiet side roads and farm tracks through the fruit-growing area around Grafschaft. The area is full of orchards. From Altenahr, the Ahrtalweg initially went along the country road for a few kilometres. The actual cycle path is then really nice to cycle on and leads along a paved path (partly fine gravel, partly tarmac or paved) all the way to Kripp except for a few village crossings. The signposting is almost always good. Only at Bad Bodendorf would a few signs have been helpful.