Day 15 – Tue 24 Jun 14, Bad Sackingen (Germany) to Basel (Switzerland)
Forecast: 10-18 deg C, rain; Listed Distance: 33km; Actual distance: 51km; Cumulative distance: 544km; Av speed: 12.8 km/h; Bad Sackingen: 13 deg C, drizzle; Basel : 24 deg C, fine & sunny; Start time: 8:55am; Stop time: 3:30pm; Ride time: 3h55m (the slow av speed is partly explained by having to wheel the bikes through towns and other places of interest) We had breakfast about 7:30am and left about 8:55am. It was a very short ride into Bad Sackingen and we wandered through the town and saw the old Cathedral and 200m long wooden bridge. We crossed back over to Switzerland via that bridge for the ride to Basel, and rode through an old, dark, misty/foggy forest - The Black Forest. We were on our own for 99% of the time; only saw 2 runners in 20km. The path was a bit rough in some places, but it was much better than riding on the road/highway. We stopped in Rheinfelden for mornos and were approached by another cyclist, Tom from Germany, who wanted to know whic...