AUTHORISED HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE TOURS AROUND EUROPE – FAAKER SEE & EUROPEAN BIKE WEEK – 2-13 SEPTEMBER 2012

European Bike Week in our opinion is one of the best in the biking calendar and that’s why we take a tour there every year. We travel down via the Belgian Ardennes, the German Eiffels and Rhine valley to Austria. We return via Austrian ski resorts, the Black Forrest and the High Vosges. A real adventure on minor roads to a fantastic rally.
Rest assured that this trip promises interesting scenery, beautiful stops and places of interest, pretty villages, sleepy hamlets and not forgetting the great biking roads!
A change of route this year. Stopping in Metz, Titisee, and Garmish-Partenkirchen with 3 nights in Faaker See for European Bike Week. Returning via Kitzbuhel, Ulm & Saarbrucken.

Day 1. Sunday September 2. Calais to Dinant (approx. 185 miles).
Leaving Calais, to crunch some miles, we have the first 80 miles on motorway until we reach Cambrai and then its back roads to Belgium until we reach Dinant in the beautiful Ardennes. The hotel tonight sits in its own parkland on the outskirts of Dinant - a lovely tranquil spot. Dinner with wine is included tonight.

Day 2. Monday September 3. Dinant to Metz (approx. 135 miles).
South through the Ardennes to Bouillon and back into France to Metz where dinner with wine is included.

Day 3. Tuesday September 4. Metz to Titisee (approx. 175 miles)
Today we cross the heights of the Alsace and into Germany. Our hotel in Titisee is located on the banks of a crystal clear lake in the heart of the enchanting Black Forest. Dinner is included tonight.

Day 4. Wednesday September 5. Titisee to Garmish-Partenkirchen (approx. 190 miles)
We now follow the German Alpenstrasse to Garmish-Partenkirchen. Our hotel tonight is centrally located so you will be free to eat out tonight.

Day 5. Thursday September 6. Garmish-Partenkirchen to Faaker See (approx. 220 miles)
Via valleys, mountains and tunnels we cross the Tyrol into Austria to Ossiach and your hotel for the next three nights. The Hotel sits on the edge of a lake and is only 12 miles from the hub of the Faaker See rally. Dinner with wine is included tonight.

Day 6. Friday September 7. A free day so you can go to the rally and you are free to eat out tonight.

Day 7. Saturday September 8. A free day so you can go to the rally or join the famous lake ride. Once again you are free to eat out.

Day 8. Sunday September 9. Faaker See to Kitzbuhel (approx 150 miles).
We start our return journey leaving behind this pretty area of Austria. Through the valley and over the mountains using the Felbert Tunnel or Europe's highest road pass - the Grossglockner - and onto Kitzbuhel. Your stay tonight is in the 4 star Sporthotel in the centre of this famous ski resort. Dinner with wine is included tonight.

Day 9. Monday September 10. Kitzbuhel to Ulm (approx 200 miles).
As we cross back into Germany we ride through the lush green mountains on the sweeping roads of the Alpenstrasse. Tonight we stay in Ulm, the birthplace of Albert Einstein and the home of the tallest church spire in the world. Dinner with wine is included tonight.

Day 10. Tuesday September 11. Ulm to Saarbrucken (approx. 210 miles).
From here it's back to the Black Forest, over the Rhine and then north. Cutting through the heavily forested region of France known as the northern Vosges (where the Maginot line once stood) we then cross back into Germany and on to the centre of Saarbrucken where your hotel is ideally placed in the heart of the city. Tonight you are free to eat out.

Day 11. Wednesday September 12. Saarbrucken to Chamouille (approx. 190 miles).
Leaving Saarbrucken we head back into France, towards the WWI killing fields of Verdun and then onwards to our final nights stay at our lakeside hotel in the lovely Chemin des Dames region of Picardy. The hotel stands on the edge of a large lake and every room has a balcony or patio overlooking it. Dinner with wine is included tonight.

Day 12. Thursday September 13. Chamouille to Calais (approx 160 miles).
Motorway and main roads today to get us back to Calais in time for a late afternoon crossing back to Dover.

Total tour mileage approx. 1,820

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