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Second, started in Kaub, steeply uphill, and again, once out of the valley, the walk was fairly even, with an occasional ascend and descend - especially the long one down the Niedertal, and steep down to the river to follow. After Lorch - the stop according the guide, we continued through the vineyards to the camping site, halfway Assmannshausen.

14-LeadingTheStream * A medieval gutter: taming the stream. Just over a meter wide, it forms a canal where water could run down - more or less controlled. * 1984 x 1488 * (675KB)
15-OldWall * The road is walled as well. In early days, there could have been vineyards on top of it; nowadays it’s a nature reserve. * 1984 x 1488 * (594KB)
16-BacharacherWerth * The upstream edge of an island in the midst of the river - turbulent waters rather off-shore show low tide: heavy rocks under the surface. * 1984 x 1488 * (465KB)
17-BurgStahleck * Burg Stahleck above Bacharach, on the edge of the Rhine and Münzbach valleys * 1984 x 1488 * (430KB)
18-Bacharach * Bacharach - I think the artist is named after the village - spreads along the Rhine, and into the valley. The Northern slopes are covered with vineyards - since they face due South; the Southern slopes are mainly covered with woodland. * 1984 x 1488 * (360KB)
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19-Kaub * Looking back to Kaub, beyond the bend. * 1984 x 1488 * (477KB)
20-QuarrySpills * An old mine or quarry. Just by the look of the area. * 1984 x 1488 * (736KB)
21-ShadesOfGreen * Northern slopes are often covered with woods - showing many shades of green. * 1984 x 1488 * (439KB)
22-Vineyards * Vineyards facing West - in the Obertal; being protected by a small chapel: * 1984 x 1488 * (628KB)
23-ClemensKapelle * The Clemens chapel. We would go deeper into the valley to cross is, and come back along the other side - and pass the chapel on the road shown right of it. * 1772 x 1268 * (454KB)
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24-Vineyards * In the back of the valley. You can clearly see the levels of grounds and the steepness of the slopes. It seems this vineyard offers a good living, despite the tilt of the grounds. * 1984 x 1488 * (553KB)
25-Vineyard * Most vineyards are gone, except for a narrow strip of grapes - just two or three rows wide, Probably for private use, by no means someone could make a living by this stretch alone. * 1984 x 1488 * (586KB)
26-LorcherWerh * There island before Lorch - like a big ship in the river. * 1984 x 1488 * (330KB)
27-DescentToLorch * A very steep descent, at times, over bare rock; slippery, and uneven, a troublesome way. * 1984 x 1488 * (619KB)
28-Woodland * But once the hard part was done, the path meanders through shrub that covers once-existing vineyards. * 1984 x 1488 * (591KB)
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$text.updated-on 23-Oct-2008 23:04
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