Day 3 Löwenstein - Leinweiler 100 km

And again 1500 meters of altitude. This morning was first climbing announced, after 2 km first 200 meters of altitude. Hello awake, there you are relatively quickly warm and awake. Since I had time today, I had an appointment at 5 o'clock, I took time and made at the top first a castle visit, since I was the only one, I did not get off the bike, something new. Then it went over the Löwensteiner mountains towards Schwäbisch Hall and of course the rain also started before breakfast. So the first 20 km were unusual. Around noon and on / off relationship with my rain gear I was in the most beautiful sunshine in Schwäbisch Hall. Very nice town! Then I wanted to continue towards Gaildorf and took the bike path, mistake. What led there partly through the forest was rough. In full gear (clear set the rain in again) at 17% slope 1 km vertically up. So for me yes, doable, although almost borderline, for rather normal cyclists to cope? So really hard. Only after Gaildorf I found the beautiful bike path along the Kocher, to Untergröningen. There I followed again the designated cycle path, brutal. Again vertically up through the forest. Even without luggage I would have to fight there, but well you can do. After that, the sun came out again and I still had a little time to beat dead so Frickenhofer height and the old home. In the distance the 3 Kaiserberge, the panorama of my youth, the wind turbines are new, otherwise not much. Still to Leinzell, Briegel at the Weith, the world's best, then it was also 5 o'clock, so off to Daniela & Thomas barbecue, to my delight, the John came by. So now I'm full, lie in a bed and have tomorrow a wet long ride ahead of me, in this sense.