The route is approximately 1800 miles, starting from the end of the old runway at RAF Harwell – where Dad took off from- to Berlin where I fly home from.
The Route takes in many historical sites that are either general to D-Day or the War in general and many specific to just my Dad’s exploits.
I will be visiting Langeais where there is an original ‘Box Car’ railway carriage the same as Dad was transported in.
In Germany, although nothing to do with my Dad, as his train by-passed it, out of respect, I will be visiting the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, before I see Colditz and eventually Stalag IVB
Above is the overview off the whole route I will be Cycling, and below are the individual daily routes I will be following.
You will see some days I have split into 2 separate routes.
This was all planned using KOMOOT and I will be able to navigate turn by turn on my Wahoo Cycling Computer which acts like a mini Sat Nav and also records my exact journey.
DAY 1 – 80 MILES
DAY 2 – 89 MILES
DAY 3 – 108 MILES
DAY 4 – 101 MILES
DAY 5 – 86 MILES
DAY 6 – 83 MILES
DAY 7 – 77 MILES
DAY 8 – 97 MILES
DAY 9 – 56 MILES
DAY 10 – 121 MILES
DAY 11 – 117 MILES
DAY 12 – 88 MILES
DAY 13 – 123
DAY 14 – 82 MILES
DAY 15 – 124 MILES
DAY 16 – 115 MILES
DAY 17 – 51 MILES
DAY 18 – 68 MILES
DAY 19 – 76 MILES
DAY 19 (part 2) – ALTERNATIVE ROUTE IF FERRY NOT AVAILABLE
DAY 20 – 115 MILES
DAY 21 – 43 MILES
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