To escape the fireworks on August 1st with our dog, we will 'escape' to the Netherlands during this time.
Day
Home Base
Krokusweg 5a, Gerlafingen, Amtei Bucheggberg-Wasseramt, Solothurn, Switzerland
47° 9' 47.9" N 7° 34' 14.4" E
47.1633073 7.5706773
• Head toward Rosenstrasse on Krokusweg. Go for 96 m.
• Turn left onto Rosenstrasse. Go for 405 m.
• Turn right onto Waldstrasse. Go for 117 m.
• Turn right onto Schulhausstrasse. Go for 233 m.
• Turn left onto Obergerlafingenstrasse. Go for 264 m.
• Take the 1st exit from roundabout onto Kriegstettenstrasse. Go for 1.1 km.
• Continue on Gerlafingerstrasse. Go for 304 m.
• Take ramp onto A1 toward Zürich/Basel/Luzern/Solothurn. Go for 24.0 km.
• Take exit 45 toward E35/Basel/Egerkingen onto A2. Go for 41.5 km.
• Keep right onto A3 (Basel-Kleinhüningen) toward Mulhouse/EuroAirport/Basel-Kleinhüningen/Lörrach/Weil am Rhein. Go for 3.8 km.
• Continue on A35. Go for 25.5 km.
• Take the exit toward Paris/Lyon/Mulhouse onto A35. Go for 40.5 km.
• Continue on D83. Go for 10.7 km.
• Keep left onto A35. Go for 39.0 km.
• Continue on A355 toward E25/A4/Paris/A35/Karlsruhe/Strasbourg. Go for 25.1 km.
• Continue on A4 (Autoroute de l'Est). Go for 155 km.
• Take the exit toward Thionville/Luxembourg/Longwy onto A31. Go for 36.2 km.
• Continue on A3. Go for 6.4 km.
• Take exit 2 toward Bettembourg. Go for 312 m.
• Turn left onto N31. Go for 882 m.
• Turn right onto Route de Luxembourg (CR186). Go for 5.0 km.
• Turn left onto Route de Bettembourg. Go for 258 m.
• Turn right onto Route de Bettembourg. Go for 146 m.
• Turn right. Go for 92 m.
• Turn left. Go for 121 m.
• Arrive at your destination on the left.
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416,6 km
(4 hrs. 4 min.)
City-Camping Kockelscheuer
A very nice site with good and practical amenities. Spacious, large pitches, many of which are shaded. Most pitches are on grass, making them ideal for both short and long stays.
The sanitary facilities are a bit dated, but clean.
route de Bettembourg, 1899, Luxemburg, Luxembourg
49° 34' 22" N 6° 6' 32" E
49.5727800 6.1088900
• Head east.
• Arrive at your destination on the right.
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Distance not available
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City-camping Kockelscheuer
route de Bettembourg, 1899, Luxemburg, Luxembourg
49° 34' 22" N 6° 6' 32" E
49.5727800 6.1088900
• Head east. Go for 33 m.
• Continue on Route de Bettembourg. Go for 146 m.
• Turn left onto Route de Bettembourg. Go for 258 m.
• Turn left onto Route de Bettembourg (CR186). Go for 413 m.
• Turn left toward Route d'Esch/N4. Go for 424 m.
• Continue on Route d'Esch (N4). Go for 1.7 km.
• Take ramp onto A4 toward Luxembourg. Go for 1.7 km.
• Take the exit toward Bruxelles/Liège onto A6. Go for 18.2 km.
• Continue on E25/E411. Go for 42.5 km.
• Continue on E411 toward Bruxelles/Namur. Go for 140 km.
• Take ramp onto R0 toward Ring/E19/E40. Go for 1.8 km.
• Keep left onto R0 toward Gent/E40/Luik/Antwerpen/E19/Luchthaven Zaventem. Go for 7.0 km.
• Continue on E40. Go for 3.6 km.
• Take the exit toward Antwerpen/Mechelen/Luchthaven Cargo onto E19. Go for 34.8 km.
• Take the exit toward Breda/Luik/Haven 1-999 onto E19/E34 (Kleine Ring). Go for 3.8 km.
• Continue on E19 (Ring Antwerpen 2) toward Ring 2/Breda/Haven. Go for 5.8 km.
• Take the exit toward Bergen op Zoom/Haven onto A12 (Antwerpen-Noord). Go for 19.2 km.
• Continue on A4. Go for 5.9 km.
• Take the exit toward Vlissingen/Goes onto A58 (Zeelandweg). Go for 36.1 km.
• Take the exit toward Gent/Terneuzen/'s-Heerenhoek onto N62 (Sloeweg). Go for 5.9 km.
• Take left ramp onto N62 toward Borssele/Terneuzen (TOL)/Gent (TOL)/Havens 7000-9900. Go for 11.1 km.
• Arrive at Westerscheldetunnel (N62).
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340,9 km
(3 hrs. 6 min.)
Westerscheldetunnel
Westerscheldetunnelweg, Ellewoutsdijk, Seeland, Niederlande
51° 22' 19.3" N 3° 47' 54.6" E
51.3720300 3.7985000
• Head south on Westerscheldetunnel (N62). Go for 4.7 km.
• Take ramp toward Terneuzen. Go for 552 m.
• Take the 1st exit from roundabout onto Herbert H. Dowweg (N252) toward Terneuzen/Haven 500-1200. Go for 273 m.
• Take the 1st exit from roundabout toward N62/Goes (TOL)/Middelburg (TOL). Go for 234 m.
• Take ramp onto Westerscheldetunnelweg (N62). Go for 15.3 km.
• Take ramp onto Sloeweg (N62). Go for 4.9 km.
• Take ramp onto A58 toward Breda/Bergen op Zoom/Goes. Go for 5.7 km.
• Take the exit toward Zierikzee/Goes onto A256 (Deltaweg). Go for 5.9 km.
• Continue on Deltaweg (N256) toward Zierikzee/Rotterdam/Neeltje Jans. Go for 6.3 km.
• Continue on 1e Deltaweg (N256) toward Zierikzee/Rotterdam. Go for 6.1 km.
• Arrive at Zeelandbrug (N256). Your destination is on the left.
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50,0 km
( 32 min.)
Zeelandbrug
Seeland, Niederlande
51° 37' 35.2" N 3° 54' 37.6" E
51.6264449 3.9104343
• Head northeast on Zeelandbrug (N256). Go for 3.9 km.
• Turn right onto Rijksweg (N59) toward Nieuwerkerk/Bruinisse/Rotterdam. Go for 9.7 km.
• Keep right toward Rijksweg/N59. Go for 36 m.
• Take the 2nd exit from roundabout onto Rijksweg (N59) toward Steenbergen/Middelharnis/Rotterdam. Go for 23.5 km.
• Take ramp onto A29. Go for 20.8 km.
• Take the left exit toward Ring-Z/W/Europoort/Amsterdam/Schiedam onto A15 (Knooppunt Vaanplein). Go for 8.2 km.
• Keep right onto A15 (Knooppunt Benelux) toward Hoogvliet/Ring-West/Rotterdam-Noord/Amsterdam/Den Haag/Ring/A4. Go for 764 m.
• Take the exit toward Ring-West/Rotterdam-Noord/Amsterdam/Den Haag/Ring onto A4 (Knooppunt Benelux). Go for 2.5 km.
• Keep left onto A4 (Beneluxweg) toward Amsterdam/Den Haag/Hoek v. Holland. Go for 13.6 km.
• Take exit 12 toward Ring-Zuid/Den Haag-Zuid/Wateringen/Naaldwijk/E30/N211. Go for 1.2 km.
• Turn left onto Wippolderlaan (N211). Go for 1.9 km.
• Turn right onto Wateringveldseweg. Go for 227 m.
• Take the 2nd exit from roundabout onto Wateringveldseweg. Go for 232 m.
• Take the 1st exit from roundabout onto Dorpskade. Go for 621 m.
• Turn right onto Zwetkade Noord. Go for 1.2 km.
• Arrive at Zwetkade Noord. Your destination is on the right.
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88,3 km
( 58 min.)
Minicamping Zwetzone
A small campsite outside of The Hague. Very friendly hosts, beautiful, and well-organized pitches. The restrooms are quite old, but clean and perfectly adequate. Without a bike, you're a bit stuck; the nearest tram stop is about a 25-minute walk away. Line 16 takes you directly to Den Haag HS station in about 20 minutes. From there, you can take trams 1 or 9 to the city center or the beach in just a few minutes.
The free Wi-Fi is very slow and potentially dangerous because you can see all the logged-in devices and, with a little skill, you can even access them.
Since we didn't have any bikes with us, we wouldn't choose this place again, but all in all it was perfectly fine.
Zwetkade Noord 7, 2291, HZ Wateringen, Netherlands
52° 0' 16" N 4° 17' 4.5" E
52.0044500 4.2845700
• Head southwest on Zwetkade Noord.
• Arrive at Zwetkade Noord. Your destination is on the right.
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Distance not available
(Duration not available)
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Den Haag: Sightseeing & Shopping
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Den Haag: Sightseeing & Shopping
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Minicamping Zwetzone
Zwetkade Noord 7, 2291, HZ Wateringen, Netherlands
52° 0' 16" N 4° 17' 4.5" E
52.0044500 4.2845700
• Head northeast on Zwetkade Noord. Go for 1.2 km.
• Turn left onto Dorpskade. Go for 594 m.
• Take the 3rd exit from roundabout onto Wateringveldseweg. Go for 273 m.
• Take the 2nd exit from roundabout onto Wateringveldseweg. Go for 277 m.
• Turn left onto Wippolderlaan (N211). Go for 1.7 km.
• Turn right and take ramp onto A4 toward Delft/De Lier (N223)/Schipluiden. Go for 7.9 km.
• Keep left onto A4 toward Ring-W/Bergen op Zoom/Europoort. Go for 3.9 km.
• Keep left onto A4 (Ring Rotterdam) toward Rotterdam-Zuid/Bergen op Zoom/Europoort/Ring. Go for 4.0 km.
• Take the left exit toward Nijmegen/Dordrecht onto A15 (Knooppunt Benelux). Go for 13.5 km.
• Keep left onto Knooppunt Ridderkerk toward E19/Antwerpen/Breda/Dordrecht/A16. Go for 1.5 km.
• Continue on A16 (Knooppunt Ridderkerk). Go for 7.7 km.
• Keep left onto A16 toward Antwerpen/Eindhoven/Breda/Dordrecht. Go for 19.2 km.
• Continue on A16 toward Breda/Antwerpen. Go for 13.8 km.
• Take the exit toward Breda-Oost/Industrieterrein Breda 7000-9900/Tilburg/Eindhoven onto A58. Go for 50.0 km.
• Take the left exit toward Maastricht/Venlo onto A2 (Randweg Eindhoven). Go for 13.6 km.
• Keep right onto A67 toward Duisburg/Venlo. Go for 44.9 km.
• Take the exit toward Roermond/Maastricht onto A73. Go for 6.9 km.
• Keep left onto A74 (Knooppunt Tiglia) toward Koblenz/Mönchengladbach/Nettetal. Go for 1.9 km.
• Continue on A61. Go for 36.0 km.
• Continue on Autobahndreieck Mönchengladbach-Wanlo toward Koblenz/Aachen/Düsseldorf/A61. Go for 375 m.
• Take the exit onto A46. Go for 3.8 km.
• Take exit 11 toward Koblenz/Köln/Aachen/A61 onto A44. Go for 8.2 km.
• Take exit 16 toward Koblenz/Köln onto A61. Go for 40.7 km.
• Continue on A61 toward Koblenz/Weilerswist. Go for 25.7 km.
• Take exit 29 toward Altenahr/Gelsdorf/B257 onto A565. Go for 1.4 km.
• Continue on B257. Go for 3.2 km.
• Turn left onto Schönbergstraße (K34) toward Esch/Dernau. Go for 1.8 km.
• Turn right onto Dernauer Straße (K35). Go for 295 m.
• Continue on K35. Go for 3.5 km.
• Turn right onto B267 toward Nürburgring/Altenahr. Go for 3.6 km.
• Turn right onto Bungertstraße. Go for 72 m.
• Continue on Sonnscheidstraße. Go for 341 m.
• Continue on Deutzerwiese. Go for 26 m.
• Arrive at Deutzerwiese. Your destination is on the left.
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321,9 km
(3 hrs. 2 min.)
Camping Zur Burgwiese
A beautiful site located in a wine-growing region. It's primarily for permanent campers, but there are a few tourist sites. The hosts are very friendly and helpful, and the on-site restaurant, "Klause zur Burgwiese," is very good and reasonably priced.
There are many paths for dog walks right next to the campsite, but otherwise it's somewhat lost. You can tell that the village was affected by the 2021 floods; there are several abandoned buildings in the lower part of the village. Particularly impressive: you can see how high the water was on the building walls.
The infrastructure, especially the restrooms, are quite dated. While adequate and acceptable for one night, we wouldn't consider a longer stay, even though the area is ideal for beautiful hikes. However, the site is well maintained, and the restrooms are clean. The small pool is great for cooling off.
At least two 50-cent coins are required for showering (4 minutes of showering). The price for the site is rather high; we paid 50 euros for a motorhome, three people, and a dog, plus an extra charge for showering.
Sonnscheidstr. 35, 53508, Mayschoß, Deutschland
50° 31' 16.5" N 7° 0' 53.6" E
50.5212400 7.0149000
• Head north on Deutzerwiese.
• Arrive at Deutzerwiese. Your destination is on the left.
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Distance not available
(Duration not available)
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Camping Zur Burgwiese
Sonnscheidstr. 35, 53508, Mayschoß, Germany
50° 31' 16.5" N 7° 0' 53.6" E
50.5212400 7.0149000
• Head toward Tiergartenstraße on Deutzerwiese. Go for 26 m.
• Continue on Sonnscheidstraße. Go for 341 m.
• Continue on Bungertstraße. Go for 72 m.
• Turn left onto Ahr-Rotweinstraße (B267). Go for 11.1 km.
• Take ramp onto A573 toward Linz/Sinzig/Bad Neuenahr/B266. Go for 581 m.
• Continue on B266. Go for 5.6 km.
• Continue on A571. Go for 1.8 km.
• Take the left exit toward Ludwigshafen/Mainz/Koblenz onto A61. Go for 199 km.
• Take the left exit toward Stuttgart/Heilbronn/Karlsruhe onto A6. Go for 7.8 km.
• Take exit 31 toward Basel/Karlsruhe onto A5. Go for 224 km.
• Continue on A2. Go for 14.1 km.
• Keep right onto A2 (Verzweigung Augst) toward Chiasso/Gotthard/Luzern/Bern/Arisdorf. Go for 28.2 km.
• Take exit 45 toward Lausanne/Bern/Biel/Bienne/Oensingen onto A1 (Härkingen). Go for 24.4 km.
• Take exit 40 toward Kriegstetten/Biberist/Gerlafingen. Go for 317 m.
• Continue on Gerlafingerstrasse. Go for 135 m.
• Continue on Kriegstettenstrasse. Go for 1.1 km.
• Take the 2nd exit from roundabout onto Obergerlafingenstrasse. Go for 305 m.
• Turn right onto Schulhausstrasse. Go for 135 m.
• Turn left onto Nelkenstrasse. Go for 376 m.
• Turn right onto Magnolienstrasse. Go for 123 m.
• Turn left onto Rosenstrasse. Go for 53 m.
• Turn right onto Krokusweg. Go for 96 m.
• Arrive at Krokusweg. Your destination is on the left.
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519,9 km
(5 hrs. )
Home Base
Krokusweg 5a, Gerlafingen, Amtei Bucheggberg-Wasseramt, Solothurn, Switzerland
47° 9' 47.9" N 7° 34' 14.4" E
47.1633073 7.5706773
