In addition to the free flyers and brochures, we recommend the Sauerland travel guides , which feature many interesting places to visit and tips for the Sauerland.
If you’d like to take additional maps with you on your trip, we recommend:
... the “Kompakt-Spiralo” from BVA Bielefelder Verlag. It provides excellent orientation along the RuhrtalRadweg. In a handy format (23x12 cm), it features clear maps at a scale of 1:50,000 as well as detailed tourist information, useful addresses, and tips. Including a current tour guide with all the information on accommodations and services, you can get the Kompakt-Spiralo for just 9.95 euros.
... Bruckmann’s Cycling Guide by Mathias Eickhoff. It describes the RuhrtalRadweg, divided into 16 daily stages, across 192 pages with plenty of helpful information and insider tips. Including a map section at a scale of 1:75,000, the cycling guide is available for just 10.00 euros.
... the “RuhrtalRadweg” cycling travel guide by Mathias Eickhoff, as it combines the best of a richly illustrated coffee-table book with the practical tips of a touring and travel guide. The book is the “all-inclusive package” for any cycling vacation along the Ruhr. Accompanied by many atmospheric photos of the RuhrtalRadweg, the guidebook is available for 13.00 euros.
... The Ruhr—River of Hearts. From Source to Mouth by Tanja Breukelchen. For the author, who grew up in the Ruhrgebiet, the river is both home and a place of longing. Her book invites readers to explore the Ruhrgebiet along the river that gives it its name. The travel guide is available for 18.00 euros.
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