Dieppe to Geneva walk 2023: DAY 45 - OPFERDINGEN to ENGEN (Wednesday 31 May)

Our journey through southern Germany continued with a longer walk on bike paths, quiet roads and walking tracks, culminating in our rejoining the Freiburg to Konstanz Querweg for the last few kilometres into Engen. We started by following a cycle route from Opferdingen through the villages of Riedböhringen and Hondingen. There was minimal traffic, the sun was shining, and the going was good.

Heading out from Opferdingen for the day's walk

A relaxed start to the day's walking

Coming into Hondingen

A local lad going about his business in Hondingen

The next several kilometres were on a bike path that largely followed a railway line. There were several cyclists and a few other walkers using the path.

We weren't the only one enjoying the sunny day on the bike path

We saw a fox in a field below us.

We had our picnic lunch stop in the village of Leipferdingen, then left the cycle route to join a walking path up to Napoleonseck.

Leipferdingen

Walking on to Napoleonseck

Napoleonseck is a viewpoint where soldiers from the French army had a lookout prior to the Battle of Engen in 1800. The view is largely over the volcanic region of Hegau. At this point, we rejoined the Querweg that we had been on at times over the last few days.

Napoleonseck

On towards Engen on the Querweg

Shortly after leaving Napoleonseck, we reached the 1,000 kilometre mark of our trip. We marked the occasion in the traditional way - with a ceremonial selfie.

1,000 kilometres on foot since leaving Dieppe

The last few kilometres into Engen were largely downhill. On the way down we passed a memorial to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Engen in 1800.