tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post3169576960313733454..comments2024-03-27T17:51:48.017+00:00Comments on John Hayes Walks: Stage 14 - MaximilianswegJohn Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351092993224063387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-46360332180608511272011-04-24T00:15:30.336+01:002011-04-24T00:15:30.336+01:00No, John, you are not the only one walking from We...No, John, you are not the only one walking from West to East. The authors of the German guide of the Maximiliansweg (actually following in the footsteps of a 19th-century Bavarian king) do it, and so do, I assume, their readers. Try to buy their guide which is equally informative and even more colourful than that by the Kaefers. Their maps and figures are even more informative if you must discard the text in German. Search for "Maximiliansweg" in any good bookshop when you are near Bregenz. Maybe Konstanz is near enough. <br /><br />MennoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-76874722832573065502010-10-14T17:25:07.893+01:002010-10-14T17:25:07.893+01:00Be aware that the Austrian grading system refers t...Be aware that the Austrian grading system refers to the danger involved for ramblers from flat countries. On a "light tour" of 45 KM your only risk is to drop dead from exhaustion. On a "very heavy tour" of 10 KM you may rather fall down from slippery grass, pebbles and ice, all placed vertical rather than horizontal. "Light" and "heavy" do not refer to the length of the tour. Moreover, Austrians do consider some use of the hands normal for rambling if rocks demand so. <br /><br />MennoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com