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The river is crossed at Mainz for a short ride through the Rheingau to Rüdesheim. From Bingen, the route stays on the left bank through the Rhine Gorge, passing romantic castles and the Loreley rock opposite. The route continues north, crossing the Mosel at Koblenz then past the Eifel mountains through Andernach and Remagen to reach Bonn. Here there is a major change in the landscape as the mountains are left behind for the plains of Nordrhein-Westfalen. From Bonn, through Köln and Düsseldorf to Duisburg you pass through the industrial heart of Germany. However, apart from the approach to Duisburg past a series of steelworks, the stretches between cities are surprisingly rural. Beyond Köln, we cross the river to visit attractive Düsseldorf and industrial Duisburg. The final stretch in Germany crosses wide open agricultural plains following a series of flood dykes on the left bank with occasional glimpses of the river as it meanders widely towards the Dutch border at Millingen.

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