I started this journey in downtown Würzburg. In Germany, many towns end when you reach the city limits. You are in the field, quite literally. In this picture, the parking lot light above the trees is at the very edge of Würzburg; the city is teeming just beyond the trees. Behind me is seventeen miles of old forest paths and farm tracks connecting various villages along the way to the next town of any size, Kitzingen.
The drive from Würzburg to Nürnberg on the autobahn is about 65-70 miles. It might take an hour or even less because, of course, there is no speed limit. I walked the scenic route and did it in 123 miles, about a week.
Between Tiefenstockheim and Herrnsheim.
Working the tractor ruts across a planted field near Westheim, Germany.
This tiny creek is about six hundred yards from joining the great river Main. I followed it into downtown Kitzingen.
North of Stubach.
Over many years of doing this, I have found that sometimes the best way to enter a village is to locate the church. The dogs are either waiting at the bridge or hanging out on the dirt roads. In Germany, the dogs are of a more serious variety and are therefore kept under very strict control.
Near Radersacker.
Herzogenaurach.
Northwest of Bronnamberg.
In the rain north towards Dornheim.
Near Wilhelmdorf.
Hauptbanhof, Nürnberg.