Nice, sunny day, with little wind, and a temperature of 12C. The route goes through towns, past farms and woodland, on roads that are either quiet or partly closed and well marshaled. There are one or two small climbs - enough to give encouragement on the downhill sections, but not to cause distress on the uphill - and most of the last mile is downhill. It's not that easy to get to (change trains in Koln and Munster), but it's worth the effort.