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Day 21 - Sat 20 Jun 15: Muhldorf am Inn to Simbach am Inn

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Estimated km: 46; Actual km: 50; Total km: 960; Ride time: 3h05m; Start time: 8:30am; End time: 1:35pm; Av speed: 16 kph   8-14 deg C, cloudy and cool (in some parts quite cold!) with showers/drizzle all the way nearly.   The quiet hotel out of town, away from traffic and crowds, ensured we had a good night sleep last night. A hearty brekkie with two busloads of tourists at 7:30am and we were on the road by 8:30am. As if on cue, the light rain started and the temp dropped to about 8 deg C.   So we stopped, just after we started, to don a layer of wet-weather-gear.   On we went into the light rain.   A mix of paths (both gravel & bitumen) along the Inn River, quiet back roads, or great off-road cycle paths filled the day.   A stiff tailwind pushed us along nicely and the km clicked over fairly easy.   The coffee/bakery options were fairly scarce but we managed to sniff one out at the little town of Marktl which pleased the caffeine and pastry ...