Experience the beauty of Bavaria by bike. Enjoy fresh mountain air and turquoise mountain lakes as well as picturesque villages with interesting histories, or relax in a luxurious spa hotel. In beautiful Bavaria there is the right cycle route for every level of fitness. From idyllic river paths for leisurely riders and the whole family to historically interesting roads and places as well as modern wellness oases, you will find everything here. Bavaria's mountains also invite you to demanding mountain-bike tours. Take your bike and off you go!
The Lake Constance–Königssee route and the Romantic Road The 418 km Lake Constance–Königssee route leads you on surfaced roads through the Oberallgäu and the Zugspitze region as far as Berchtesgadener Land. On this tour you can test your bike on a good number of climbs and rapid descents. Divided into pleasant stages, the ascents into the mountains add up to 3,310 metres of altitude. Explore the Alpine foothills on your bike. Highlights on this cycle route are Neuschwanstein in Schwangau near Füssen and Herrenchiemsee Palace. Comfortably rideable roads, the magnificent nature at the Tegernsee or in Berchtesgadener Land — cycling tours can be this relaxing too!
Here you can recover in a luxurious spa hotel before heading on into the mountains. An easier route for relaxed tours on your bike is the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Füssen. The popular holiday road is 460 km long and runs on mostly asphalted roads through Franconia as well as the Allgäu and Upper Bavaria. In Bavaria in particular a mountain bike suggests itself for the smaller and larger mountains and climbs. Ride through the beautiful landscape on a cycle route of easy to medium difficulty. The high points include Würzburg and Rothenburg ob der Tauber as well as Neuschwanstein Castle and the Käthe Kruse Doll Museum in Donauwörth.
The Isar and Inn cycle routes “Pure cycling experience” awaits you on the Isar cycle route. The 300 km route begins in the beautiful surroundings of the Karwendel and follows the Isar downstream. The easily rideable roads are ideal for a cycling holiday with the family and for those who like to take their time. For sportier riders there are additional variants with climbs and unsurfaced tracks in the immediate vicinity. Right at the start you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Sylvenstein reservoir. The Brauneck, Munich's local mountain, is only one of the beautiful peaks you will see on this route. The highlights of this bike tour are not only idyllic Mittenwald and Grünwald Castle, but also the historic towns of Landshut and Freising.
Another magnificent river route is the 530 km Inn cycle route from Maloja to Passau. The Inn route is one of the loveliest long-distance cycle routes in Europe. Because there are some steeper climbs to master between Maloja and Innsbruck, touring bikes as well as trekking or mountain bikes are recommended. Between Innsbruck and Passau there are only isolated climbs. On this tour you get to know Tyrol and the Chiemsee-Alpenland as well as Upper Austria and the Passau region on your bike. Explore Landeck Castle and the historic old town of Wasserburg, and enjoy wellness in St. Moritz.
Cycle routes for every taste In beautiful Bavaria you will find exactly the right route for your individual cycling tour. Easy and pleasant routes for connoisseurs and families follow rivers through a magnificent landscape. Tours for the sporty run over demanding tracks through the mountains. So everyone finds the right way for their cycling holiday in Bavaria.
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