• Ems Cycle Route, brig 'Friederike' in front of Papenburg's town hall
  • Oder-Neisse Cycle Route, Muskauer Park
  • Bentheim County Cycle Tour, Povelturm municipal museum in Nordhorn
  • German Football Route in North Rhine-Westphalia, nostalgia tour
  • Coal, Wind & Water Tour, church in Hilmersdorf
  • Diemel Cycle Route, Trendelburg Castle
  • Teutoburg Forest Wellness Cycle Route, Externsteine fissured rocks in the Teutoburg Forest
  • Green Route, winding tower in Maasmechelen
  • Saale Cycle Route, Rudelsburg Castle in Bad Kösen
  • Hellweg-Weser Bike&Rail Route, town hall in Rietberg
  • Werra Valley Cycle Route, art in the Werra Valley
  • Weser Cycle Route, Klimahaus in Bremerhaven
  • Mountain biking in the Solling-Vogler nature reserve
  • Rhine Cycle Route, Bacharach
  • Lower Rhine Route, Duisburg's river docks
  • Hessen Railway Cycle Route, Eisenbach Palace near Lauterbach
  • Paneuropa Cycle Route, Karlsruhe Palace
  • 'Flaeming Skate' Bike & Skate Route, Zinna Abbey
  • Havel Cycle Route, clay pit lake near Zehdenick
  • 100 Castles and Palaces Route, Münster Palace
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Cycling in Germany: between city and countryside by bike

Cycling is healthy, good for the environment and, of course, lots of fun. More than 200 long-distance cycle routes in Germany offer opportunity for sightseeing in cities and for romantic rides through unspoilt nature.

With 200 long-distance cycle routes spanning a wide range of regions, you're spoilt for choice. Cycling is tough but rewarding in the Alps, or for more leisurely tours take your bike through the vineyards. Ideal for families are the many riverside routes which offer plenty of wayside distraction. Or perhaps you'd prefer to cycle from museum to mueum? What ever you decide, Germany has a range of cyclist-friendly accommodation – from farmstays to castle hotels.

Discover Germany's cities and regions on more than 70,000 kilometres of cycle routes. The choice is simply too great to stay at home!