Tours

Here is a list of our rides that I have made travelogues of so far: Click on any underlined link to take you to a description. Or, page down for brief maps and distances.

Fairytale, Weser, Diemel, Fulda, Altmühl, Austrian Danube, Eder, Lahn, German Danube, Spree, Neckar, Five Rivers, around Lake Constance. The Rhine, Werra, Saar/Mosel, Main, Baltic Coast, Elbe, Roman Route, Pader, Leine, Nahe and the Kocher Jagst Tauber just so far. In 2008, we will post tours about the Lake District in Mecklenburg, a tour of six rivers in Hesse, and more.

	Click on maps to see details of tour.
*The Fairytale Tour, Central Germany:* Five days covering 137 miles (221 km) starting and ending in Kassel in central Germany. Back to top
*The Weser River Valley, Northern Germany:* Eight Days covering 247 miles (397 km). Back to top
*The Diemel River Valley, Central Germany:* This is a two or three day’s ride covers 115 miles (186 km). Back to top
*The Fulda River Valley, Central Germany:* This three day’s ride covers 132 miles (213 km). Back to top
*The Altmühl River, including the Danube from Regensburg to Passau, Southern Germany (Bavaria):* This is a five day tour over 230 miles (371 km). Back to top
*The Austrian Danube River Passau to Vienna, Lower Austria:* We took six days to cover the 201-mile (324 km) route, not counting the two days we spent sightseeing in Vienna. Back to top
*The Eder River, Central Germany:* This 93-mile (150 km) tour took us four days at a leisurely pace with lots of sightseeing stops. Back to top
*The Lahn River, Central Germany:* The tour is an easy three day ride over 73 miles (117 km) of river valley dotted with castles and quaint villages. Back to top
*The German Danube River from its source to Passau, Southern Germany (Bavaria):* This is a 8-day tour over 370 miles (596 km). Back to top
*The Spree River, Southeastern Germany:* This is a 7-day tour over 250 miles (402 km). Back to top
*The Neckar River, Southwestern Germany:* This is a 6-day tour over 232 miles (373 km). Back to top
*The Five Rivers, Southern Germany:* This is a 5-day, 193-mile or 310-kilometer. Back to top
*Lake Constance, Southern Germany:* A 4-day, 150-mile (241 km) circular bike tour. Back to top
*The Rhine, Western Germany:* This is an 18-day, 592-mile, 953-km bicycle tour along one of the most important rivers in Europe. Back to top
*The Werra, Central Germany:*** This is an 6-day, 194-mile, 313-km bicycle tour down one of Germany's last wild rivers. Back to top
Saar/Mosel, Western Germany: This is an 6-day, 162-mile, 261-km bicycle tour down down the Saar from the French border to Konz on the Mosel. Then down the Mosel to Koblenz. Undoubtedly one of Germany's most picturesque rivers. Back to top
The Main, Central Germany: This is an 9-day, 325 mile, 524-kilometer tour along the Main River from Bayreuth to Mainz. OK, so we took our time, it was hot, so give us a break, alright. This is beer and wine country if ever there was such a thing in Germany. Back to top
The Elbe, Eastern Germany: This is a 14-day, 540-mile, 870-kilometer tour along the Elbe River. It starts in Bad Schandau near the German/Czech border and continues to the river’s mouth near Cuxhaven on the North Sea. Back to top
*The Baltic Coast, Northern Germany:*** This is a 467-mile, 752-kilometer tour along the north coast of Germany from Flensburg near the border with Denmark to the island of Usedom near the German Poland border. The Germans call this body of water the Ost See or Ostsee but in English we know it as the Baltic Sea. Back to top
The Roman Route, West Central Germany: A 6-day, 197-mile (317 km) bike tour along the Lippe River in northwestern Germany. The tour starts in Xanten on the lower Rhine and ends in Detmold deep in the Teutoburg Forest. Back to top
Pader River, Northwestern Germany: A little tongue in cheek here, this is our shortest river ride. It is 3.5 miles in length, the Pader is certainly Germany's shortest river. It is 588 miles shorter than the Rhine, Germany's longest river. I think it took us about 45 minutes, including getting lost once. Back to top	Look for it. I have drawn a green circle around the red dot.
Leine River, Central Germany: A 5-day, 183-mile (294 km) bicycle tour through a beautiful valley in central Germany. An uncrowded, unhurried, and picturesque ride past several historic towns and cities that nestle into the valley. Back to top
Nahe River, Central Germany: A short 2-day, 79 mile (128 km), ride from Türkismühle to Bingen on the Rhine. The Nahe is a beautiful river valley with many historic cities, interesting natural features, dotted with many vineyards. Back to top
Kocher Jagst Tauber, South Central Germany: A somewhat hilly 5-day, 244 mile (392 km), ride from Aalen to Bad Friedrichshall then back to Aalen but we stopped at Crailsheim and took a train to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. From there we rode to Wertheim on the Main River. Back to top

Revised: June 26, 2009