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Cycling Tours in the Wine Regions
What makes a cycling tour through Germany's wine regions so special? Is it necessary to take three pairs of shoes on a cycling tour? What is the quality of the cycle paths like? Where can I find hosts who are happy to welcome cyclists? What does "Bett+Bike" stand for? Andreas Kaul gets to the bottom of these questions with Christian Tänzler, national chairman of the cycling association for Germany, the Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad Club (ADFC) and Susanne Münch from the Edgar Klohr winery in the Pfalz.
The bicycle is a wonderful means of transport for getting to know a region. The pace isn’t too fast to miss interesting things along the way, and most of the time the bike paths lead right past the main attractions. Moreover, with a bicycle - with or without a battery - the radius is larger than when hiking so you can explore more highlights. It is also possible to take a break at any point where there is something interesting to see. And lastly, you can indulge in the well-earned culinary temptations of the region after a decent cycling tour.
Bicycle paths along rivers characterise the landscape in many of Germany's wine regions: whether cycling by the Nahe, Mosel, Neckar or Main, along the Saale and Unstrut rivers in the north, the Tauber Valley or by the vineyards of Sachsen along the Elbe. The Rhine Cycling Route between Worms and Bonn leads you almost continuously past vineyards. On the left side you experience Rheinhessen and the Mittelrhein, on the right side you see the Rheingau. Further north, there is the beautiful Ahr Cycling Route, which is now open again after the disastrous flood of 2021. There is much to explore and this list is far from complete!
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Taking a break on the Württemberg Wine Cycling Route (Source: LVWO_Weinsberg).
Vineyards near Lauda-Königshofen (Source: Tourismusverband „Liebliches Taubertal“/Peter Frischmuth).
The German wine regions away from the rivers also offer many beautiful landscapes and villages, ideally enjoyed on a bike: whether around the Kaiserstuhl in Baden, along the German Wine Route in the Pfalz, the Bergstrasse in Baden and Hesse or on the numerous cycle paths that criss-cross Rheinhessen.
Whichever German wine region you choose, they all have one thing in common: where wine grows, people are often in a good mood, open-minded and like to enjoy themselves.
Not surprisingly, there is also a symbiosis of wine and pleasure that is reflected in the gastronomic offerings, as well as the many wine festivals and cultural events, that enrich the wine regions. All of this, coupled with the aesthetic landscapes, makes the 13 German wine-growing regions the perfect destination to explore on two wheels.
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