The results of the latest ADFC Cycling Travel Survey clearly show that cycling vacations remain popular, with nearly 40 million people cycling—whether on vacation, on day trips, or in their free time. This means that about half of all adults in Germany ride a bike during the most beautiful time of the year. At the same time, e-bike use is on the rise, and outdoor recreation is particularly in demand. The Romantic Road, Germany’s only certified quality vacation route, offers all cycling travelers excellent opportunities to take relaxing bike tours—by bicycle or e-bike—along the route from Würzburg to Füssen, actively and enjoyably experiencing romantic landscapes and towns along the way.
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The town of Creglingen, for example, offers a lovely day trip featuring Riemenschneider, wine, and castles. Covering about 46 km, the route leads from the medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber down to the picturesque wine village of Markelsheim. Following the course of the Tauber River, the route is mostly downhill, and worthwhile detours along the way offer magnificent views. The Tauber Valley is quite narrow here, and stone-walled slopes from Tauberzell onward indicate cultivated vineyards. Time and again, you can enjoy magnificent views of the valley. In Creglingen, it’s worth visiting the Herrgottskirche to see Tilman Riemenschneider’s masterpiece, his Altar of the Virgin Mary. In the town center, a rose garden, sections of the city wall, and romantic town towers invite you to take a break. Lower Franconia begins in the small village of Klingen, and Röttingen welcomes its guests as a festival town with a castle and an interesting sundial trail. In Weikersheim, be sure to visit the castle and the magnificent Baroque garden with its orangery. From the market square, it’s just a few steps to the Schlossbrücke and the magnificent, idyllic grounds. The bike route continues to the well-known wine village of Markelsheim. This charming village lies amidst a picturesque hilly landscape, surrounded by vineyards, and has a town center worth seeing. Charging stations for e-bikes are available at the tourist information offices in both Creglingen and Weikersheim.
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“The View from the Bock into the Ries”—even the name of this 14-kilometer e-bike tour through Harburg and around the western villages promises an exciting experience. The tour leads through Ronheim and Katzenstein along the Wörnitz River to Heroldingen. Here, be sure to visit St. Martin’s Church with its choir tower. The route continues past the Rollenberg through Hoppingen and Großsorheim. This is followed by a challenging climb up the edge of the Ries to the Bock, the 562-meter-high Bockberg on the southeastern edge of the Ries crater. You’ll be rewarded with a wonderful panoramic view of the Ries, Harburg, the Wörnitz Valley, and all the way to Donauwörth. On a clear day, you can even make out the peaks of the Alps on the horizon. This e-bike tour, which covers 220 meters of elevation gain, can be completed in just over an hour and a half. A network of charging stations has also been provided: there are numerous options for charging your e-bike battery in and around Harburg. These include Café Käferlein on the market square in Harburg, the Landgasthof Weberhans in the Mündling district, and the Hotel-Restaurant Straussen on the market square in Harburg.
The picturesque town of Peiting offers everything from leisurely to challenging bike tours in and around Peiting, taking you through the Upper Bavarian Alpine foothills. The well-developed and clearly marked network of bike paths in the Pfaffenwinkel region has the perfect cycling experience for everyone. Whether you’re an ambitious sports cyclist, e-biker, or road cyclist, the picturesque backdrop of the Alpine foothills offers countless opportunities to get active in nature. Where the Romans built the stone Via Claudia Augusta some 2,000 years ago to transport precious goods, the 66-kilometer-long “Römerrunde” bike path now runs along the western edge of Peiting. The route offers beautiful paths through the magnificent Alpine foothills, largely secluded from the noise of the roads, far away from any stress and hustle and bustle. A tour that makes you forget the time and vividly brings to mind how the Romans once traveled along here. In Altenstadt, an important trading hub on the Roman Road, you can discover a reproduction of a section of the road. The bathhouse of the Villa Rustica near Peiting is open to visitors. A Roman educational garden offers insight into dietary habits from nearly 2,000 years ago. The bike tour begins at the Villa Rustica on Kreuter Weg in Peiting.
