Are you thinking of cycling down the Altmühl?
Great idea: The Altmühltal Cycle Path is now one of the most popular cycle paths in Germany!
This is due to the excellent, mostly flat route, which takes you away from traffic through wonderful nature and charming medieval towns. Imposing castles and palaces as well as interesting rock formations make for a varied route. The very good signposting ensures relaxed cycling stages.
You start in Gunzenhausen at the Altmühlsee and cycle in only 4 day stages to Regensburg at the Danube. Castles and palaces, medieval towns and a charming river landscape accompany you!
Accommodation
You will stay in good middle class hotels, occasionally in inns of the 3*** and 4**** category.
Catering
> Daily breakfast buffet or extended breakfast included
> When booking half board 4 evenings incl. 3-course dinner, not in Eichstätt, partly in neighboring restaurants
The route
> mostly flat, very well-maintained bike paths and quiet, low-traffic side roads
> 4 daily stages between 35 and 68 km; in total approx. 204 km
> The trip is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility. Please contact us for detailed information if needed.
Rental bicycles
Robust touring bikes: 7-gears with hub gears and coaster brake or 21-gears with derailleur gears and freewheel, comfort saddle, 28 inch with different frame heights
If you are taller than 1.90 m or shorter than 1.60 m, we will request wheels with a 66 frame or 26 inch tires for you.
Electric bikes: 8-speed gears (freewheel, without coaster brake); range approx. 70 km (depending on riding style); only 21 kg net weight; suitable for body heights from 1.60 m - 1.90 m (bookable on request).
Own bikes
It is possible to bring your own bikes, but at your own risk. For possible damages etc. on the own bike during the whole bike trip as well as during transport trips can not be liable.
For your own safety, we recommend that you always wear a bicycle helmet on all bicycle tours.
Arrival
Car/Parking
Parking included in unguarded private parking lot at the hotel - subject to availability.
Railroad
Gunzenhausen and also Regensburg are very easy to reach by train. You can also find more information about the timetables at www.bahn.de.
Return transfer Regensburg - Gunzenhausen
Per comfort bus
Every Saturday throughout the season, a bus transfer takes you comfortably back to your hotel of departure. In June and September, the bus also runs on Fridays. You will be picked up at or near your hotel in Regensburg and taken back to Gunzenhausen with your bikes.
By rail
On the remaining days on which no bus transfer is offered, please travel by train: free choice of train from 09:00 on all regional trains. Please change trains twice. There is no transfer to the train station.
Customer's own wheels
> Return transfers are possible on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. Please book the option transfer of customers' own bikes at the same time as booking. Unfortunately, subsequent bookings are usually no longer possible.
> On days with return bus transfers, the bikes are transported as part of the bus journey.
> On the remaining days, please return your bikes to your hotel in Regensburg by 5 p.m. at the latest on the day before the return journey. The bikes will then be ready for you at your hotel in Gunzenhausen from around 12.00 noon the next day. Please note that if the rim width is more than 5 cm, please ask directly at the time of booking (!) whether it is possible to take the bikes with you.
Please note that you take your own bikes on the tour at your own risk.
Things to see on the way ...
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Hohenzollern Residence Ansbach Palace & Orangery in the Margravial Court Garden
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Charlemagne's Ditch near Gunzenhausen - and Charlemagne's attempt to build a canal between the Rhine and Danube rivers
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Eichstätt Cathedral and Residence Palace and Willibaldsburg Castle on Day 4
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Roman fort Vetoniana near Walting-Pfünz on the 5th day
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Crystal Museum Riedenburg
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Danube breakthrough to Weltenburg on day 7
