Cycling in Germany — from North to South

The former railroad track directly in view of the front door of the vacation home has been con­verted into a cycle path and now con­nects the towns of Oelznitz and Fal­ken­stein (20 km).

The former hometown of com­ponist Johann Sebastian Bach in the heart of Thu­ringia is part of the Gera Cycle Path (total length: 75 km) and con­nected to the Ilmtal Cycle Path (total length: 125 km). It is pos­sible to get to the hotel by train.

Gehlberg, the highest mountain village in the Thu­ringian Forest, is a good starting point for the Gera cycle path (75km), the Renn­steig cycle path (195km) or the Ilmtal cycle path (125km).

The land­lords lend e‑mountain bikes, and vacation guests receive a dis­count. The small his­toric town of Bet­zen­stein in the middle of the Fran­conian Switz­erland Nature Park is a good starting point for tours through the mountain land­scape as well as one of the most important castle land­scapes in Central Europe.

The wild and rugged land­scape of the Bode Valley is not only one of the most beau­tiful hiking areas in Germany, but also very popular with mountain bikers. Directly on site there is the Bikepark Bodetal, the only official bike park in Saxony-Anhalt. Various enduro and downhill trails offer dif­ferent levels of dif­fi­culty.

Directly behind the Elbe dike and right on the Elbe bike path is the former rectory in the small village of Mödlich. Guests can also rent bikes here.

300 meters from the vacation home begins the Bodensee cir­cular bike path, one of the most popular bike routes in Europe (total distance: 260 km).

The quartier in Gar­misch-Par­ten­kirchen offers an extensive sports and exercise program — with a per­sonal trainer on request, including mountain bike or e‑bike tours.