Long Distance Cycle Routes in Bavaria: 16 Tips

At 2,850 kilometres, the Danube is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga. In Bavaria, a cycle trail accompanies it for around 420 kilometres. Easy to manage in individual day stages. A cycle trail for everyone, awarded four stars by the ADFC (German Cycling Club). In Bavarian Swabia, flanked for a large part of the way by the Donaumoos conservation area.

At Ingolstadt you are in Upper Bavaria, then you pass Weltenburg Abbey, Kelheim and Regensburg in Eastern Bavaria. The route continues in Lower Bavaria via Straubing and Vilshofen to Passau. And then on beyond… The cycle route is well served by inns and hotels. It is also possible to book package deals with tour operators who will transport your luggage.
deutsche-donau.com

Enjoy a 475 km circuit through the Allgäu. From easy to challenging. The ADFC (German Cycling Club) has awarded this route four stars. This is due to factors such as the extensive network of trails with standard waymarking, various elevation profiles and its own e-bike area. It can be mastered in nine variants.

The basic route is the classic one that passes through Sonthofen, Nesselwang, Füssen, Kaufbeuren, Bad Wörishofen, Ottobeuren, Memmingen, Wangen and Fischen. Special bed-and-bike facilities are ideally suited to the needs of long-distance cyclists. With more than fifty stations on or near the route, this circuit is also very well connected to the rail network.
allgaeu.de (only in German)

Follow the winding route of the Main River from its source to its mouth. On the White Main (Bischofsgrün) or the Red Main (Creußen). Almost 600 kilometres long, the route uses standard waymarking in both directions.

Cyclists will find a variety of landscapes and impressions: the original Fichtel Mountains and the Franconian Forest, romantic Franconian Switzerland, the expansive Obermain-Jura, the Steigerwald and Haßberge Mountains, the sunny Franconian wine region and the Liebliches Taubertal, woodlands in Spessart-Mainland and Untermain. For most of the route, you follow the Main with very few hills. Very good infrastructure. Cycle-friendly inns and hotels abound. Travel arrangements with luggage transport can be booked. 
mainradweg.com (only in German)

Bronnbach Monastery (a former Cistertian Abbey, founded in the 12th century) plus delightful places such as Tauberbischofsheim, Bad Mergentheim and Rothenburg ob der Tauber are some of the highlights of this route. Others include the Danube Gorge near Weltenburg, castles, bathing lakes and the Nature Parks Frankenhöhe and Altmühltal.

This long distance cycle route runs for 350 kilometres along the Tauber and Altmühl, from the Main to the Danube. It has very few climbs and avoids busy roads. Along the way you can experience history, culture and the Franconian way of life. In eight stages from Wertheim to Eichstätt and Kelheim. With bicycle-friendly accommodation along the route.
tauber-altmuehl-radweg.de (only in German)

A new, 500-kilometre-long and well-signposted route winds through the Upper Palatinate Forest in the north-east of Bavaria in the shape of a lying eight. The start is in Weiden. Along the way you will find beautiful landscapes such as the Waldnaab and Fichtelnaab valleys, primeval volcanic cones like the Rauhe Kulm and numerous panoramic views.

The route also crosses tranquil towns such as Tirschenreuth or Waldsassen with its famous Abbey Library and the baroque church of Kappl, leads to the Sybillenbad spa and passes ponds and castle ruins. Comfortable thanks to railway stations, charging stations for e-bikes, numerous inns and hotels. You can use disused railway lines, cycle along rivers or tackle steep climbs.

In addition, two to four-day tours open up various Upper Palatinate "worlds of experience" such as the "Water Worlds" route to the lake district near Schwandorf. The "Zoigl & Fisch" route introduces you to the region's culinary delights: bottom-fermented Zoigl beer from small municipal breweries and carp from the region's many ponds.
oberpfaelzerwald.de

This romantic circular route combines five beautiful river valleys in Eastern Bavaria. Each river has its own character and charm: the Danube, Altmühl, Pegnitz, Vils and Naab. The route follows the rivers for around 300 kilometres, with no noteworthy ascents and very little traffic.

Ideal for families! Highlights along the way include historic towns and castles, caves and rocks, churches and abbeys, such as the World Heritage Site of Regensburg old town, the historic old town of Berching, Weltenburg Abbey, Burg Prunn, Kallmünz and much more. You can do the tour in five stages, for example from Regensburg to Kelheim, Berching, Nuremberg, Amberg and back to Regensburg.

The individual stretches are between 30 and 75 kilometres long. In addition, there are seventeen possible day tours.
fuenf-fluesse-radweg.info

Explore Upper Bavaria by bike. 1,200 kilometres of waterside cycle routes await you. A network of routes in which you are frequently travelling next to the water, and Munich is your hub. There are three partial routes: the Hopfenschleife (Hop Loop) offers water and hop experiences such as the Leopoldineninsel in Neuburg an der Donau, the Hollertau, the oldest active brewery in Freising or Munich’s Eisbach.

In the southeast, salt reigns supreme, and there is a focus on the history of this product along with the Inn and Salzach rivers and towns such as Mühldorf, Traunstein, Altötting and Burghausen. The southwest loop runs between Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It leads through the Murnau Moos region and the landscape of rivers and lakes around Lake Ammersee. There are various cross connections.
oberbayern.de (only in German)

The Isar rises in the Hinterautal in the Tyrol near the border with Bavaria. It flows almost three hundred kilometres and meets the Danube near Deggendorf. Along the way, the Isar shows various faces and crosses some delightful regions - from mountain scenery and gentle hills in the Alpine foothills through to alluvial forest in its lower reaches.

There is plenty to see as you travel along the banks of the Isar: you start in the Olympiaregion Seefeld region in the Tyrol, cross the Alpenwelt Karwendel and the Tölzer Land, past the Bavarian capital of Munich, the districts of Freising, Landshut and Dingolfing-Landau and eventually end up at the mouth of the Isar in the Deggendorf region. Duration: from four day stages. Various package deals for gourmets through to sports enthusiasts are available.
isarradweg.de (only in German)