Oder-Neiße-Bike path

Your first bike tour takes you mostly along wonderfully romantic bike paths directly on the banks of the Neisse. You will soon reach the town of Ostritz, which is known for the monastery of St. Marienthal. You should not miss a visit to the oldest women's monastery of the Cistercian Order in Germany. In the afternoon you will reach the medieval town of Görlitz, whose architectural wealth will amaze you. Over 4.000 architectural monuments from 500 years of European building history can be experienced here!

Overnight place: Görlitz

Today, the Oder-Neiße-Cycle path often runs along the banks. You pass typical heath villages and soon the town of Rothenburg before you reach today's destination and another highlight of your cycling trip: in Bad Muskau, the Fürst-Pückler-Park invites you to take long walks or bike rides. The garden, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offers extraordinary nature experiences, unique bridges, picturesque lakes and rivers and majestic trees... How about a short boat tour through the garden work of art?

Overnight place: Bath Muskau

Full of impressions, you continue your cycling trip to Guben. On the border with Brandenburg, you have the opportunity to discover the life of the local heath farmers in the Heath Farmers Museum and to stroll through wonderful farm flower and herb gardens. The next stop on your cycling tour is the town of Forst, whose rose garden covers a total area of ​​17 hectares and presents around 800 types of roses on tens of thousands of rose bushes. In Guben, the neo-Gothic monastery church, the Church of the Good Shepherd and the ruins of the Guben town and main church are worth seeing.

Overnight place: Lost

Characteristic for today's section of the Oder-NeißeThe route of the cycle path is on and along the Oder dam. Right at the start of the cycle tour you have to say goodbye to the Neisse, because in Ratzdorf the Neisse flows into the Oder. Now it is only a short distance to Neuzelle with its baroque collegiate church of St. Mary. The industrial town of Eisenhüttenstadt, with its spacious open spaces and green areas, is also a good place for a cycling break. You will soon reach Frankfurt/Oder, whose diversity will surprise and delight you.

Overnight place: Frankfurt / Oder

Today we're going through the lowlands along the Oder, the Oderbruch. Even Theodor Fontane appreciated the harsh beauty of the landscape and you too will surely be impressed: cycling in the flat marshland and on the dyke is an unforgettable experience.

Overnight place: Groß Neuendorf or Altlewin

Unique nature awaits you on this bike tour too. You will pass through the Lower Oder Valley National Park, Germany's only floodplain national park, which is one of the most species-rich habitats in our country. You will cycle past the Stolper Grützpott, a 26-meter-high defensive tower from the 12th century, and continue to Schwedt.

Overnight place: Schwedt / Oder

Today's stage is hilly, wooded and sparsely populated. We pass the medieval city fortifications of Gartz and head to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Overnight place: locknitz

The penultimate stage takes you through extensive heathland to the fishing town of Ueckermünde. The picturesque banks of the Uecker and the adjacent Szczecin Lagoon provide a habitat for numerous animal and plant species.

Overnight place: Ueckermünde

From Ueckermünde you will drive to the Kamp ferry terminal in the morning, where the emission-free ferry will take you to Usedom From Karnin it is now not far to the Baltic Sea. The Green Island awaits you with its wooded paths and wide sandy beaches. You will spend the night in one of the imperial spas. Sporty variant: For the complete stage without the ferry it is about 85 km.

Overnight place: on Usedom

With a good 580 kilometers of cycling under your belt and many experiences richer, you will start your journey home today. Of course, you can also extend your cycling tour with additional overnight stays on Usedom let it fade away...

Overnight place: Between Ückeritz and Zempin