Sporty bike tour on the Main Cycle Path

For the convinced cyclists with a desire for kilometers, this bike tour on the Main Cycle Path is just right. The route is well developed and flat, the best conditions for speedy progress. With good beer, wine and Franconian food, lost calories can be quickly replenished, the beautiful landscape and places worth seeing quickly set the mood for your vacation. This sporty bike tour on the Main Cycle Path is aimed at experienced cyclists.

Day 1 Arrival in the UNESCO City of Bamberg
Enjoy your first evening in the winding alleys of the historic centre with a hearty Bavarian beer.

Day 2 Bamberg - Volkach, approx. 90 km / 56 mi
On the first day you will soon change from "Beer Franconia" to "Wine Franconia", the old town of Schweinfurt is also worth a stop.

Day 3 Volkach - Karlstadt, approx. 90 km / 56 mi
Well cycled in, you will pass through pretty wine villages before you should take some time for Würzburg. You will spend the evening in romantic Karlstadt.

Day 4 Karlstadt - Wertheim, approx. 75 km / 47 mi
The tour leads through the Maindreieck on good paths and through typical half-timbered towns. The ruins of the castle overlook the former badian Wertheim.

Day 5 Wertheim - Aschaffenburg, approx. 80 km / 50 mi
Today you cycle through the Main quadrangle to Aschaffenburg, once part of the Electorate of Mainz and promoted as the second residence of the archbishops.

Day 6 Aschaffenburg - Frankfurt, approx. 55 km / 34 mi
The development becomes denser, but the tour is no less interesting and easy to cycle. Enjoy the last evening in the big city, e.g. with Äbbelwoi or Schobbe.

Day 7 Departure or extension
End of tour after breakfast, why not extend your sporty bike tour along the Main Cycle Path.

Included in "Sporty bike tour along the Main Cycle Path":

• 6x overnight stays
• 6x breakfast
• luggage transport from hotel to hotel,
  no max. number of items, max. weight: 20 kg/item (44 lbs/item)
• travel documents and maps in english
• 7-day customer helpline
• visitor's tax to be paid on site
• optional rental bike

Accommodation:

• Category M:
  Guesthouses and hotels at the international 3* level as per Hotelstars Union. All rooms are en suite with bath or shower.

Bikes for hire:

• Comfortable unisex bikes available in different frame sizes with 8 gears/rear brake or 27 gears/freewheel. Equipped with panniers, lock and repair kit. Premium rental bikes with 30-speed/freewheel and e-bikes also available on request.
• If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2025:

• Arrivals daily from 05.04. to 12.10.
• the day of arrival determines the price of your tour

Prices:

All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.

•  749 € super saver price
  05.04. + 12.10.
•   879 € saver price
  06.04.-11.04. + 21.04.-25.04.
  04.05.-09.05. + 21.09.-11.10.
•   979 € basic price
  12.04.-20.04. + 26.04.-03.05. + 10.05.-23.05.
  22.06.-04.07. + 24.08.-20.09.
• 1079 € seasonal price
  24.05.-21.06. + 05.07.-23.08.

• 250 € single room surcharge
• 100 € rental bike
• 170 € rental bike premium
• 270 € e-bike
   
•   75 € additional night, double room, B&B
• 110 € additional night, single room, B&B
   
• booking code "Sporty bike tour along the Main Cycle Path":
  BY-MA-6M
  how you can save some money

The booking process

Arrival for "Sporty bike tour along the Main Cycle Path":

• Parking in Bamberg:
  Car park, costs are approx. 45 € / week. No reservation possible.
  Make use of one the free parking spaces P&R on the outskirts of town. No reservation possible.

• Arrival via train:
  Train station: Bamberg Hbf

• Arrival at Frankfurt airport::
  by train to Bamberg, every hour, journey takes approx. 2,5-3,5 hours, 1 x change, train ticket price per person: approx. 47 €.

• Pre-booked rental bikes are ready for you at the hotel.

Return transfer:

• by train (organised by you independently):
  Every hour, duration approx. 2 -3 hrs. without change of trains, train ticket price per person: approx. 35 €.

Perfectly looked after:

• During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.