Velo Europe and cycling in the Frankfurt area
The cycling tours to and from Frankfurt are characterised by their location on the Main.
Frankfurt is situated on two well signposted long-distance cycle routes R3 (Rhine - Main - Kinzig) and R 8 from the Westerwald via the Taunus to the Bergstrasse.
Due to its central location in Germany, Velo Europe suggests routes to 8 other German VEP's !
Leipzig - Nuremberg - Stuttgart - Trier - Cologne - Düsseldorf - Bremen - Hanover
In addition there are the possibilities to Strasbourg or Basel, if we accompany the Rhine upstream.
Velo Europe Day stages from Frankfurt
1) Frankfurt to Hanau (Main) approx. 25 km, train 20-40 min, 2-3 per hour, connection possibilities
-to Miltenberg upstream at the Main via Aschaffenburg
- to Fulda along the Kinzig river.
and Connection options from Miltenberg to Wertheim am Main or Jagsthausen- Limes cycle track
2) Frankfurt to Mainz (Main), ca 39 km, train ca 40 min, 2 x per hour, connection options to Mannheim upstream at the Rhine or Koblenz upstream at the Rhine
3) Frankfurt to Friedberg ( Nidda ), approx. 54 km, train 22-40 min , 2 x per hour, connection options to Wetzlar or Marburg to the Lahn
4) Frankfurt to Darmstadt at 31 km , abt 20 min , 2-3 x per hr, with connection stage the the Rhine in Worms
5) Frankfurt city tour
The Velo Europe Routes from Frankfurt
Frankfurt to Leipzig
On the way to Leipzig we use some rivers of the German river system. First we cycle from Frankfurt along the Main to Hanau.
In Hanau the Kinzig flows, an 86 km long river that rises in the Spessart. Along the Kinzig towards the north upstream.
Then we leave the Kinzig towards the city of Fulda, a part of the river Fulda and then further into the valley of the Werra. Through the Werra valley upstream via Bad Salzungen to Schmalkalden.
At Schmalkalden we leave the Werra and cycle northeast into the Thuringian Forest, over the Rennsteig in the direction of Ilmenau. From Ilmenau we follow the Ilm downstream through the historic town of Weimar to the mouth of the river Saale.
From Großheringen at the mouth, now the Saale downstream past Naumburg to Weißenfels.
Finally from Weißenfels at the Saale in east direction along some canals and through parks into the city centre of Leipzig.
Frankfurt to Bamberg - Option Nuremberg Main Danube Canal
Those who do not leave the Main from Hanau.
Along the Main further upstream through the Spessart, through Franconia we reach Franconian towns Schweinfurt - Bamberg.
From Bamberg along the Main-Danube Canal and the Regnitz we reach Nuremberg.
Alternatively we leave the Main at Wertheim and drive through the Tauber valley to Rothenburg o.d. Tauber.
From historical city along the Burgenstrasse to the Franconian metropolis Nuremberg (see also options from Rothenburg an der Tauber to Stuttgart and / or Munich - Romantic Road).
Frankfurt on the Rhine - Options on the Rhine
If you first cycle to Mainz you can decide here if you want to take the Rhine upstream to the next town Worms - Speyer - Mannheim
From Mannheim then options to Strasbourg - Basel
or alternatively the Rhine downstream via Koblenz to the West German Rhine metropolises Cologne and Düsseldorf ( see also Rhine stages ).
Frankfurt to Stuttgart ( Neckar part )
In Mannheim we can decide for a route to Stuttgart. The Neckar river takes us there via Heidelberg and Heilbronn.
Frankfurt to the Lahn
To the Lahn we leave Frankfurt in northern direction and follow the Nidda upstream, which flows from the Vogelsberg through the Wetterau to Frankfurt.
We leave the Nidda at Assenheim or a place to Assenheim depending on where we want to continue our journey ( different stages from Friedberg/Hesse to Wetzlar or Marburg ).
Lahn to the Rhine
For routes to the Rhine - we cycle along the Lahn downstream via Limburg and meet at Lahnstein again on the Rhine with all options as previously described.
Lahn to the Weser ( Option Bremen - Hannover )
From Wetzlar - Gießen - Marburg we follow the Lahn upstream and use a connecting path from the Lahn to the Eder " Stage from Marburg to Fritzlar "
At Frankenberg we reach the Eder and drive through the nature park Ederwald, along the Edertalsperre to Fritzlar.
After Fritzlar the Eder flows into the Fulda as the largest tributary and we accompany the Fulda to Kassel and on to the union with the Werra at Hannoversch Münden.
From Hannoversch Münden along the Weser via Höxter -Hameln to Bremen.
-or leave the Weser on our way to Hanover near Hameln and through the Deister to the Leine and on to the capital of Lower Saxony
