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Radreise 03: Kaiser.Genuss - kurz | Aachen - Bitburg

Cycling trip
6 daysFrom 439.00 €

✔6 days ✔approx. 184 km ✔from Aachen to Bitburg ✔packed lunch


Hop on your bike and let yourself drift, enjoy the boundless natural landscape, immerse yourself in history and let yourself be enchanted - the imperial tour from Aachen is an enjoyable journey. The Vennbahn, Eifel-Ardennes and Prüm cycle paths combine to create a truly majestic cycle tour that easily overcomes borders and entices you with regional delicacies in the evening at your accommodation - from Belgian fries to Monschau mustard and Eifel döppekooche.

Off to a region that has imperial stories to tell! Architectural masterpieces, created by man, original paths, created by nature, combine to form a journey into an eventful past. Inspired by Aachen Cathedral, where Charlemagne was crowned emperor, or St. Salvator's Basilica in Prüm. Salvator Basilica in Prüm, which the emperor had magnificently decorated, you can cycle comfortably along many former railroad lines all the way to Bitburg, whose history goes back even further than Emperor Charles V: to Roman times. At the end of the tour, cyclists can indulge in fond memories of the eventful journey with a freshly tapped beer in hand. If you like, you can extend the tour by two days and experience more imperial stories on the way to Trier.

Impressions

Travel itinerary

Total length of the route: 184 km

  1. Total distance: Aachen - Bitburg | approx. 184 km

    • Altitude meters: ▲ Ascent approx. 1412 m | ▼ Descent approx. 1246 m

    1. Day 1: Arrival

      The tour begins with an overnight stay in Aachen.

      For centuries, Aachen Cathedral, which the devil also had a hand in building, was the coronation site of German kings and emperors. On a city tour through historic squares and narrow alleyways, you will learn more about the many facets of the city in the border triangle of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

      1. Day 2: Aachen - Monschau | approx. 50 km

        • Cycle tour along the Vennbahn cycle path
        • Altitude meters: ▲ Ascent approx. 409 m | ▼ Descent approx. 119 m

        The Vennbahnis one of the longest railroad cycle paths in Europe and leads through Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg with few gradients.

        1. Cyclists on the Reichenstein viaduct of the Vennbahn in the sunshine.
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          Cycling

          The Vennbahn

          Distance:128.2 km Duration:12:00 h Difficulty:Easy

          125 kilometres stretching from Aachen to Troisvierges in the north of Luxembourg

          learn more about: The Vennbahn

      2. Day 3: Monschau - St.Vith (B) | approx. 44 km

        • Cycle tour along the Vennbahn cycle path
        • Altitude meters: ▲ Ascent approx. 278 m | ▼ Descent approx. 243 m
        1. Cyclists on the Reichenstein viaduct of the Vennbahn in the sunshine.
          Copyright: vennbahn.eu
          Cycling

          The Vennbahn

          Distance:128.2 km Duration:12:00 h Difficulty:Easy

          125 kilometres stretching from Aachen to Troisvierges in the north of Luxembourg

          learn more about: The Vennbahn

      3. Day 4: St.Vith (B) - Prüm | approx. 40 km

      4. Day 5: Prüm - Bitburg | approx. 50 km

        • Cycle tour along the Prüm cycle path
        • Altitude meters: ▲ Ascent approx. 446 m | ▼ Descent approx. 528 m

      5. Day 6: Departure

        After breakfast, the Kaiser.Genuss cycle tour ends briefly in Bitburg.

        Further information

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        You can request the offer "Radreise 03: Kaiser.Genuss - kurz | Aachen - Bitburg" from the provider Eifel Tourismus GmbH here.

        October 1, 2024 to November 1, 2025

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