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    Cycle tours with children in the Eifel
    Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz
    Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Cycle tours with children

Tips for active family time in the Eifel

Are you looking for a cycle tour that is also really fun with children? In the Eifel, you'll find just that: old railway lines that now lead through the countryside as easy cycle paths and river cycle paths where you can travel safely and relaxed with the whole family. No road traffic, no steep climbs - but all the more time to look, marvel and enjoy.

Little adventures await you along the way: an old railroad station that is now a café, picnic spots under old trees, a Kneipp Kneipp area for walking barefoot or a playground surrounded by greenery. You can stop whenever you like - and that's what makes the cycle tour so special.

Many places also have bikes for hire, often with accessories suitable for children. Accommodation along the route is geared towards cyclists and welcomes family guests.

Cycling with children in the Eifel means: family time together in nature, relaxed and full of little discoveries.

Family time on the Maare-Moselle cycle path

The Maare-Moselle (Maare-Mosel-Radweg) cycle path is perfect for an exciting family day out. On the disused railway line between Daun and Bernkastel-Kues, you and the children can cycle through tunnels, over viaducts and past mysterious maars - perfect for little explorers. The cycle bus is already waiting at the destination for the comfortable return journey.

Cycle tour with water playground

Relaxed cycling, discovering tunnels and flying over the Nettetal: The Maifeld cycle path leads along disused railroad lines over high viaducts and past imaginative sculptures - and in between, the water playground in Mertloch awaits, where little adventurers can splash and splash to their heart's content.

  • Copyright: TI Maifeld, Dominik Ketz

    Tourentipp Maifeld-Radweg: Flotte Runde mit Spielspaß

    Naunheim
    Distanz:7.0 km Dauer:0:31 h Anforderung:leicht

    This tour is just the thing for all little cyclists who also like playgrounds! A short tour on the Maifeld cycle path that will make children's hearts beat faster!

    mehr erfahren zu: Tourentipp Maifeld-Radweg: Flotte Runde mit Spielspaß

Family-friendly cycle paths

These cycle tours are recommended for families with children:

  • Two cyclists wearing helmets ride through a group of houses in the historic castle village of Kronenburg.
    Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dennis Stratmann

    EifelRadSchleife 6 "Mittelalter und Malerei"

    Dahlem
    Distanz:20.6 km Dauer:1:30 h Anforderung:leicht

    A short tour with a fairly easy elevation profile, mostly away from traffic. The route offers plenty of places to stop and rest and, with Kronenburg, a highlight on the mountain.

    mehr erfahren zu: EifelRadSchleife 6 "Mittelalter und Malerei"
  • Two people take a selfie in front of the Bruder Klaus Chapel, surrounded by green leaves.
    Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH AR-shapefruit AG

    EifelRadSchleife 9 "Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle"

    Prüm
    Distanz:27.3 km Dauer:1:45 h Anforderung:leicht

    Across fields and meadows, through small half-timbered villages and past Wachendorf Castle, Satzvey Castle and the Bruder Klaus Chapel: cycling fun for the whole family.

    mehr erfahren zu: EifelRadSchleife 9 "Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle"
  • Copyright: Dominik Ketz/Eifel Tourismus GmbH/RPT

    Elztal-Radweg

    Gunderath
    Distanz:31.0 km Dauer:2:15 h Anforderung:mittel

    The Elz Valley Cycle Trail runs for around 31 kilometers from Gunderath via Uersfeld, Lirstal and Oberelz through the idyllic Elz Valley to Monreal and from there on to the Ostbahnhof in the Eifel town of Mayen.

    mehr erfahren zu: Elztal-Radweg
  • Copyright: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

    The Maifeld cycle route

    Münstermaifeld
    Distanz:20.2 km Dauer:1:30 h Anforderung:leicht

    The cycle tour runs along the disused railway line between Münstermaifeld, Polch, Ochtendung and Mayen

    mehr erfahren zu: The Maifeld cycle route

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