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Star-shaped or straight, by bike or e-bike? If you are planning a bike tour, there are a few things to consider. For example navigation, arrival and departure. Important tips.
Higher adventure factor or less organizational stuff? If you are planning a cycling holiday, you have many options. There are route bike paths, circular paths or star bike tours. Which type of bike tour it should be depends on your own ideas – and a few factors. For example: Are there children? What about your own fitness?
The portal test.de writes: “A star bike tour requires the least amount of planning.” Only one accommodation needs to be booked, and you can return to it after each tour with light luggage. On the other hand, long-distance bike tours with several booked accommodations promise a higher adventure factor, but arrival and departure are just as important to plan as the individual stages.
Circular cycle routes still have the advantage that the start and end points are identical. The car can be parked on site for the duration of the bike tour, provided the bikes are transported on a bike rack and there is a car parking space.
Book train tickets early
Test.de advises those who are arriving by train to take care of this as early as possible. Because: In the long-distance traffic of Deutsche Bahn, bicycle parking spaces have to be reserved, and in the high season or on weekends they quickly become scarce. You also need a bicycle ticket for DB regional transport, but you cannot reserve it.
The surface, topography and signage, among other things, play a role in the condition of the cycle path. It’s easier to roll on paved roads than on gravel or hill and dale. If there are a lot of inclines, you can switch to an e-bike depending on your requirements and level of fitness. Wind direction forecasts can also be included in the planning.
River bike trails for family trip
River cycle paths are particularly suitable for families with children: It is easy to find your way along the course of the water, with the exception of the source regions there are usually no large differences in altitude to be overcome. Such routes and others can be, among other things at the ADFC research.
Test.de recommends daily stages of a maximum of 40 kilometers for cycle tours with children and rather short sections at the beginning to get used to them. If you ride an e-bike, you can often master longer stages, but you should think about charging breaks.
Pay attention to cyclist-friendly accommodation
Ideally, accommodation offers a lockable bicycle room and power supply for bikers, which can be found out with free apps such as E-Station or Bike-Energy. The ADFC has cyclist-friendly accommodation under Bett+Bike collected.
Before setting off, it is best for cycle tourists to check the load limits of the luggage racks, where maximum values in kilograms are usually given. And a breakdown training can not hurt. Test.de recommends: “Practice trying to remove the rear wheel, lifting the coat off the rim, changing a tube and patching a hole in the tube.” (dpa)
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