Neckar cycle path sporty | Sporty bike tour

Name: Neckar cycle path sporty
Brand: Pedalo
Price: 849.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

The itinerary
at a glance

For your 8-day tour from Constance to Heidelberg

Take the opportunity to wander through Constance’s old town or visit the aquariums in the Sea Life Center and go to the Archaeological Museum.

First, you cycle alongside Lake Constance to the former Imperial town of Radolfzell – now a spa resort. Next you‘re off to discover the Hegau volcanoes and on to Engen which has a beautiful old town. The incline up to the Alb can also be „mastered“ by train (not included in price). With Danube now in sight, you reach today‘s destination.

Up on the Baar plateau, you cycle along the Danube to Donaueschingen. You continue on between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb to Schwenningen where you reach the Neckar river. The river cuts deep into the valley, and gradually becomes wider and wider. Via Oberndorf, an important centre for the Swabian-Alemannic carnival, you reach Sulz.

Take a deserved break in Horb, and visit the abbey church and the Schurkenturm tower. Pedal now to Rottenburg. It suffered many town fires in the past and no longer has a medieval townscape but a Baroque style. You continue on to Tübingen. Visit the lovely old town and Hohentübingen Castle, which gives you great views of the town.

You leave this lively town and soon pedal past various bathing lakes - great for a refreshening swim. Cycling along the Neckar, downstream, you pedal through the valley via Plochingen to Esslingen. You cycle to Stuttgart first, capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg and its largest town. Why not visit the Mercedes-Benz museum or the Old Castle?

You pedal on passing vineyards to the royal summer residence of Ludwigsburg. Here you can become familiar with the Neckar valley as a cradle of poets and philosophers - Marbach is the town in which Friedrich Schiller was born. You follow the winding river through picturesque vineyards to Lauffen, where you should allow yourself a glass of tasty Katzenbeisser. From Heilbronn, you cycle along the romantic Burgenstrasse to Neckarsulm.

This section takes you past all kinds of castles including the residence of Götz von Berlichingen. Goethe wrote a play based on him and is considered a prominent work in the Romantic (Sturm und Drang) Period. The Neckar winds its way through the Odenwald mountain range and forms the border between Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. The famous university town of Heidelberg waits for your arrival with a well-known castle ruin which is definitely worth a visit.

After breakfast you start your individual return journey home or extend your stay.

Level

Sporty cyclist

Got you! You’re just dying to test your sleek touring bike, your flashy road bike or your brand-new gravel bike. You take 80-kilometre days on hilly routes in your stride. You’re fit, and cycling fast never fails to put a smile on your face.

Topography

An overall gently undulating topography with few steep climbs.

Road conditions

You will mostly ride on cycle paths and side roads with some traffic around the urban centres.

Route-finding & navigation

You will navigate by yourself using maps and/or GPS data.

Fancy some extra power?

On this sporty cycling tour, an e-bike can give you an extra tempo boost!

Services & Info
Trip details

Services included

7 x national 3* level overnight stay
7 x hearty breakfast buffet
Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
Carefully designed routes

Detailed cycling map with route information in English
PEDALO app and/or GPS data
Detailed info package per room in English
7-day service hotline in English

Bookable Extras

Transfer Heidelberg - Constance, € 99,- per person
Transfer Heidelberg - Constance including personal bike, € 139,- per person

Travel notes

Local/resort tax: according to tariff

If applicable, these are to be paid directly to the hotel and are not included in the holiday price.

Train rides: according to tariff

Train rides are not included in the fare and must be paid on site.

Prices & Dates
at a glance

Arrival: Daily from 05.04. to 12.10.2025

Prices per person in EUR

Frequently asked
questions

Can I go on a sporty bike tour with an e-bike?

Sporty tour + e-bike = more momentum and energy

You think adventure, calf workouts and e-bikes are mutually exclusive? Far from it, we say! Cycling with electric power can open up whole new worlds of cycling.

Concept

For cycling holiday connoisseurs who already appreciate the advantages of e-bikes and who would like to cover longer distances at a brisk pace, the combination of an e-bike & a sporty cycling tour offers a new adventure in the form of longer distances and more challenging terrain.

Even those who are not (yet) fit enough but are still craving a sporty PEDALO bike tour should go for it - and treat themselves to an e-bike for support. With a gentle push, it gets you right into the thick of it all!

Or are you travelling as a couple and your partner is always ahead of you? With an e-bike, you will be able to keep up easily.

What info material will I receive for my bike tour?

Your travel documents usually include general travel information, a hotel list, a road book and/or detailed maps as well as a textual description of the route; you will also get luggage tags and possibly also vouchers and/or information material on the various sightseeing attractions. The exact contents of the information package depend on the booked trip and its included services.

The documents will be sent to you approx. two to three weeks before the start of your tour. Depending on the trip, you may receive them partly in digital form and partly by post – or you will receive the hotel list and general travel information in advance by e-mail, and the remaining documents along with the maps on site at your starting hotel.

Please note that the travel documents are issued exclusively for PEDALO guests and are therefore not available without a booking.

How does the luggage transport work?

The transport of your luggage from hotel to hotel is included as part of the basic service package for all staged tours and round trips in the PEDALO programme. You simply leave your luggage out for our courier in the morning before you set off on your cycling stage. When you arrive at your next accommodation in the late afternoon or early evening, it will be there waiting for you.

Just in case, we recommend always packing a change of clothes in your saddle bag, especially for short stages which you may cover more quickly than the luggage driver.

Depending on how the logistics are organised on site, there may be restrictions on the maximum weight and/or number of pieces of luggage. You will receive more detailed information on this with the travel documents well before the start of your trip.

Should I take out travel insurance?

Travel insurance is not included in our prices. You can decide whether to get a quote elsewhere or simply book your travel insurance online at pedalo.com/en/service/travel-insurance. In any case, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance!

Please note that for last-minute bookings (less than 30 days before the start of the trip), insurance cover can only be taken out within 3 days of booking.

The itinerary at a glance