Bavaria by bicycle

Day 1 – arrival in Regensburg
Regensburg is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Central Europe and at the same time one of the oldest cities in Germany. The Old Town has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Walking through its paved streets, we come across numerous houses of medieval patricians, built in the form of high towers. Among the numerous monuments, one of the most important in the city is the Old Town Hall as well St. Peter’s Cathedral, or Cathedral Square.

Day 2 – bicycle path “Regental”, Regensburg – Cham, 74 km
We leave the city by the Stone Bridge and enter the bicycle path, which on this section runs from the Danube to the mouth of the Regen River. The route through the Bavarian Forest leads along riverside, partially paved bicycle paths, side roads and unpaved forest and field roads. Behind Regenstauf, the route is dominated by the ruins of the legendary castles Stockenfels, Stefling and Hof am Regen Castle. It is also worth mentioning the former Cistercian monastery Walderbach, which has been preserved to a large extent in the original Romanesque style. Today, the monastery building houses the District Museum, which in an original way presents the culture and way of life in the region over the last 200 years. Then we reach the city of Roding and through the land of the rainbow we go to Cham.

Day 3 – Regental Bike Path, Cham – Viechtach, 38 km
In the city of Cham we visit a coffee roaster. We pass very close to the river and get to Blaibach, where there is a sensational concert hall with perfect acoustics, designed by the Munich architect Peter Haimerl. We return back to the bike path. We get to Viechtach, and then to Rauhbühl, where we visit the Glass Barn of the artist Rudolf Schmid. On the huge glass walls of the barn are impressively presented the stories and legends of the Bavarian Forest.

Day 4 – Regental cycle path, Viechtach – Bayerisch Eisenstein, 54 km
The last stage of the tour, the section from Viechtach to Regen stretches in the highlands of the Bavarian Forest. The ruins of Weißenstein Castle on the route stand on the famous “Pfahl” quartz trail . This trail stretches for 150 km through the Bavarian Forest and supplies quartz for glass production. Before we return to the bike and start the last section of this route, in Regen it is worth taking a walk through the Transparent Forest and Spa Gardens. In Zwiesel we visit a steam brewery, where you can of course taste beer. The last,
short section runs alone along the river and leads us to our destination: the
Bavarian Eisenstein.

Day 5 – departure