A cycling adventure from Paris to Prague – Pan-European Cycle Route

The first stage of your tour on the Paneuropean cycle path from Paris to Prague begins with a relaxed 48.8 kilometers. The starting point is Gare de l‘Est, one of the large terminal stations that is right next to Gare du Nord. Here you come to the canal bank, where your today's stage will lead.



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Today, 58 kilometers to Château-Thierry are on the program. Along the course of the Marne you cycle out of Meaux and start your first ascent to Montceaux-lès-Meaux, from where you can enjoy a great view. Then you can look forward to a grand descent back to the banks of the Marne.



Following the bank, the… read more

Another 56 kilometers further you reach the wonderful wine region of Champagne, where lively climbs and sparkling wines are waiting for you. You drive along the Marne and cross the river at Dormans. Here you can visit the Château de Dormans and the monument to the First World War. Otherwise, you simply… read more

Your fourth stage is a little longer at 72 kilometers, but it runs dead straight along the Marne Lateral Canal. Halfway through the route you cycle through the city of Châlons-en-Champagne, which looks back on an exciting history back to Roman times.

We continue on the Marne Canal, lined with the wild… read more

The next stage leads 47 kilometers into the former Lorraine region to the pretty Renaissance town of Bar-le-Duc. Known for its quiche Lorraine, sun-ripened plums and of course its quality wines, this region will also pamper your palate. Behind Vitry-le-François, the Marne Lateral Canal joins the Rhine… read more

On today's stage, you can look forward to 74 kilometers along the canal and through the wooded hilly landscape of the Maas department. The stage destination is the city of Toul, which was founded by the Gauls in prehistoric times.

The first 24 kilometers you follow the banks of the Rhine-Marne Canal… read more

After you made a good stretch yesterday, today you will follow a relaxed 42 kilometers with little incline to just before the city limits of the architecturally magnificent city of Nancy. The city of Toul leads you out on waterways and leads you to the banks of the Moselle (French: Moselle). On paved… read more

After you have recharged your batteries in Nancy, it is now 74 kilometers to Saarburg (French: Sarrebourg) on the edge of Alsace. The 390 vertical meters are distributed over the entire route, so that you don't have any longer climbs and a lot of variety in front of you. Your tour begins along the Rhine… read more

On your ninth stage you will already reach the French-German border near Strasbourg (French: Strasbourg) and you can eat your fill of delicious Alsatian tarte flambée as a reward. At almost 80 kilometers, the tour is the longest so far, but today you can look forward to more descents than climbs, because… read more

Your tenth stage of 80 kilometers begins with crossing the border from France and Germany over the Beatus-Rhenanus Bridge. The drive over the Passerelle des Deux Rives, which connects the two parks, is no less rewarding. Now the path leads to the Kinzig and directly afterwards to the Rhine, on whose… read more

In the meantime you have cycled yourself well and will master the upcoming stage of 83 kilometers to the beautiful city of Heidelberg with fantastic views and imposing castles. You cycle through forests, fields, small towns and past crystal-clear quarry ponds and nature reserves.

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If you are ready to turn your back on Heidelberg, look forward to 88.8 kilometers along the banks of the Neckar to the Swabian wine town of Heilbronn. On the way through the hilly Neckar valley, you can expect several short, sometimes steeper climbs, which are well distributed over the whole route and… read more

Today you say goodbye to the Neckar and it goes 60 kilometers through the Heilbronn and Waldenburger Bergland with no less fairy-tale castles, palaces and views of the valley. Small communities such as Bretzfeld, which you cross after 25 kilometers, offer you shopping opportunities for provisions. On… read more

Today's stage is best rested well rested and in good shape, because you cycle 72 kilometers at over 500 meters up through the Hohenlohe plain with a fabulous view of the Kocher valley. After 16 kilometers your first and longest climb begins, on which the view gets better and better. At Nesselbach you… read more

If you started from Paris, you will break the thousand mark today. Hats off! It continues for 83 kilometers with many descents to the happy city of Fürth. After you've climbed the "Lug ins Land", you can enjoy the view of the Tauber plain and continue cycling down the gentle slopes of the Middle Franconian… read more

Today you cycle 77 kilometers through the Upper Franconian country. Your tour begins along the Pegnitz and you drive through the picturesque city of Nuremberg and the Pegnitztal Ost nature reserve behind it. The first part of the route is largely flat with small elevations.



After 45 kilometers, it slowly… read more

Your tour through the Upper Palatinate continues. You cycle 68 kilometers to Neustadt an der Waldnaab, from where the Czech border is not far away. It starts over forests, fields and cute Upper Palatinate communities. The whispering of the trees and the crunching of the tires become your background music… read more

Today the 56.7 kilometer stage takes you to the border between Germany and the Czech Republic, and you can decide on which side you want to end your tour. Let's go on the pretty Bocklradweg, which leads you for the next 40 kilometers in gentle curves through the wooded and hilly landscape. It is best… read more

Your first tour through the Czech Republic begins today and you can look forward to an exciting route of 51 kilometers through the Upper Palatinate Forest to Kladrau. After about 20 kilometers through the mountainous forests you will reach the pretty town of Weißensulz (Bělá nad Radbuzou), where you… read more

Today one of the most beautiful market places in Bohemia and the exciting cultural city of Pilsen are waiting for you. With an easy 48.8 kilometers you will have enough time for detours and exploring tours to where you like it best.

After you have climbed the mountain peak of Pořízek, you go back down… read more