Cycling Tours with the little ones in tow – Saxony & Thuringia
Bike Touring Collection by Milupa
20
Tours
31:12 h
251 mi
8,625 ft
Pack a trailer, child seat or cargo bike and off you go! There are many ways to take the youngest members of the family on a cycling Tour, even if the little ones may not yet be able to pedal themselves. Spending time together outdoors is good for your physical and mental health, as well as being environmentally friendly at the same time. All of this makes cycling the perfect means of transport for the whole family. You’ll experience unforgettable moments together in the saddle. For example, when your child romps around in the meadow at the first rest stop, gets to know the animals in the petting zoo or puts their little feet in the bathing lake.
SUITABLE BIKE TOURS WITH THE LITTLE ONES
In this Collection, we've put together 20 short cycling Tours that are perfect for young families. You can take your child on these adventures once they’re about one year old. These routes, which explore Saxony and Thuringia, are 12 to 37 kilometres (7 to 23 mi) long. Often, you cycle along rivers, like the Elbe, Unstrut and Saale, as well as to beautiful lakes, where splashing around and throwing stones by the shore is fun for young and old alike.
Since you are either travelling with a trailer, a cargo bike with a baby car seat or a child seat, we have placed special emphasis on ensuring that the Tours are mostly on flat paths. If you have an e-bike or strong calves, you can also tackle the longer Tours. This Collection mainly consists of one-way tours, but there are a few loops too. The advantage of the one-way tours with the same outward and return route is that you can turn back at any time if it gets too much for your child. Shortcuts and extensions are also possible on many of these rides.
As well as this, we’ve made sure that there are plenty of opportunities to rest and have planned interesting stops, such as an ostrich farm, giant excavators, petting zoos, adventure playgrounds and farms. Speaking of which, it's a well-known fact that fresh and local food tastes best. That's why we've picked out well-stocked and lovingly run organic food shops, farm-gate sellers and weekly markets that you can visit during the Tours. These stops are Ideal for filling your backpack ready for a delicious picnic at a scenic spot in the great outdoors.
All the Tours are accessible by bike, car or train. You’ll find more information in the individual Tour descriptions.
OUR TIPS FOR YOUR CYCLING TOUR WITH SMALL CHILDREN
Cycling with small children can be challenging, but cycling through nature with your little ones and spending hours together in the fresh air is simply priceless. To get you started on the right foot, we've put together five tips for your outdoor adventure.
1. Don't plan routes that are too ambitious. Venture out cautiously as a family and see what length and type of Tour suits you best.
2. If you’re travelling in summer, it’s best to start your Tour in the morning so that you are not out in the midday heat. You can then make the most of this time to take a long break.
3. You don't need any special equipment to feed your baby on the trail. Breastfeeding is the most practical as you don't really need to think about anything else. If you're bottle-feeding, that's easy too. Take enough clean bottles with you, fill small containers with the correct amount of milk powder from Milupa and fill two thermos flasks with water: one with hot, boiled water and one with cold water. On the way, use a small thermometer (a new, clean thermometer works perfectly) to find the right mixture of hot and cold. It's best to practise the mixture at home, then it’ll work even faster when you're on the road. If your little one prefers to eat milk porridge already, that's no problem either. Instead of bottles, fill small fresh-keeping tins with the right amount of Milupa milk porridge powder for one meal and pour on water during the snack break. Fresh fruit and vegetables from the markets or farm shops are also available for young and old. Of course, don't forget to pack plenty of water.
4. Make sure that, depending on the weather and season, there are suitable rest areas or inns along the way. Then you don't need to worry about a lack of refreshment facilities. Otherwise, no special infrastructure is necessary, especially in summer. If you are out and about with your child, any meadow can be used as a changing table. It's best to always have a cosy blanket with you.
5. In principle, cycling Tours with children, whether with a trailer or a child seat (front seat), are only possible from the age of 10 to 12 months, when the child can sit upright safely. Alternatively, a trailer with a baby hammock can be used earlier. A cargo bike with a baby car seat is another option. Your child will sit safely and comfortably and you can keep an eye on him or her the whole time. You can rent such bikes from many bike rental companies. Last but not least, we give you a tip for longer Tours with a trailer: if it has two seats, one bigger child can take care of the smaller one - so it's guaranteed that boredom won’t take over on the road.
If you’re well prepared, you can fully enjoy the surroundings and have a wonderful outing in the countryside with your little ones. We wish you lots of fun and you’ll see that along with your children you’ll get to know the natural world in a whole new way and collect unforgettable memories.
The contents of the cycling Collection were provided by komoot.
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Tours & Highlights
- 01:079.00 mi8.1 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Storks, fairy tale characters and an exciting cave - the cycle tour along the already enchanting Werratal cycle path will make your offspring's heart beat faster. Over almost 15 kilometers you will experience fantastic landscapes along the meandering Werra and also look at a small, unique world underground…
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- 01:309.51 mi6.3 mph825 ft825 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
Neuhaus am Rennweg is picturesquely embedded in the beautiful Thuringian Forest and directly on the legendary Rennsteig. Your tour to fluffy highland cattle and shimmering water starts here at the train station. And for a cozy picnic you will even find a rustic wooden hut on the way.
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- 01:039.00 mi8.6 mph150 ft150 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The pretty town of Eisenach not only scores with its attractive old town and the lovely landscape of the Thuringian Forest - in front of its gates, extensive fields and an animal enclosure are waiting to be explored by you. The starting point is Eisenach train station. A small loop takes you through…
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- 01:159.89 mi7.9 mph350 ft350 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
If you can combine a bike trip in beautiful nature with a visit to the zoo, both big and small cyclists will be happy. The varied Ilmtalradweg along the meandering Ilm is fun and provides a good portion of fresh air.
After arriving at Ilmenau train station, take a short stroll around the pretty market…
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- 01:2310.1 mi7.3 mph550 ft525 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
With this tour, which is around 16 kilometers long, you can get out of the city and into the countryside in no time at all. The Steigerwald in the south of Erfurt is the perfect area for fresh air and nature without a long journey. But the Gera, meandering through the landscape, also exerts its charm…
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- 01:2812.1 mi8.3 mph200 ft200 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Pack your swimming trunks - we're going to Stotternheimer See! With this tour, you and your family will explore how wonderfully green it is in and around Erfurt. Along the almost 20-kilometer route you follow the banks of the Gera, let the kids romp around in the playgrounds and splash about in the lake…
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- 01:5414.4 mi7.6 mph875 ft875 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
The pretty town of Jena is known for its location on the Saale and its quite mountainous surroundings. A few meters of altitude await you on this approximately 23-kilometer tour out of the city. The destination is the exciting Jena-Schöngleina airfield, where children's eyes grow wide when planes take…
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- 02:5622.7 mi7.7 mph1,725 ft1,725 ftExpertExpert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
This tour along the Saale cycle path is about 37 kilometers long and about 500 meters in altitude in the ascent and descent. If you are a sporty family with persistent, patient kids, this is the perfect day trip for you. But since the route is the same there and back, you can always take a shortcut if…
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- 02:3522.7 mi8.8 mph225 ft225 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Tiny trains chug through micro-mountains and past even tinier trees and cottages, while a bumblebee-sized helicopter hovers over the inch-small church. Welcome to the model railway country of Wiehe! In the middle of the rural area on the banks of the beautiful Unstrut you will find one of the largest…
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- 01:017.53 mi7.4 mph450 ft450 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
This cute, short round tour of only around twelve kilometers takes you and your family to the rural idyll south-east of Dresden. Pretty little villages await you, a magnificent manor and the fairytale Lugturm on the Lugberg with its great views.
With the bikes you go out to the train station Dohna, which…
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- 00:548.06 mi9.0 mph100 ft100 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The lake landscape of Upper Lusatia is a wonderful and unique destination. Where once massive open-cast mining was operated, today glistening waters dot the landscape and invite you to swim. One of them is the pretty Dreiweiberner See. And on the way to the inviting sandy beach you will meet some long…
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- 01:008.30 mi8.3 mph375 ft375 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Which children's eyes don't light up when it comes to dinosaurs? Whether big or small kids, everyone gets their money's worth in the dinosaur park near Bautzen. And to add a sporty note to the excursion, you can simply cycle there. And for the really big ones there is also a good piece of history on…
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- 01:099.15 mi7.9 mph225 ft225 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
This approximately 15-kilometer tour takes you and your kids to the wildlife park in the Connewitz district and along the wonderfully green Pleiße cycle path to the Elster weir - you can hardly get more green in the middle of Leipzig! And depending on how much time you want to spend in the wildlife park…
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- 01:1110.1 mi8.5 mph275 ft275 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The Markkleeberger See is a wonderful gem so close to Leipzig. Especially in summer, the water is a popular destination. And rightly so, because it lures with clear water, sandy beaches ripe for burrows and even a real wild water system on the south bank. Whether you want to relax with your family or…
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- 01:3213.0 mi8.5 mph325 ft325 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
In the heart of Chemnitz, the river of the same name meanders through the city. The small Kappelbach branches off from it. This 21-kilometer tour takes you along its banks out of Chemnitz to the idyllic Pelzmühleteich, where a lovingly designed playground and an exciting wildlife park await the kids…
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- 01:3213.2 mi8.6 mph400 ft400 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Always along the Elbe with fun games, a farm and a romantic windmill - this 21-kilometer tour takes you to the green north of Dresden. On the way you will always find great places to stop, play and stock up on provisions.
At Dresden Mitte train station you climb onto the saddle and already have the water…
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- 01:3913.7 mi8.3 mph200 ft200 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The wonderful Lusatian lake landscape around the Senftenberger, Geierswalder and Partwitzer See - to name just a few - was created by the flooding of opencast mining holes. Where large excavators used to dig in the ground, you can now cycle, swim and even take the ferry. This tour takes you around the…
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- 01:4614.9 mi8.4 mph575 ft650 ftFerryIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The Tour includes a crossing by ferry.
Ferry trips are always a lot of fun for young and old - and there are plenty of them along the Elbe in the picturesque Elbe Sandstone Mountains! This tour follows the Elbe Cycle Path between Schmilka and the town of Wehlen. We have planned around 24 kilometers for you and your family. But since you always…
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- 01:3815.0 mi9.2 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From the north of Dresden directly to the Wild West. And that only in a few kilometers. Sounds too great to be true? Then grab your kids and follow this 24-kilometer tour along the Elbe to the farm, playgrounds and finally a small western village.
You can take the train out into the countryside to the…
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- 02:3819.2 mi7.3 mph450 ft450 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The landscape south of Leipzig is full of beautiful lakes and pretty little towns. With this tour we take you and your family to crystal-clear waters that are made for splashing around and relaxing. And if it's just too beautiful on the sandy beach, you can easily shorten the tour by taking the train…
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Collection Stats
- Tours20
- Distance251 mi
- Duration31:12 h
- Elevation8,625 ft
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