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Cycling Tours with the little ones in tow – Lower Saxony & Hamburg
Bike Touring Collection by Milupa
20
Tours
28:36 h
249 mi
4,125 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 Lower Saxony and Hamburg, are 12 to 29 kilometres (7 to 18 mi) long. Often, you cycle along dyke and canal paths, often to a lake where you can take a dip. Splashing around and throwing stones on 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.
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Tours & Highlights
- 01:1711.2 mi8.7 mph125 ft125 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Bremerhaven train station, a cycle path leads along the road and after about seven kilometers you will reach a cute little farm shop. There you can get delicious apples and jams, on some days also homemade cakes and meringues - the perfect addition to your picnic!
We continue to Apeler See, which…
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- 01:3712.0 mi7.4 mph100 ft100 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From the Aurich train station, you first go to the milk filling station, where you can get eggs, apples, honey or jam in addition to milk. Now it's always along the Ems-Jade Canal, where you can cycle wonderfully relaxed.
On the canal you have several opportunities to sit down on covered seating with…
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- 01:059.38 mi8.7 mph100 ft100 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
You start at the city harbor in Leer and drive out of the city. After about six kilometers you will reach the milk filling station, where you can tap fresh farm milk around the clock.
If you want, you can now drive back via an alternative route and stop in the Westerhammrich recreation area. Here you…
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- 01:2411.4 mi8.1 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The tour begins at Bad Zwischenahn train station. A weekly market takes place here every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the market square. But you can also get great regional products in the farmer's shop on other days and stock up on a great picnic.
Now you drive a nice round around the Zwischenahner…
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- 01:2512.9 mi9.1 mph150 ft150 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Bremen you first drive along the Kleine Weser and then along the Werdersee. Fantastic dyke cycle paths with smooth asphalt ensure a carefree cycling experience and the kilometers fly by.
After ten kilometers you will reach the milk filling station from Hof Kuck am Deich. You can tap the delicious…
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- 01:048.93 mi8.4 mph250 ft250 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Osnabrück train station, you can go straight out of the city and to the Kolkmeier farm shop. In addition to various products in the farm shop, there is also a milk filling station where you can draw the milk into your own containers.
Continue to Rubbenbruchsee, on whose shore you can relax after…
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- 01:3212.1 mi7.9 mph100 ft100 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
This tour starts at the train station in Diepholz. From there you always cycle along the cycle path to Lembruch and on to Hüde near Diepholz.
Now you have various options for stopping off: The Möller farm shop offers a large organic range as well as a pretty café in the garden. A few hundred meters further…
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- 02:0315.9 mi7.7 mph300 ft300 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From the train station you cycle straight ahead on the cycle path along Cloppenburger Straße and after about 12 kilometers you reach the pretty courtyard café, where you can stop off with your little ones in a beautiful ambience. There is also a playground not far from the café.
On the way back you can…
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- 01:5116.7 mi9.0 mph100 ft100 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
On this tour you will have several opportunities to buy fresh, regional products. So it is best to start with enough storage space in your saddlebags. Let's start at Buxtehude train station.
After just two kilometers you will reach a vending machine with fresh eggs. However, you should better stop by…
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- 02:0217.8 mi8.8 mph250 ft250 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Let's start at the Berliner Tor in Hamburg. You cycle out of the city and reach the Elberadweg. This takes you along the Dove Elbe, where there are nice rest areas and even bathing spots.
After you have crossed the beautiful nature reserve "Die Reit", you will reach the greenhouse of the Tomato Rescue…
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- 02:0117.5 mi8.7 mph400 ft400 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Nordstemmen you cycle to the strawberry farm Sander, where you can pick your own strawberries - a great activity for young and old. You drive there on a dead straight bike path that runs along the secured side of the road.
Back in Nordstemmen you can eat a delicious ice cream before getting back…
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- 01:4715.6 mi8.7 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
This tour is a great excursion for a nice summer day. You start at the Neustadt am Rübenberge train station and continue straight ahead on cycle paths to Mardorf, which lies on the shore of the Steinhuder Meer.
In the farm shop in Mardorf you can get everything you need for a delicious picnic.
Then off…
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- 01:1110.2 mi8.6 mph150 ft150 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From the train station in Göttingen, it goes straight ahead on a bike path parallel to the road to the Werderhof. In addition to a field of flowers to pick yourself, there is also a great farm shop with many products that can be used to conjure up a great picnic.
Now you can take a detour to the banks…
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- 01:1711.2 mi8.7 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Braunschweig train station you cycle along a cycle path along the road and after about nine kilometers you reach the monastery estate Dübeshof. Here you will find a great farm shop and an egg vending machine that is open around the clock.
When you have gotten everything for your picnic, continue…
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- 01:3412.0 mi7.7 mph300 ft300 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
This tour takes you to the beautiful Lüneburg Heath. You start at Bispingen train station and after just four kilometers you will reach Reh's Hof with a self-service farm shop. A little further on is a small field with various types of vegetables for self-harvesting. A great way for kids to learn how…
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- 01:1111.5 mi9.7 mph425 ft425 ftIntermediateIntermediate bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
The tour starts at Holm-Seppensen train station. From there, the route leads along various signposted cycle routes to Schröders Bauerndiele, where you can get everything you need for a delicious picnic.
The way back is along the Seeve cycle path. Benches along the way invite you to take a break and have…
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- 01:0811.7 mi10.3 mph175 ft175 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Get out of the Autostadt, get on your bike and into the countryside! You start at Wolfsburg train station and cycle about eight kilometers to the Holländermühle, which does not have wings but has a farm shop.
After you have stocked up on delicious organic products, there is a nice picnic area just two…
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- 01:3015.9 mi10.5 mph200 ft200 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
On this tour you take a nice lap on the Wümme cycle path, which follows the course of the river. The starting point is at the train station in Rotenburg (Wümme).
After twelve kilometers you will reach the beautiful farm shop with Melkhus in Scheeßel, which is typical for the region. After a delicious…
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- 00:538.22 mi9.3 mph225 ft225 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From Harsefeld you cycle to Cohr's farm shop, which you reach after only four kilometers. There you can stock up on delicious regional foods.
Now it goes back along the Auetal. A detour to the banks of the Aue is worthwhile to enjoy nature and perhaps spread out the picnic blanket. Or you can drive to…
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- 00:437.40 mi10.4 mph100 ft100 ftEasyEasy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
This tour always takes you along the Ems Canal. There is a cycle path that is particularly pleasant to ride with children. After half the distance you reach the Emshütte, where you can take a break and strengthen yourself.
Now it's back on the other side of the canal. You will pass a rest area with great…
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Collection Stats
- Tours20
- Distance249 mi
- Duration28:36 h
- Elevation4,125 ft
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