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Feu­er und Eis own tour

5‑river cycle rou­te wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 568,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 298 km
  • Altitude: (+) 1430 m
  • Altitude: (-) 1430 m
  • Difficulty:
The 5 Rivers Cycle Path is a varied and pic­tures­que cycle rou­te in the Upper Pala­ti­na­te, which leads through a beau­tiful land­scape for around 298 kilo­me­ters. The cycle path runs along the Naab, Vils, Peg­nitz, Alt­mühl and Danu­be rivers, lin­king idyl­lic vil­la­ges, his­to­ric towns such as Regens­burg and Neu­markt as well as num­e­rous natu­ral and cul­tu­ral high­lights. Ide­al for cyclists of all levels, the rou­te offers flat sec­tions as well as gent­le hills and leads through natu­re reser­ves, char­ming old towns and tran­quil river val­leys. The 5 Rivers Cycle Path is per­fect for a rela­xing acti­ve vaca­ti­on and offers a per­fect mix of natu­re expe­ri­en­ces, his­to­ri­cal sights and sport­ing challenges. 
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5‑FLUESSE-RADWEG

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Blick auf die Altstadt von Regensburg
Blick auf Amberg und Vils
Ein Fahrradfahrer fährt über eine Brücke über die Pegnitz
Fahrradfahrer am Donauradweg
Itinerary
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arrival
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Arri­val and first over­night stay in Regensburg/Eilsbrunn
Day 2
Regens­burg — Kelheim
Distanz: 38 km Höhe (+): 110m Höhe (-): 100m
The start­ing point is the UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge city of Regens­burg with its medieval alley­ways and squa­res. Up the Danu­be, the cycle rou­te runs through the spa town of Bad Abbach to the town of Kel­heim, known for its migh­ty Libe­ra­ti­on Hall, visi­ble from afar, and the baro­que Asam monas­tery of Wel­ten­burg on the Danu­be gorge. 
Day 3
Kel­heim — Berching
Distanz: 55 km Höhe (+): 230m Höhe (-): 180m
From Kel­heim, the tour leads through the Alt­mühl­tal val­ley into the regi­on’s eventful past: Bava­ria’s lar­gest archaeo­lo­gy park brings a bygo­ne era to life and dis­plays finds from the Nean­der­thal era and other pre­his­to­ric epochs.
Day 4
Ber­ching — Nuremberg
Distanz: 68 km Höhe (+): 210m Höhe (-): 300m
Indus­tri­al heri­ta­ge land­scape on the canal The town of Ber­ching is a well-pre­ser­ved gem from the Midd­le Ages. From here, the cycle path fol­lows the Lud­wig-Danu­be-Main Canal, one of the most inte­res­t­ing indus­tri­al monu­ments in Ger­ma­ny. Today, the canal is a lis­ted buil­ding. Natu­re has reclai­med its ter­rain and crea­ted a uni­que cul­tu­ral landscape. 
Day 5
Nurem­berg — Amberg
Distanz: 74 km Höhe (+): 470m Höhe (-): 390m
From the old impe­ri­al city of Nurem­berg, the rou­te leads into the love­ly Peg­nitz val­ley. Fol­lo­wing in the foot­s­teps of the Gol­den Road, who­se ori­g­ins go back to Emper­or Charles IV, the cycle rou­te runs through the breath­ta­king land­scape of the Fran­co­ni­an Alb and pret­ty half-tim­be­red towns to the Ruhr regi­on of the Midd­le Ages with its magni­fi­cent cen­ters of Sulz­bach-Rosen­berg and Amberg. 
Day 6
Amberg — Regensburg
Distanz: 62 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 470m
Baro­que monas­te­ries and magni­fi­cent churches invi­te you to lin­ger from Amberg. The works of regio­nal artists and world-famous sculp­tors and pain­ters from the Midd­le Ages and modern times are lined up along the Vils and Naab rivers. The tran­quil artists’ vil­la­ge of Kall­münz nest­les pic­tures­que­ly against a ver­ti­cal cliff face, with a gigan­tic cast­le ruin towe­ring high abo­ve it. 
Day 7
Indi­vi­du­al departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
We are also hap­py to extend your stay after the tour in Regensburg

From now on, you will earn Miles & More miles with every new booking.

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Booking code: 5‑FLUESSE-RADWEG

Minimum number of participants: 1

Season

April 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 (Arri­val: daily)
01.07.2026 — 14.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
15.09.2026 — 15.10.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

Category

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Single room

EUR 828,00
EUR 858,00
EUR 828,00

Double room*

EUR 568,00
EUR 598,00
EUR 568,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Regens­burg in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Weidenhof) 
(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Regens­burg in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Weidenhof) 

Price per person/night

EUR 70,00
EUR 103,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Regens­burg in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Weidenhof) 
(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Regens­burg in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Weidenhof) 

Price per person/night

EUR 103,00
EUR 70,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al cycling (no group tours)
  • 6 nights in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3***/4**** category)
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 6x break­fast
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • 1x Bikeli­ne
  • / Hand­le­bar bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice num­ber (dai­ly from 08:00 to 19:00)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour and par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train jour­neys, trans­fers if not expli­cit­ly included in the program
  • Tra­vel insu­rance (we are hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and inter­rup­ti­on insurance)
  • Cycling equip­ment (bicy­cle, hel­met, shoes, etc.)

Additional information

Arri­val
Your jour­ney to the start­ing point in Regens­burg is indi­vi­du­al. CAR: You can reach the city from the north and south via the A93, from the west and east via the A3. RAIL: Regens­burg main sta­ti­on is very well con­nec­ted to the long-distance and regio­nal Deut­sche Bahn net­work. FLIGHT: The nea­rest air­ports are: Munich Air­port (approx. 100 km, approx. 11.5 hours’ dri­ve) / Nurem­berg Air­port (approx. 110 km, approx. 1.5 hours’ drive) 
Tour cha­rac­ter
Most­ly asphal­ted cycle paths, most­ly traf­fic-free along the river. 
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Par­king
In Regens­burg you can park at the par­king lot at Unte­rer Wöhrd. Par­king fees can be found on the web­site of Stadt­wer­ke Regens­burg. www.das-stadtwerk-regensburg.de/parkplatz-unterer-woehrd
Ren­tal bikes
We only offer e‑bikes (trek­king bikes) for hire. Access­ories such as pan­niers, cell pho­ne hol­ders or simi­lar are available on request and at an extra char­ge. Your ren­tal bike is at your dis­po­sal from the day of arri­val to the day of depar­tu­re. If you book addi­tio­nal nights after the tour, addi­tio­nal cos­ts may be incur­red if you wish to con­ti­nue using the bike on the­se days. 
7‑day care­free service
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency. 
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
Tra­ve­ling with a dog
Dogs are wel­co­me on this tour! Plea­se regis­ter your dog with us in advan­ce. The cos­ts for taking your dog with you will be paid direct­ly at the respec­ti­ve hotels on site. Bicy­cle trai­lers for trans­port­ing dogs are available from our ren­tal part­ner. You are wel­co­me to book this on request. 

Travel carefree with us

More safety. Exclusively at Feuer und Eis.

If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary