Travel report: Our time out in the Altmühl Nature Park

This was the third time we had planned our cycle tour with Radweg-Reisen, this time we were heading to the Altmühltal after two vacations at Lake Constance. Of course, once again things didn't go smoothly in the run-up, this time we had noticed the week before that one of our bikes was so damaged that we couldn't get it repaired in time for the planned start. So we had to change our plans without further ado and switch to e-bikes (which we didn't actually want, we wanted to keep the sporty aspect). Regardless of which bike we used, we were very excited to see whether the Altmühltal could keep up with Lake Constance in terms of scenery and flair!

On arrival in Kinding-Enkering, we received a very warm welcome from the hotel landlady and shortly afterwards we set off in a very relaxed manner to the small village to "cycle in" a little before setting off on our first tour of 60 kilometers to Treuchtlingen the next day. The cycle path there is very relaxed and quiet. A little tip: in Wettelsheim there is a super tasty ice cream 😊 as a reward in between.

The next day, our trip took us to the Altmühlsee. At this beautiful spot, we sat in the sand for a long time and just looked at the water, very relaxing! Lake Brombach was not far from here. It wasn't on the planned tour, but as we had the motors, we also drove there without further ado, this time through the shady forest. Another highlight of the tour is definitely Pappenheim Castle. You can even visit the torture chamber on the extensive grounds of rock ruins and wall remains.

All in all, the tour was very quiet, we were amazed at how little activity there is on this official cycle path, which is very flat. We often didn't come across a single cyclist for hours, even though we were on vacation. The path itself is mainly in the countryside, only occasionally passing a small town. But this is a welcome change, which we gratefully accepted with coffee and ice cream.

The brochure from Radweg-Reisen was very well prepared, so we found our way around easily. The hotels were also very nice, the hosts without exception very hospitable and the Bavarian food very tasty. Even without a motor, it was an easy tour with lots of nature on offer.

We'll definitely be back, and I'm already looking forward to where we'll go next time 😊