Tour
Arrive in Kiel and experience the city and its sights, such as the town hall, the maritime museum or the botanical garden, on a walk.
Under your own management you are leaving Kiel by boat to the Baltic seaside resort Laboe. From Laboe's lively beach and pretty port you continue your tour to Stein and to the seaside resort Holm.
Today you cycle to Hohwacht on wonderful paths, mostly close to the white beaches of the Baltic Sea. Pretty seaside resorts, wide beaches that invite you to swim and stately estates in the hinterland enchant you on this cycle stage.
Today, you will leave the breath-taking scenery around Hohwacht Bay behind and cycle past Weissenhäuser Beach to Oldenburg. Today’s destination is Heiligenhafen, Großenbrode or Fehmarn.
It’s not far to Lübeck Bay. Continue on past Dahme and Kellenhausen to Grömitz. Grömitz is one of the oldest and largest resort towns in the Baltic region.
Cycle south to the little Holstein city of Neustadt and later mostly along the beaches and promenades of Haffkrug and Scharbeutz to the beach at Timmendorf.
Make your way to Travemünde. Care for a swim? There are also many cafés, restaurants, boutiques and shops to lose sense of time in.
After breakfast ends your bicycle holiday in Lübeck.
Map
Prices / Dates
Services / Info
- Accommodation incl. breakfast
Cat. A: Comfort and first-class hotels at 3- to 4-star level
Cat. B: Mid-range hotels or guesthouses at 2 to 3-star level - Room with shower/bath/WC
- Luggage transport
- Detailed route description
- Map of bike trails with marked route
- Tips for tour preparation
- Touristic information
- 7 days hotline service
Below you will find specific information about the Kiel - Lübeck bike trail. If you have further questions about this trip, you simply call us: Phone: 06421 – 886890.
Arrival by train
Kiel is easily accessible from all major cities in Germany by train. We recommend to take a taxi from the station to get to our partner hotels in Kiel. Current schedule information and price information can be found at: www.bahn.de.
Parking facilities at the hotel
You can park your car in the public parking garage Sophienhof for approx. € 6,00 per night or € 35,00 per week. A reservation is not possible. You will receive detailed information on parking facilities with your travel documents approx. 2 weeks before arrival.
Condition of cycle paths
Quality of roads and traffic:
The quality of the Baltic Sea Cycle Route varies extremely. There is no continuous bike path along the coast, but the route often leads in parts inland. You cycle on many different undergrounds. Close to the coast and particularly on the dam paths in Fehmarn there might be sections where the path are in poor condition, but they can be easily bypassed. Alternatively, suggestions can be found in the maps and explained in the text. Otherwise, the route runs mostly on quiet country roads, paved bike paths or forest and field trails. Busy ways are very rare and usually only for short sections. Sometimes the tour might be difficult due to the strong wind in the coastal area.
Signage:
Along the Baltic Sea Cycle Route, there is a uniform signage in both directions. This ranges from Flensburg to Travemünde and always uses the same logo. Only the sign density varies along the route. On a first stretch between Flensburg and Nieby the signs are in a large number and good visible. Later on the signs are sparse, but good visible at the main intersections. From the town Stein behind Kiel you then have to get used to it that the logo of the Baltic Sea Cycle Route has to share the space on a plate with other signages. Therefore, the signposting is a little bit unclear. The Baltic Sea Cycle Route is not suitable for tandems.
Available rental bikes
You have the choice between ladies' and men's touring bikes with back-pedalling or freewheel (both with hub gears).
The touring bikes with back-pedalling have 7 or 8 gears (depending on availability).
The touring bikes with freewheel have 7 gears. On request and depending on availability, we can also offer 24-speed touring bikes with freewheel. The request for 24 gears will then be noted, but cannot be guaranteed.
We also offer 7/8-speed electric bikes (all women's bikes) with freewheel or coaster brake (subject to availability).
Please let us know your bike preference when you make your booking.
Return to starting point of the journey
Every Sunday and Monday you can return to Kiel by minibus (min. 2 people). The bus departs Lübeck at 09:00 in the morning and arrives in Kiel at approx. 10:30.
The return journey to Kiel is also possible by train. The journey takes approx. 1 hour 30 minutes.
Extra costs whtich are not included in the tour price
A possible tourist tax and charging fees for bicycle batteries are not included in the tour price and must therefore be paid at the hotel on site. The ferry Kiel - Laboe approx. € 8,00 per person is payable on site. The use of rental bikes during additional nights is possible for an extra charge. Please make this request when booking.
7 day hotline service
Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible.
Passport and visa requirements
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.
Travel insurance
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.
I provide you with advice and assistance
Miriam Houda