Tips & Experiences

Healthy and rewarding holidays on the Baltic Sea

Few ways of spending a holiday on the Baltic Sea have grown as popular as cycling tours. They bring together almost all the possibilities available to visitors along the Baltic Sea’s long coastline. They include planning your own routes, getting to know seaside resorts as well as the wonderfully varied nature of the Baltic hinterland, and enjoying an active holiday away from traffic noise and exhaust fumes. Cycling is also one of the best ways to stay healthy while enjoying new experiences. Exploring by bike with the whole family or in a group adds another dimension to the experience.

Eine gute Ausrüstung sorgt für Sicherheit und Fahrvergnügen Photo: nordlicht verlag

Good preparation for a Baltic Sea holiday

A cycling holiday requires thorough preparation, from making sure your bike is properly equipped and compiling a list of service contacts for emergencies to building up your fitness in advance. The different abilities of family members or group participants should also be taken into account on a Baltic Sea holiday. When choosing a route, cycling enthusiasts on the Baltic coast are spoilt for choice: numerous cycle paths along the coast and inland wind through beautiful countryside and offer plenty of opportunities to stop at places of interest. During the summer season in particular, it is advisable to plan a route and book accommodation in advance.

Special offers for cycling tourists

Cyclists on long tours along the Baltic coast, who usually book just one night at a time, have gone from being a necessary evil to a much-welcomed clientele for hotels and restaurants in the region. Special offers for cycling tourists, technical services, and even simple bicycle storage facilities are increasingly becoming the norm.

Route maps for Baltic Sea cycle routes

In collaboration with several publishers, we can present an overview on these pages of signposted cycling routes and suggested tours between Denmark and Poland—covering almost the entire southern Baltic coast.

Write to us about your experiences, route descriptions, tips, worthwhile detours, recommended reading, and more.

Along the Coast of Usedom

After the plan had been haunting the back of my mind for a long time, at the end of August I gave it a chance to take center stage: a coastal...

Baltic Coast Cycle Route, Schleswig-Holstein

Cycling between Flensburg and Lübeck along the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein and through its hinterland is more than just an eco-friendly way to get around. As a healthy, active holiday for the whole family, it is rewarding in its own right.

Baltic Sea Cycle Route, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, stretching from Lübeck Bay in the west to the Polish border on the island of Usedom in the east, is highly varied and in places deeply indented, with mostly very little variation in elevation. This, along with its hinterland, makes it an especially popular area for cycle tourists who have discovered this kind of active holiday on the Baltic Sea. There is plenty to discover here, in addition to the benefits that

Cycling along the Elbe-Lübeck Canal: From Lübeck to Lauenburg

“Can’t we hitch a ride on that boat?” Christiane asks her husband Fred with a smile as they get their bicycles ready beside the Elbe-Lübeck...

Cycling between Berlin and Usedom

Cycling between Berlin and the Baltic coast of the island of Usedom and its surrounding area is not only an environmentally friendly way to reach the Baltic Sea. It is also a rewarding, health-promoting active holiday for the whole family.

Cycling Hamburg–Baltic Sea

The region between the metropolis of Hamburg and the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein, including its “hinterland,” is quite unfairly...

Cycling in Western Pomerania

The low elevation differences—with few exceptions—alone make the islands of Usedom and Rügen, the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula, and the...

Denmark Baltic Coast Cycle Route

Denmark is a country of holiday homes as well as a country of cycling tourists. Cycling holidays are one of the most popular kinds of active...

Poland’s Baltic Coast Cycle Route

Poland’s Baltic coast, stretching from the island of Usedom in the west to the Gulf of Gdańsk in the east, is very straight and has few natural features. The changes in elevation are barely worth mentioning. Together with its hinterland, Poland’s Baltic coast is a very popular destination for cyclists who have discovered this kind of active holiday on the Baltic Sea.