Cycling around Erlangen: three official routes
Explore the Regnitz Cycle Route, the Erlangen circular ride and a family discovery route, with route details and official GPX downloads.
Choose your ride, then plan a meal or an overnight stay
These rides come from Visit Erlangen’s official route collection. Follow the links for current directions and GPX files. Gasthof Ritter St. Georg is on Herzogenauracher Damm beside the Regnitz; you can plan a meal or an overnight stay with us as a separate stop.
More information: Cycle routes on Visit Erlangen
Three ways to explore by bike
Distances, terrain details and the estimated riding times for the two circular routes are taken from the linked Erlangen tourist information pages.
RegnitzRadweg
The official Regnitz Cycle Route connects Nuremberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Forchheim and Bamberg. Choose between two independent routes: the valley route through villages and small towns, or the route along the Main–Danube Canal and the Regnitz.
- Both routes pass through Erlangen
- Official GPX download available
- Ride the valley and canal routes separately
Around Erlangen
This official circular route connects the city centre, riverside meadows, Dechsendorfer Weiher, Tennenloher Forst and Brucker Lache. It starts at the tourist information office and covers 46 kilometres through Erlangen’s neighbourhoods and surrounding countryside.
- Dechsendorfer Weiher and the Regnitz meadows
- Tennenloher Forst and Brucker Lache
- Official GPX download available
Discovery ride for all ages
Published by Visit Erlangen, this route leads from the city centre through Brucker Lache and Tennenlohe to Neunhof and Kalchreuth. The return journey follows woodland paths back through central Erlangen.
- Forest discovery centre and two woodland playgrounds
- Neunhof Palace, wildlife enclosure and Indianerschlucht ravine
- Official GPX download available
Take a break by the river
The inn is beside the Regnitz. Use the official GPX file to check how to reach us from your chosen route. Before your visit, browse the current menu and check the beer garden’s weather-dependent opening information.
- Current dishes and prices on our menu
- Beer garden information , including weather-dependent opening details
- 25 hotel rooms , plus free Wi-Fi and parking
Get ready for the Regnitz valley
Check the route and GPX file
Open the original route page before setting off for the route description and GPX file. Check the weather, closures and path conditions on the day of your ride.
Plan your meal stop
Our kitchen serves hot meals daily from 11:00 to 21:00. Check the current menu and the latest weather-dependent opening information for the beer garden before visiting.
Check your starting point
According to Visit Erlangen, the two Erlangen circular rides start at the tourist information office. Our address is a separate destination for a meal or overnight stay: Herzogenauracher Damm 11, 91058 Erlangen.
Stay overnight
There are 25 hotel rooms for longer cycling trips. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 11:00. Book directly through our hotel page.
Address
Gasthof Ritter St. Georg
Herzogenauracher Damm 11
91058 Erlangen