Stage 01
Mannheim → Heidenfahrt
Starting in Mannheim, the route quickly follows the Rhine via Worms, Oppenheim and Mainz towards Heidenfahrt.
100 kmRhine Cycle RouteWorms · Mainz · Inselrhein
Mannheim · Rhine · Netherlands · North Sea
Tour NL.
To the sea.
Eight riding days from Mannheim along the Rhine, via Utrecht and The Hague to the North Sea. A ride guided by water, finishing in Zandvoort.
8Riding days
≈ 720 kmDistance
2Countries
ZandvoortFinish
The idea
Follow the water.
From Mannheim, the route follows the Rhine north. In the Netherlands it continues along the Waal, through Utrecht and The Hague, then out to the coast.
Detailed navigation is done with Komoot. This page shows the character of the ride, the stages and the key planning points for the return journey.
KomootThe map shows the broad course. Final navigation is done with Komoot.
Route
Rhine, Randstad
and coast.
The map shows the broad course. Final navigation is done with Komoot.
- Mannheim
- Worms/Mainz
- Koblenz
- Köln/Düsseldorf
- Niederrhein
- Arnhem/Nijmegen
- Utrecht
- Den Haag
- Zandvoort
- Amsterdam
On the road
More than a line
on the map.
A short impression from the ride: paths, water, stops and the small scenes that make a long bike trip feel real.
Stages
Eight days
towards the North Sea.
Stage 02
Heidenfahrt → Remagen-Rolandswerth
Bingen, Koblenz and the Siebengebirge turn this into the grand Rhine passage of the ride.
125 kmMiddle RhineBingen · Koblenz · Siebengebirge
Stage 03
Remagen → Meerbusch
Via Bonn and Cologne towards Düsseldorf: urban sections, riverfronts and the Rhine as the constant guide.
115 kmRhine citiesBonn · Cologne · Düsseldorf
Stage 04
Meerbusch → Wesel
The landscape opens up. Via Kaiserswerth and Duisburg, the route heads towards Grav-Insel near Wesel.
95 kmLower RhineKaiserswerth · Duisburg · Wesel
Stage 05
Wesel → Gendt
Via Rees and Emmerich into the Netherlands, then along the Waal to Camping Waalstrand.
90 kmBorderRees · Emmerich · Waal
Stage 06
Gendt → Utrecht
Dykes, ferries and Dutch cycle paths lead via Arnhem and the Nederrijn to Utrecht.
95 kmNederrijnArnhem · Dykes · Utrecht
Stage 07
Utrecht → Scheveningen
Via Oudewater and Gouda to The Hague. Scheveningen brings the first view of the North Sea.
90 kmFirst sea viewGouda · The Hague · North Sea
Stage 08
Scheveningen → Zandvoort
Through the dunes via Katwijk and Noordwijk to the finale in Zandvoort.
65 kmCoastal routeKatwijk · Noordwijk · Zandvoort
Return · Amsterdam → Mannheim
Back by
train and bike.
ICE International
approx. 4½–5½ hoursAmsterdam Centraal via Utrecht and Frankfurt towards Mannheim. Reserve a bicycle space on long-distance trains.
Regional trains
approx. 9–12 hoursMore flexible, but much longer. Check the Dutch section and bicycle rules separately.
Regional + ICE
approx. 6–8 hoursA useful fallback via Düsseldorf or Cologne if the direct ICE is expensive or sold out.
Finish
The coast is
the punctuation mark.
In the end, the line on the map is only part of it. The ride is towns, ferries, campsites, changing weather and the moment when the Rhine route turns into North Sea air.