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EuroVelo 13 allows cyclists to follow the 'Iron Curtain', the border that divided Europe into East and West for almost half a century during the course of the cold war. The more than 10,600 km long route offers a living history lesson while reminding us that peace and reconciliation are now more needed than ever. One of the longest EuroVelo routes, it has something to offer for everyone: foodies will love the vineyards of southern Czechia and northern Austria; nature enthusiasts can enjoy the pristine greenery and wildlife in the former no man's land of the border; while cultural connoisseurs can look forward to the bustling port cities of the Baltic and vibrant capitals such as Bratislava and Riga.
The development of EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail is supported by the Interreg Central Europe project ICTr-CE. In the context of the project, ECF together with project partners developed an innovative cycling product - known as Good Impact Cycling - sold by official EuroVelo 13 Booking Centres to allow cyclists to experience the Iron Curtain Trail while leaving a positive influence. Using tools such as the CARMACAL carbon footprint calculator and the Impact Measurement System, the offers estimate the environmental and social impact of the tours. The Good Impact Programme reduces these impacts by allocating funds to projects focusing on environmental, social, and economic impacts, strengthening the positive contributions of cycling tourism to the regions. Check out the Good Impact Cycling tours on our tour packages page!
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Blend your next cycling adventure with a unique coastal holiday in the mesmerising Curonian Spit on the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea. Nestled on a narrow strip of sea-swept white sand, this peaceful part of the EuroVelo network offers a memorable journey through the UNESCO World Heritage-l…
Combine the great adventure of a long-distance cycling journey with service, safety, sustainability and real positive impact. This is all possible along EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail, with exciting new tour packages that take care of both your experience and the regions crossed by the route.
In the summer of 2025, Joseph Lark set off on his first big cycling journey, ready to explore Europe and discover what it truly means to travel by bicycle. He planned a large loop heading east, following a combination of four EuroVelo routes through six countries. What began as an idea with few det…
EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail is the second-longest EuroVelo route and one of the most fascinating ones. To offer mindful cyclists a safe, exciting, and sustainable cycling experience on EuroVelo 13, the first two Official Info- & Booking Centres have now been established on two sections of the…
Cycling tourism along long-distance routes has been growing steadily in recent years, and with this growth comes a shared responsibility to understand how travel affects the landscapes, communities and businesses along the way. This new practice from EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail clarifies these…
Are you planning a cycling tour or multi-day EuroVelo adventure and are curious to understand its environmental impact? Thanks to innovative tools like CARMACAL, measuring and managing the carbon emission of tourism packages is possible, easier and more transparent than ever before. Such tools are …
What can you do to reduce your negative environmental impact while on a cycling trip? The Good Impact Programme is an innovative pilot tool designed to reduce negative impacts and, conversely, to strengthen the positive contributions that cycling tourism brings to a region. It is an output of the I…
What if we told you that EuroVelo routes give you the chance to ride across some of the most significant landmarks in European history? Discover the European Heritage Label sites along the 90,000+ kilometres of the European cycle route network!
EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail is one of the greatest challenges of the European cycle route network. This certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe runs almost 10,000 kilometres along the former Iron Curtain from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. German writer Rebecca Maria Salentin is t…
In December 1989, standing at Brandenburg Gate with the Berlin Wall coming down, Adam Koniuszewski, a student in Montreal, could not have imagined returning 35 years later by bicycle. Yet, on the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 2024, Adam was back for a momentous #Tear…
After several trips on EuroVelo routes over the last few years, Silvia Julian Gonzalez considers herself to be something of a EuroVelo collector. She spent the last summer on a fantastic adventure, travelling from Finland to Bretagne. Read her story from a summer full of memories.
Cycling to Velo-city 2025 in Gdańsk offers a unique opportunity to explore Europe’s diverse landscapes through the EuroVelo network. Whether you're tracing the Amber Route from the Adriatic, following the stunning Baltic coast, or seeking history along the Iron Curtain Trail, Gdańsk welcomes you wi…
Lynn Salvo does not shy away from a challenge. She is the oldest woman to cross North America from the Pacific to the Atlantic and North to South. This summer, she crossed the pond in search of a new adventure. After three months and countless challenges, she achieved her dream: becoming the oldest…
Are you planning an exciting cycling trip along EuroVelo routes? While cycling is an incredible way to explore Europe, it can also be quite tiring. To relax the muscles and the mind and to get ready for the next day on the bike, there's nothing better than being in a thermal bath and enjoying the w…
Slowly but surely, summer is approaching, and as a wise person once said: ‘It’s never too early to start organising your summer holidays’! We have a feature right for that on the EuroVelo website: a listing of bookable offers for you to explore.
You see lovely pictures of people on cycling trips all across Europe. You are also wondering how they are doing that and have no idea where to start. We got you covered!
You dreamt of it and we did, too – here is the brand-new EuroVelo Route Planner to help you organise your future cycling trips along EuroVelo routes.
In this period of lockdown, which provides a good opportunity for learning new things, we invite you to discover the work of Mégane Millet Lacombe, a landscape designer who graduated from the National School of Landscape Architecture in Versailles, France in 2017.
This guidebook gives you information about the Tricity formed by Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia. Find out about cycle routes in the area, places to visit and much more.
Here you can download the PDF Map of EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route and EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail in the West Pomerania region of Poland (the two routes follow the same itinerary in the region).
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo routes in Finland from Helsinki, across Russia and Estonia (1,778 km). 10 km to Riga are also described in Latvia. Also available in German. The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:120,000 and 1:400,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 10 & EuroVelo 13 in Latvia from Riga, across Lithuania, Russia, and Poland and in Germany up to Lübeck (1,604 km). Half of the route in Latvia is described in the book. The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: maps at a scale of 1:85,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound. Also available in German.
On Austrian territory there are train stations along the route about every five kilometres. The combination with the many Bed+Bike accommodation establishments allows for very flexible travel, depending on the weather or personal preferences. The certified Bett+Bike accommodation establishments welcome cyclists for just one night, offer safe parking spaces and help with minor breakdowns.
Tourist cycling maps are an ideal solution to get to know the attractions of the Pomorskie Region. The maps are printed in Polish, but their translation is available on the website pomorskie.travel (English).
Tourist cycling maps are an ideal solution to get to know the attractions of the Pomorskie Region. The maps are printed in Polish, but their translation is available on the website pomorskie.travel (English).
Tourist cycling maps are an ideal solution to get to know the attractions of the Pomorskie Region. The maps are printed in Polish, but their translation is available on the website pomorskie.travel (English).
Tourist cycling maps are an ideal solution to get to know the attractions of the Pomorskie Region. The maps are printed in Polish, but their translation is available on the website pomorskie.travel (English).
English-language handbook on various long-distance cycle routes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a PDF download. Among the eight long-distance cycle routes described are also several routes that run via EuroVelo routes.
This cycling guide describes the section of EuroVelo 13 in Germany between Lübeck and Hof (1.100 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:85,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound. Also available in German.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 13 in Czechia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia (1.760 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:85,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound. Also available in German.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 13 in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece (2.100 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:120,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, and spiral-bound. Also available in German.
A 290 kilometer long section of the "Iron Curtain Trail" leads along the border of the Burgenland in Austria and Hungary. The leaflet comprises Information on the different route sections with maps and detailed descriptions. Click on the link to download it.
This English-language brochure presents the history of various countries separated by the Iron Curtain. With supplementary overview maps and route descriptions of all stages of the Iron Curtain Trail, this brochure is the perfect travel preparation for EuroVelo 13.
The brochure “Lithuania on Two Wheels” provides comprehensive information for cycling trips around Lithuania. It covers details about the routes, target groups for whom the bicycle paths and infrastructure are adapted, road types (e.g., gravel, bicycle paths), places of interest, transportation services, rental locations, and other essential information.
The map presents the major EuroVelo, Greenways, River and Culture cycle routes of Czechia together with services for cyclists "Cyclists Welcome". It is issued annually by the EuroVelo coordinator in Czechia, Partnerství, o.p.s. The map is available in English and Czech and can be ordered from the e-shop.
Flyer about the area of South Moravia and the Weinviertel in Austria. The Iron Curtain Trail leads over 200 km through South Moravia and the Weinviertel between Drosendorf and Břeclav. On this section you cycle through the Podyjí National Park and the Dyje Valley as well as through the UNESCO World Heritage landscape Lednice-Valtice and the historic wine towns of Znojmo, Retz and Mikulov.
The bett+bike logo by ADFC can be found not only in Germany but in many other countries such as Austria, Belgium or Denmark. On the website certified accommodations are divided in four categories: bett+bike hosts, sports, camping and holiday homes. In addition, the results can be subdivided into regions and cycle routes.
In order to promote cycling tourism, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) developed the “Bicycle Friendly Accommodation Facilities Certificate” for accommodations offering specific services for cyclists.
"Radtouren in Österreich" offers a range of bike friendly accommodations that can be filtered in regions or cycle paths. Certified with the "bett+bike" quality label by ADFC.
Along the 'Elberadweg' in Germany cycling friendly pubs and accommodations welcome cyclists with the label "radfreundlich" using the requirements issued by the ADFC as a guide.
Bike Friendly is a nationwide network of certified accommodation properties — including resorts, hotels, villas, guesthouses and campsites — as well as municipalities/destinations and specialised partners such as cycling companies, bicycle rental and service providers, travel agencies specialising in cycling tourism, wineries, visitor attractions and food and beverage establishments that support and facilitate cycling-related experiences. The Bike Friendly Label is awarded to organisations and businesses in Greece that fulfil defined service and infrastructure standards, ensuring quality support and a welcoming environment for cyclists.
"Weinviertel" covers only the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria but gives much information on cycling friendly restaurants and accommodations. Further, it informs about resting stations with drinking water and bike rentals.
"Miejsce Przyjazne Rowerzystom" is the recently created (2022) bicycle-friendly system of the Westpomerania Region, Poland, providing services to cyclists, divided into the following categories: accommodation facilities, catering facilities, tourist attractions, tourist information points and other commercial and service facilities.
The interactive map of long distance cycle routes in Czechia contains various types of services for cyclists such as accommodations, campsites, restaurants and tourist attractions. The results can be also filtered by type of service and cycle route. The initiative is part of the Cyclists Welcome in V4 project.
In Slovakia cycling friendly accommodations, restaurants, camping and tourist attractions can be viewed on the interactive map of the cycling friendly service network "vitajte cyklisti".
Note: the label is unfortunately on hold for now.
The Cyclist Welcome programme in Estonia is designed to make life easier for cyclists looking for accommodation answering their needs. Cyclist Welcome certified businesses cater to cycling tourists by providing secure storage for bicycles, a foot pump and basic tools, a charging station, and information on cycling routes and services in the area. These certified accommodations are also available to share ideas for extending your cycling holiday, making an extra stop, relaxing, and discovering more of the local life.
In Hungary, the national cycling-friendly service scheme was launched in cooperation with MAKETUSZ in the frame of the Cyclists Welcome in Visegrad countries project. There are now nearly 1400 certified members. Check out the interactive map, including cycling-friendly restaurants and accommodations, attractions, bike parks, water refill points, repair stations, bike rest areas, and routes for both beginners and advanced cyclists available, following the link below.
You’ll recognise cyclist-friendly hotels, hostels, boarding houses, holiday apartments, and other accommodation by bicycle signs.
Velo Popas is the first certification for cycling friendly services in Romania. The project is part of the Cyclists Welcome network and is coordinated by POPASURI - an NGO aiming to promote and to protect the Romanian heritage through sustainable activities and tourism. The certification process is managed by Bike in time.
Finland offers a wide range of bike-friendly accommodations, restaurants, cafes, tour operators, attractions, and bike transport services, all dedicated to providing excellent service for cycling travelers. These establishments adhere to the bike-friendly service standards set by Bikeland and can be easily recognized by the Welcome Cyclist badge displayed at their entrance. You can explore and find them on the Bikeland.fi website.