The banks of the Rhine, which have been extensively improved, are ideal for longer bicycle tours. The first cycle station with room to park 1000 bicycles is due to open right next door to the main station in the spring of 2001. The guarded parking area will have a service station with a repair workshop, cycle hire service and the sale of accessories. Particularly when the weather is fine, biking tours through Cologne are popular.
Theme boards provide information about special local features and about the Rhine and the route.
Along the whole route, excursion boats and ferries invite you to take a trip. The bicycle city There are over 70,000 bikes in Cologne, i.e. almost a third more bikes than cars. By systematically encouraging bike-riding it is hoped that this proportion will increase still more. In Germany, bicycle couriers today travel around 30 million kilometres per year, of which a certainly not insignificant share is covered in Cologne. Thus, not only is Cologne city centre covered, but also the bordering districts.