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Any place that you might need for your cycling experience and that can be visualized on a map is called a POI (Point of Interest), as commonly used in GPS navigation. We have been categorising these points to make it easier and quicker for you to find what you actually need.

You can search for restaurants, accommodation, both natural and man-made attractions and many more. You can refine your POI search using filters by ratings, opening hours, services, as well as whether they meet your cycling-friendly expectations or if you can chat with them within the BalatonBike365 system.

If you find a place that you think should be displayed on the BalatonBike365 map, please feel free to use the POI recommendation function you can launch with the icon at the bottom left of the map. Our team will check your suggestion and if we find that everything is ok, you will soon be able to see your own POI on the map.

Some of the routes we have defined are not necessarily recommended for cycling in rainy conditions, despite ongoing regular maintenance. After a heavy rain there may be sodden, muddy dirt roads on which it is a challenge to push the bike up even days later. To avoid such a situation please use the filter in rainy times.

The groundwork for the Hungarian cycling-friendly certification system was laid based on available international experience. The basic requirement for obtaining the certification is the availability of a range of services varying by POI category. You can find out about the services provided by each POI by clicking on the Services tab in its profile.

To help other cyclists, please rate POIs and routes with 1-5 stars based on your own experience. You can always change your rating later, so fellow cyclists can always benefit from the most recent reviews.

Szolgáltatások

Drinking water access point

E-bike charging facility

Offering one-night accommodation to cyclists

Safe bike storage for the stay

BB365 bike service kit

Bicycle rental

Gluten-free dishes

Categories

Public drinking water access point

Cycling rest area

Service column

BalatonBike365 Port

Breakfast diner

Food stand, snack bar, fish bar

Parking lot

Tourinform, information point

Motel

Private accommodation

Winery, wine cellar

BAHART passenger cruise ports

Bar, pub

Café, pastry shop, ice cream parlour

Public beach

Camping

Active location

Bike shop, workshop

View point

Natural sight

Manufactory, artisan showroom

Castle, fortress

Cultural and gastronomy event

Museum, exhibition space

Hotel

Sport event

Wellness location

"Live the experience!" point

Monument, listed sight

Restaurant

Fast food

Dangerous road section

KK400 QR

Target groups

Bicycle types

Map symbols

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selected road network, road surface category: paved

route, road surface category: dirt

route, road surface category: gravel

route, road surface category: paved

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If you think the map is missing an attraction that other cyclists should see or a place that could be useful for fellow riders, please recommend it to us as a POI.

BalatonBike365 has been implemented in the Lake Balaton high profile tourism development area. The aim of the project was to extensively implement cycling developments for the entire region, including both shoreline and backcountry settlements in the circulation.

We have divided the development into areas so that we can focus on each of them separately. Special attention has thus been paid to connecting the Lake Balaton cycling circuit with the cycling routes to be designated and signposted in the southern part of Lake Balaton, in the Balaton Highlands and in the West Balaton-Kis-Balaton regions, as well as with the unique forest adventure trail in the Northern part.

We also aimed to increase the volume and share of cycling tourism and reduce its spatial and temporal concentration, expand core services, enhance tourism service opportunities by focusing on the network of cycling-friendly service providers, deliver extensive information and promote networking.
So we can be proud of the immediate results of the project: the signposted cycling routes and rest areas, about 70 themed tours that can be categorised into 3 difficulty levels, a minimum length of 1000 km uninterrupted cycling route, 3 well-equipped service centres in Balatonföldvár, Keszthely and Balatonfüred, an innovative, cutting-edge mobile app and website covering cyclists' needs as well as 6 new jobs.

As a result, we expect an increase in the number of overnight stays in the targeted regions, both in terms of domestic tourism and, hopefully, of foreign tourism catching up again. Owing to the infrastructural developments, Lake Balaton and its surroundings can be enjoyed by cyclists all year round.

The project was established by a consortium led by the Hungarian Cycling Federation with the participation of the Hungarian Tourism Agency LLC and the Hungarian Tourism Association Foundation, with the support of Széchenyi 2020 development plan, the Government of Hungary and the EU European Regional Development Fund.