Ice-cold refreshment: the best ice cream parlors on the Selztal cycle path

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This article was published on June 01, 2022 and updated on June 11, 2025.

Do you love enjoying fresh ice cream on a cycle tour? Then the Selztal cycle path in Rheinhessen is just the thing for you! Along the idyllic route between Alzey and Ingelheim, numerous ice cream parlors and ice cream cafés are waiting to offer you a delicious refreshment. Whether you want to take a short break in the sun or discover new flavors - here you will find the best tips for enjoyable ice cream breaks along the Selztal cycle path.

Eiscafé de Covre: Ice cream treat break at the Rossmarkt in Alzey

Directly at the Selz Valley Cycle Routein the heart of the volcanic city of Alzey, the "Ice cream parlor de Covre" at the Rossmarkt for an enjoyable break. In front of the picturesque half-timbered backdrop of the Rossmarkt fountain, the emblem of the minstrel and knight Volker von Alzey from the Song of the Nibelungs, you can have breakfast, drink coffee - or fortify yourself for the next stage with a scoop of ice cream. In summer, one of the town's most beautiful squares offers a direct view of the treasure of the Nibelungs, which the sculptor Prof. Karlheinz Oswald had sunk under the vines here in 1985. 

My tip for enjoying ice cream in Alzey: The "Primavera Traum" variety, a delicious combination of white chocolate, pistachio and raspberry, is a real treat for ice cream lovers.

The horse market in Alzey on the Selz Valley Cycle Path

Ice cream ice cream cafe Alzey Rossmarkt

An ice cream on the hand in Gau-Odernheim

Head out of town towards Nieder-Olm through the wide Selz valley and after 8 kilometers you will reach Gau-Odernheim. The small community with its beautiful half-timbered houses exudes coziness and typical Rhine-Hessian charm. Directly on the Selz Valley Cycle Path in the town center, Angelo Pisano has been providing a Caffetteria Icaro for a cooling ice cream treat on hot summer days. He offers a total of 23 varieties, all homemade. With a view of the old town hall of Gau-Odernheim, this is the perfect place to recharge your batteries for the next few kilometers. 

Ice cream parlor Gau-Odernheim on the Selz Valley Cycle Path

Ice cream parlor Gau-Odernheim on the Selz Valley Cycle Path

Sundae Gau-Odernheim

Half-time stop in Nieder-Olm

If you get off your bike in Nieder-Olm, you have already covered more than half of the route. A good reason to take a break in the Piccin ice cream parlor on the inviting sun terrace or in a beach chair and enjoy the view of the gleaming baroque church of St. George. The modern Piccin with its 24 ice cream flavors, which are freshly prepared every day, is a popular meeting place for guests of all ages. Especially on warm days, you'll hardly see anyone who isn't strolling around the square with an ice cream cone.

Marketplace Nieder-Olm

Ice cream cone

Ice cream break in the beach chair at the market place Nieder-Olm

Italian ice cream pleasure in Stadecken-Elsheim

Fior di Gelato - loosely translated as the ice cream flower - awaits you in Stadecken-Elsheim just 7 kilometers further towards Ingelheim. The large parasols point the way from afar to the ice cream parlor, which is otherwise tucked away in a residential building. The location on the busy local street underlines the original charm of an Italian gelateria. Those who prefer to enjoy their ice cream in a quieter spot will find their ideal spot at the Elftausend-Mägde-Mühle rest area, a few hundred meters further along the Selztal cycle path.

Ice cream cafe Stadecken-Elsheim

Selztal cycle path signposting near Eiscafe Stadecken-Elsheim

Rest Eleven Thousand Maidens Mill on the Selz Valley Cycle Route

Become an ice cream man at the Eiscafe Napolitano in Ingelheim

We made it! Ingelheim, the destination of the tour has been reached. If you can't get enough ice cream or have missed out on opportunities along the way, you can now reward yourself with a large sundae. The Ice cream parlor Napolitano is ideally suited for this. The family business has been providing real ice cream enjoyment in the Neue Mitte for 8 years and has been in the ice cream business with its parent branch in neighboring Gau-Algesheim for 40 years. What makes it special: Here you can become an ice cream man or woman yourself. The idea: you can put together your own personalized ice cream sundae, which is a real challenge given the large selection.

Ice cream cafe Napolitano Ingelheim

Sundae ice cream cafe Napolitano Ingelheim

Have fun trying it out and on your next tour on the Selz Valley Cycle Route with the full load of ice cream pleasure!

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