Riding from Berlin

Going out to Berlin early August and want to ride back , I was thinking of doing the eurovelo 2/ R1 / D3 route which all overlap. I like the idea of a way marked route so you can just plough on but am unsure about surfaces - info is that it is good but it all paved, the niceness of the ride itself and the feeling that these special paths might be a bit frustrating if busy / sedate. It came up in a guardian ten long distance routes and there are few very official websites but relatively few blogs etc

Any advice? Is it a waste? Would I be better off heading for the hills further south even if that’s meant less time on the bike?

I've not ridden it apart from the last hundred-odd km in the Netherlands to Hook of Holland, but it will be flat and it will most likely be into a headwind for several hundred miles.
It's probably not a bad ride, however, there's lots of great cycling in Germany and this probably isn't the best.
Depends how important riding home is vs finding better cycling country.

Yes interesting, that’s helpful thanks, kind of confirms my reasons for hesitation- I would be doing the Holland bit too

Do you know the biroto.eu website? They have a good selection of bike routes across Europe that you could use as the basis of planning a route that takes in other parts of Germany if you wanted a bit more climbing or varying terrain.

Eurovelo paths are easy but boring. Very good when you're behind schedule!

Thanks JoelW, hi platypus