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There are tons of bike routes that mostly run separate from large roads.
This book on Amazon Germany will give you an overview. I do not know if it is available in English.
Most scenic routes are along rivers. The Rhine route from Cologne southwards is very beautiful and there are a lot of historic cities (Koblenz, Mainz, Speyer, Heidelberg, Freiburg) to visit. Some date back to the Romans, and there is lots of local wine to sample.
Another popular trip is southwards along the Elbe from Hamburg to Dresden, much of it is through national park land (used to be the border river between East and West Germany). Hamburg and Dresden (and Dannenberg and Magdeburg along the way) are very much worth seeing, and you can hop on the train in Dresden and be in Berlin in two hours, if that's where you want to end up.
Going west to east like you planned is unusual, and the countryside is not so interesting IMO. I don't know where you got the idea, but I'd suggest that if you must start in Cologne, go south, and if you absolutely want to end up in Berlin, take a train from Heidelberg or Freiburg.
You can only take a bike on the IC and IR trains, the ICE does not have a bike compartment. I think the bike costs about 10 Euros extra on the train, and it's one of the most comfortable ways to travel.