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The most beautiful long-distance cycle paths in Franconia

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Long Distance Cycle Routes

The most beautiful long-distance cycle paths in Franconia

The most beautiful long-distance cycle paths in Franconia
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The most beautiful long-distance cycle paths in Franconia

Cycling Collection by FrankenTourismus

11 routes

239:39 h

3,688 km

25,340 m

In Franconia, you can cycle through romantic river valleys lined by countless castles on rugged cliffs and properly enjoy the untouched nature of quiet forests and vast meadow landscapes. From the mountain peaks, you can look out into the distance and soak up fantastic panoramas. Here, you can let yourself be enchanted in the historic cities of Bamberg or Rothenburg ob der Tauber and their unique charm.

To discover the incomparable beauty of Franconia, you can ride on a huge network of cycle paths. In addition to many smaller rides, some of the best long-distance cycle routes in Germany lead through the popular holiday region of Franconia. In this Collection, we present the 11 most beautiful long-distance cycle paths in Franconia, which are between three and 16 stages long. Cycling in Franconia doesn’t just cover river cycle paths, such as the Main cycle path, the Tauber Altmühl cycle path or the Regnitz cycle path, which take you on largely flat stretches through the lovely river valleys, it also takes you high up. Cycle paths such as the Rhönradweg or the Siebensterntour in the Fichtelgebirge take you to the beautiful heights of the Fränkische Mittelgebirge which offers fantastic views.

You will also get your money's worth in culinary terms when cycling in Franconia. Excellent restaurants, cozy wine taverns, and quaint beer gardens offer perfect places to rest along the cycle paths. The warm hosts look forward to spoiling you with regional cuisine and exquisite wines and beers. At the end of each day on the bike, cycling friendly hosts welcome you openly. Here, you can gather your strength for the next day of discovering even more of Franconia's beautiful cycle paths.

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    Main cycle path from Creußen

    32:38

    560km

    17.2km/h

    1,930m

    2,270m

    Ferry

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

    The MainRadweg takes you over 550 kilometers from Creußen via the source of the Red Main to Mainz, where the Main flows into the Rhine. You can drive this route in twelve stages; with Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Bischberg, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen, Würzburg, Gemünden, Wertheim, Miltenberg, Aschaffenburg and

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  2. 21:28

    348km

    16.2km/h

    1,800m

    1,610m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

    On the Tauber Altmühl cycle path, you cycle almost 350 kilometers from the Main to the Danube. You always cycle on almost gradient-free routes along the Tauber and Altmühl, which makes the route easy to ride and also suitable for families. In eight stages you can comfortably cycle the route from Wertheim

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  4. 09:17

    159km

    17.1km/h

    500m

    500m

    Ferry

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

    The RegnitzRadweg runs in two directions between Nuremberg and Bischberg near Bamberg. The valley route runs along the Regnitz on 85 kilometers and the 75-kilometer canal route runs along the Main-Danube Canal. Both routes can be combined into a varied 160-kilometer tour between Nuremberg and Bischberg

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  5. 33:53

    494km

    14.6km/h

    3,860m

    3,250m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    Fairy-tale castles and medieval towns - on this bike ride along the Romantic Road you feel almost permanently in the romantic world of bygone days. Idyllic river meadows, picturesque pause places and last but not least the Franconian, Swabian and Upper Bavarian hospitality make this tour a cultural and

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  6. 11:59

    181km

    15.1km/h

    1,460m

    1,520m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    At about 180 kilometers, the Rhönradweg meanders from Bad Salzungen to Hammelburg through the Rhön biosphere reserve. The moderate route from the Werratal, at the northern end of the Rhön to the valley of the Franconian Saale in the Südrhön, you can comfortably drive in four stages. The milestones are

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  7. 09:47

    153km

    15.7km/h

    1,170m

    1,170m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    You can discover the lovely Tauber valley on numerous bike paths, including the Radachter Liebliches Tauber valley. The Radachter consists of two circuits - the Westring and the Ostring. Together and with additional stages, they are over 500 kilometers long. The approximately 150 kilometers of the medium

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  8. 13:27

    220km

    16.3km/h

    1,270m

    1,270m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Ostring of Radachters Lovely Tauber Valley starts like the Westring (komoot.de/tour/54686898) in Lauda-Königshofen. Thus, you can combine the two rings wonderfully together. The best over 200 km long Ostring you drive in seven stages. For the easy circuit Weikersheim, Ochsenfurt, Würzburg, Gemünden

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  9. 07:21

    121km

    16.5km/h

    310m

    490m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    On the easy to cycle Aischtalradweg you expect dozens of small streams, hundreds of enchanted ponds, endless meadows and pristine river floodplains. Dense deciduous forests that alternate with picturesque vineyards. Innumerable fields where happy sunflowers, lumpy corn and fluffy carpets of yellow rapeseed

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  10. 60:19

    902km

    15.0km/h

    8,370m

    8,010m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    The Burgenstraße cycle path is over 900 kilometers long and takes you from Mannheim to Bayreuth. You will cycle through river valleys, over heights with great views and above all from one castle to the next. For example, you can ride the intermediate route in 16 stages.

    

    Along the exciting bike path, many

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  11. 12:18

    158km

    12.9km/h

    2,120m

    2,120m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    Nature and culture await you on the just over 150 kilometer seven-star tour. For example, you can start the varied, intermediate circuit over the heights of the Fichtelgebirge in Selb, but also at any other point along the route. The route you can drive well in four stages, with Schwarzenbach, Bischofsgr

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  12. 27:11

    392km

    14.4km/h

    2,560m

    2,560m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

    South of Nuremberg opens a wide, gentle hills, characterized by large and small lakes and criss-crossed by countless streams, streams and rivers: the Franconian Lake District. At the end of June 2019, the Fränkische WasserRadweg will open here, taking you through the picturesque landscape in an eight

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Collection Stats

  • Activities
    11
  • Distance
    3,688 km
  • Duration
    239:39 h
  • Elevation
    25,340 m

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