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The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

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The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

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Location: Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Best Road Cycling Rides to The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

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1. Amiche Railway Path – Vineyard Climb to Zornheim loop from Mainz Hauptbahnhof

42.3km

01:50

330m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Saulheim Village Landmarks – Schwabenheim Marketplace loop from Mainz Römisches Theater

55.4km

02:39

580m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. View of Lerchenberg – The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️ loop from Mainz Hauptbahnhof

24.7km

01:09

170m

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Germane 🚴‍♂️

November 3, 2019

The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

The predecessor of the Gautor was the three-gate, tower-fortified Gaupforte (Gau Gate), which since the Middle Ages has represented the most important connection between the city and the "Gau" (Middle High German for "landscape"). During the expansion of the fortifications under Elector Johann Philipp von Schönborn, a brick transverse wall with a passageway was built. This passageway was framed by gates on both sides.

The remaining outer Gautor, dating from 1670, exhibits Roman-Baroque stylistic features. A copy of St. Martin with two beggars has been enthroned high above since 2002. The original of the figurative group is now on display in the Mainz State Museum. Since 1998, the Gautor has been relocated near its original location, the entrance to Gaugasse. Anyone walking up the narrow, steep Gaugasse from Schillerplatz will inevitably head toward the restored Baroque gate. Near its original location, the Gautor (Gauteur Gate) illustrates a piece of Mainz's city history. 🚴‍♂️

regionalgeschichte.net/rheinhessen/mainz/kulturdenkmaeler/gautor.html

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Florian Hulot

December 26, 2019

Beautiful historical building from the old town also comes a nice crisp slope .. Attention !! Trams running in parallel seemed on the road, embedded in the asphalt, danger of falling

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Cube C68

September 1, 2025

Very nice corner in the old town

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️

1. Amiche Railway Path – Vineyard Climb to Zornheim loop from Mainz Hauptbahnhof

2. Saulheim Village Landmarks – Schwabenheim Marketplace loop from Mainz Römisches Theater

3. View of Lerchenberg – The Gautor (1670) – Mainz 🚴‍♂️ loop from Mainz Hauptbahnhof

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