Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Highlight • River

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Recommended by 372 mountain bikers out of 380

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Königshof

Save

Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Mountain Biking Routes to Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

4.8

(53)

151

riders

1. König-Ludwig Canal Cycle Path – Ottergraben loop from Schweinau

47.4km

03:10

220m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.4

(20)

riders

2. Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) – Bayernhafen Nuremberg loop from Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf

45.4km

02:51

140m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

3.8

(4)

riders

3. Glasersberg Trail – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Unterasbach

48.6km

03:14

330m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

Rombea

June 15, 2021

It is wonderful here along the Ludwig - Danube - Main - Canal, the "Old Canal". Whether on foot or by bike, pure relaxation and almost in the middle of the city.

Translated by Google •

🚲CyklistCR🚲

August 13, 2022

Almost two thirds of the 100 locks are still preserved today, although some have been filled. The lock chambers were 4.67 meters (16 feet) wide with outer gates spaced 34.15 meters (117 feet) apart. Most locks had a third gate, which shortened the chamber to approximately 28.30 meters (97 feet) and enabled economy operation on shorter ships. This third pair of gates did not exist at the locks on the Altmühl, the locks on the Regnitz near Erlangen and lock 100 in Bamberg because there was no need to save water there.

The difference in level overcome by the locks was between 2.33 meters and 3.20 meters. Each locking process took around 10 to 15 minutes. The locks were founded on wooden piles, the walls were made of local stone combined with semi-hydraulic lime. The sluice gates were made of oak and were replaced by drop walls at the top of several surviving structures because they were dilapidated

Source: Wikipedia

Translated by Google •

🚲CyklistCR🚲

August 13, 2022

The Ludwig-Donau-Main Canal (also known as the Ludwig Canal or regionally “Old Canal”) was a 172.4 km long waterway between the Danube near Kelheim and the Main near Bamberg in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Source: Wikipedia

A really nice route to cycle here - at any time of the year

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 370 m

Weather

Sunday 21 December

5°C

-1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Glasersberg Trail

Vertical Limit Trail

Bayernhafen Nürnberg

Old Canal to Zollhaus (Königshof Conservation Area)

König-Ludwig-Kanal Cycle Path

Stone Bridge Over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Flachweiher

Eidechsentrail Königshof

Lock 64 (Ludwig Canal)

Trail on the West Side of the Rednitz

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

1. König-Ludwig Canal Cycle Path – Ottergraben loop from Schweinau

2. Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) – Bayernhafen Nuremberg loop from Nürnberg-Reichelsdorf

3. Glasersberg Trail – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Unterasbach

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️