Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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.

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

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