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Bavaria
Lower Franconia
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
Trappstadt

Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
Trappstadt

Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

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Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

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    Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    1. Trail to St. Ursula Chapel – View of Grabfeld loop from Bad Königshofen

    43.5km

    03:28

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    2. Trappstadt Castle – Gatehouse Irappstadt loop from Ipthausen

    26.2km

    01:30

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    Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    3. Bayernturm Observation Tower – Trappstadt Castle loop from Zimmerau

    37.1km

    02:30

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

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    August 28, 2025

    The Franconian Saale originates in the Grabfeld near the Haßberge Mountains, east and southeast of Bad Königshofen, respectively, from two roughly equal, 3.9 km long source streams:

    Its right and northern source streams originate from the Saalbrunnen (not to be confused with the Saalbrunnen, also located in Franconia), approximately 1.7 kilometers east of Alsleben, a district of Trappstadt. The spring is located in an open field, less than 500 meters from the Thuringian border, just off the NES 45 district road, which leads to Gompertshausen. The young Franconian Saale rises there at 313 meters above sea level, below the Kapellenberg (390 meters above sea level).
    Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale

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      August 28, 2025

      The first sandstone spring casing from the 1940s was redesigned in 1973 and acquired its current representative appearance in 1985. A bronze plaque by Erich Husemann from Trappstadt has commemorated the importance of the Franconian Saale since 1987. The spring stream flows southwest through Alsleben, where it joins the Fleusengraben, and joins the left source stream north of Bad Königshofen-Untereßfeld.
      Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale

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        November 2, 2020

        The source of the Saale is always worth a visit!

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          Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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