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Volkacher Mainschleife

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Volkacher Mainschleife

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Volkacher Mainschleife

Recommended by 150 cyclists out of 167

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Location: Eisenheim, Landkreis Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Volkach Marktplatz und Brunnen – Oberes Tor Volkach loop from Schweinfurt Hbf

54.8km

03:14

240m

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2. Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Sommerach

39.8km

02:23

140m

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3. Volkach Market Square and Fountain – View of the Mainschleife loop from Gaibach

46.2km

02:58

360m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🚴 Rudi Pfeil 🚴

September 15, 2024

The Volkacher Mainschleife (formerly known as the Mainschleife) is the largest river meander landscape in Bavaria. It is part of the Main triangle. The Mainschleife forms its own natural spatial unit and has been declared a landscape conservation area and geotope. It is located in the administrative district of Lower Franconia between Kitzingen and Schweinfurt near the eponymous town of Volkach and forms the heart of the Franconian wine-growing region, where a separate area was named after it.

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🚴 Rudi Pfeil 🚴

September 15, 2024

The entire Main loop was declared a landscape conservation area on January 31, 1969. The conservation area includes districts in the areas of the municipalities of Wipfeld in the district of Schweinfurt, Volkach and Schwarzach am Main in the district of Kitzingen. The Main loop is registered in the Natura 2000 network and is an element of the Main valley between Schweinfurt and Dettelbach. In addition, the entire area is designated as a bird sanctuary and fauna-flora habitat.

The Bavarian State Office for the Environment lists the Main loop as geotope number 675R004. It is 5 kilometers long, 1 kilometer wide and 80 meters high. In general geological terms, the Main loop is considered significant in the State Office's justification, and its geoscientific value is described as valuable, the second highest category. The Vogelsberg forms the center of the geotope.

The eight nature reserves on the Main loop enjoy special protection. The remaining sand grass heaths with their valuable plant and animal species are protected in three places in the municipality of Volkach. Another three areas have the characteristic banks of the Main as a protected object. Special features are the protected areas Mainhang at Vogelsburg and Wald at Hallburg, both with typical hillside forests on the Main.

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Becker

October 17, 2022

Nice place on the Main

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Elevation 260 m

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Location: Eisenheim, Landkreis Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Volkacher Mainschleife

1. Volkach Marktplatz und Brunnen – Oberes Tor Volkach loop from Schweinfurt Hbf

2. Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Market Square and Fountain loop from Sommerach

3. Volkach Market Square and Fountain – View of the Mainschleife loop from Gaibach

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