The Tauber is a river in southern Germany on both sides of the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It rises at the western foot of the Franconian Heights, flows in a northwesterly direction for about 130 km through the Franconia region and flows into the Main from the left and southeast in Wertheim. It gave its name to the sub-region Tauberfranken that immediately surrounds it.

In the first documented mentions, the Tauber is referred to as tubri(gowe) (= Tauber(gau)) and dubra(goe).[10] The name is traced back to the Celtic word dubr (or plural: dubra) for water.

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Other derivations explain it by Dubron (Celtic) with the meaning of fast-flowing water. The Celtic word dubr goes back to the Indo-European root dhav (= wash, stream), which is why …

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1. Tauber Valley Cycle Path – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

106km

04:45

820m

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2. Tauber Valley Cycle Path – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Geroldshausen

112km

05:30

840m

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3. Tauberbischofsheim Castle – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

135km

05:43

770m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Elevation 300 m

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Friday 13 March

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Location: Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Tauber River in Tauberzell

1. Tauber Valley Cycle Path – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

2. Tauber Valley Cycle Path – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Geroldshausen

3. Tauberbischofsheim Castle – Tauber Valley Cycle Path loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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