The chamber of the single lock is located at canal kilometer 98.99, has a chamber length of 200 m[4], a usable length of 190 m and a usable width of 12 m. The upper water has a height of 406 m above sea level, the lower water of the lock is 381 m above sea level. As with the locks in Eckersmühlen and Leerstetten, the lock drop height is 24.67 meters, making it the largest drop height ever built in Germany.[5]

The chamber has a volume of 60,442 cubic meters, and 24,619 cubic meters of lock loss occur per lock. The lifting and lowering speed of 1.5 m/min results in a lock time of around 16 minutes.[4]

Initially, a ship lift was planned instead of the Hilpoltstein and Eckersmühlen locks, as up to that point only locks with smaller drop heights had been built. Instead, the almost 50 meter difference in height was divided between two locks.

Translated by Google •

David Meyer

December 16, 2024

Middle Franconia on the 1

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 430 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 22 October

14°C

12°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Hilpoltstein, Roth, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Rothenauracher Flow Trail

Wasserkraftanlage Rothsee II

Rothsee South Shore

Radweg am Main-Donau-Kanal

Restaurant Eichelburger Hof

Rhine–Main–Danube Canal Path

Gaststätte Im Alten Kreuzweg

Rothsee South Shore

Main-Danube Canal Path

Rothsee Nature Reserve

Main-Danube Canal at Rothsee

View of the Main-Danube Canal

1. Rothsee Lake Center Heuberg – Main-Danube Canal Lock loop from Allersberg (Rothsee)

2. Main-Danube Canal Lock – Rothsee Lake Center Heuberg loop from Heuberg

3. Rothsee Forebay – Main-Danube Canal Lock loop from Hilpoltstein

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️