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:

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August 28, 2025

Mountain biking

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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July 24, 2022

Cycling

The starting point for a long journey along the Franconian Saale to the mouth of the Main.

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Best routes near Source of the Franconian Saale (Alsleben) with rest area and information board

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Elevation 310 m

Weather

Wednesday 11 March

12°C

2°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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

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Source of the Franconian Saale (Alsleben) with rest area and information board

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