Here in Lindenhardt Forest south of Bayreuth the Red Main springs from its source. It gets its name because of the entrained sediments, which make it appear reddish. After 72 kilometers, he joins Kulmbach with the White Main.

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June 11, 2018

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The Main is the most important river in Northern Bavaria and has two sources. The White Main rises in different landscape areas in the Fichtelgebirge (granite) at 887 m above …

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September 10, 2018

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If you want to drive the Mainradweg, the Rotmainquelle simply belongs. From Creussen on good ways to reach. And then you have already made the longest climb of the entire Main cycle path.

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Rotmain Spring – ⚓ Main Confluence loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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Studentenwald – Rotmain Spring loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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Elevation 590 m

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Location: Lindenhardter Forst-Nordwest, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Rotmain Spring – Bread Fountain Rest Area loop from Wolfsbach

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