Kniebrecher Climb in Castell – View from the Schwanberg loop from Iphofen

Kniebrecher Climb in Castell – View from the Schwanberg loop from Iphofen

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Kniebrecher Climb in Castell – View from the Schwanberg loop from Iphofen

03:07

62.3km

890m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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After 60.7 km for 874 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.61 km

Iphofen–Birklingen Scenic Route

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Great road surface, crisp slope with great views + long downhill afterwards

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7.46 km

Augustiner am See Restaurant

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Very good restaurant with a beautiful sun terrace on the lake

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30.2 km

Abtswinder Steige

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Beautiful serpentine road with little traffic

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37.6 km

Castell is a truly pretty half-timbered town. The large church and its location on/in the vineyards are impressive. It's very nice, definitely worth a visit!

And, on the way up, you have plenty of time to take a closer look.

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55.0 km

View from the Schwanberg

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The Schwanberg (until the 19th century also Schwabenberg or Schwam (m) berg) is a striking elevation (474 meters) of the Steigerwald in the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Franconia.

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60.7 km

Rödelseer Gate

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The Rödelseer Gate is perhaps the most beautiful gate of Iphofen's well-preserved city fortifications. It is located in the north of the town, on the road towards Rödelsee.

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60.9 km

Iphofen Market Square

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If you come from the north through the Rödelseer Tor in the old town, you come to the market square via Pfarrgasse. The baroque town hall (built between 1716 and …

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61.3 km

Mainbernheim Gate, Iphofen

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The Mainbernheimer Tor was mentioned for the first time in 1422. It is a well-fortified double gate system with gatekeeper house, outer works and main gate. The tower was built between 1533 and 1548.

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62.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.8 km

4.41 km

3.30 km

1.98 km

1.90 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.0 km

3.42 km

914 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

6°C

45 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2023,Abendründla nauf'n Schwonberch und um Friedrichsberch rum

On a short hike this morning I saw 2 RRlers cranking up the Schwanberg easily. I liked the picture so much that I wanted to imitate it in the evening. Crank up worked too. It wasn't easy at the beginning, but as so often on the first climb: the legs became looser with every meter of altitude. That's why I …

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