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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Gunzenhausen

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Treuchtlingen Town Palace loop from Gunzenhausen

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Gunzenhausen

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Treuchtlingen Town Palace loop from Gunzenhausen

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Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Treuchtlingen Town Palace loop from Gunzenhausen

03:51

70.3km

180m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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Train Station

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23.0 km

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench)

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the greatest technical cultural monuments of the early Middle Ages: The Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Canal). Around the year 793, Charlemagne had a canal approximately 3,000 meters long dug …

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26.7 km

Monument locomotive Treuchtlingen

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Treuchtlingens was once a railway junction and to commemorate this the express train locomotive was made available to the city of Treuchtlingen as a memorial. This locomotive of the 01 …

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26.9 km

Treuchtlingen Town Palace

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The spa and tourist information office is now located in the small Renaissance castle. Curious hikers can also visit various exhibitions. Nice bonus: entry is free.

You can find the opening times here:
naturpark-altmuehltal.de/sichtswertes/stadtschloss_treuchtlingen-6043

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27.1 km

Treuchtlingen Old Town

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In the city in the Middle Franconian Altmühltal live about 12,000 people. The Altmühltal Panoramaweg leads directly through the state-approved resort with Heilquellen-Kurbetrieb (Altmühltherme). Here the strained muscles can be …

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35.4 km

Historic Old Town of Pappenheim

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The statue of the equestrian general Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim stands opposite the old castle in Pappenheim. Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim was a general in the Thirty Years' War …

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35.6 km

amazing view of Pappenheim Castle

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mega view of Pappenheim Castle

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69.0 km

Weißenburger Street Clock Tower, Gunzenhausen

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View of the tower from Weißenburger Strasse.

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69.0 km

Altmühlsee and Brombachsee Bike Loop

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Both lakes are very beautiful, but also very different

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70.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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45.2 km

11.3 km

7.82 km

4.57 km

1.35 km

144 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.9 km

23.4 km

8.08 km

2.85 km

2.23 km

933 m

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