Thalmässing – Main-Danube Canal loop from Greding

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Thalmässing – Main-Danube Canal loop from Greding

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Thalmässing – Main-Danube Canal loop from Greding

04:09

63.9km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.5 km

Thalmässing

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The Mässing Valley, to which Thalmässing belongs, has a long history: It probably dates back to the 5th century. Thalmässing itself was first mentioned in 900, back then under the …

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17.2 km

European Watershed Sculpture on the Gredl Cycle Path

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The artwork of the artist Tevauha marks the European main watershed. All rivers west of the Franconian Alb flow into the Rhine and thus continue into the North Sea and …

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23.3 km

Gredl Cycle Path on Former Railway Line

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The Gredl cycle path is a varied and easy to ride cycle path between Hilpoltstein and Greding, about 30 km long. Between Hilpoltstein and Thalmässing the "Gredl" runs over 17km …

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30.8 km

Historic Half-Timbered Houses in Hilpoltstein

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Through-road Hilpoltstein on Christoph-Sturm-Straße with many half-timbered houses.

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31.2 km

Historic Old Town of Hilpoltstein

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Nice place - the cobblestones are very pleasant to drive. It is also worth making a longer stop here to admire the castle

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31.2 km

Residence and Town Church of Hilpoltstein

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The former residential palace of Count Palatine Friedrich was built in 1619 and furnished with valuable stucco ceilings by the Nuremberg master Heinrich Kuhn. The preserved main building, which was …

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41.6 km

Cycle path Obermässing - Untermässing

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Nice cycle path between Obermässing and Untermässing, parallel to the road with good surface and little incline or decline.

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63.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

20.9 km

8.81 km

7.18 km

509 m

102 m

Surfaces

48.3 km

11.2 km

2.26 km

1.89 km

203 m

136 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 18, 2023,Gredl Radweg und RMD Kanal

Nice relaxed bike ride with the family along the Gredl bike path. For the way back to Hiltpoltstein we drove to the Rhein Main Donau Kanal. Tour was mostly away from traffic.

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September 23, 2022,Fahrradtour 🚲 Gredlradweg 🚂 (ehemalige Trasse der Lokalbahn)

Used the weather today for a tour before the 🌧☔️🌧 comes at the weekend. We started in Hilpoltstein, on the trail of old Gredl 🚂

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July 26, 2022,🚴‍♂️ Radltour vom 🏖️ Seezentrum Heuberg ⛵ nach Greding - 🏰 Hilpoltstein ⚔️ - 🚂 Gredl-Radweg 🛤️ - 🛳️ Main-Donau-Kanal - ↔️ Wasserscheide Rhein-Donau - 🎡 Riesenrad am Rothsee 26.07.2022

After seeing the pictures of @S+S 👣👣 with the Ferris wheel yesterday, I knew where to go today, Rothsee. I had already planned a tour there anyway, the Gredl cycle path, and the Ferris wheel fitted in quite well with it. The Ferris wheel is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but it didn't matter, I didn't really want to drive …

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May 6, 2022,Fahrradrunde Greding Hipoltstein

The route from Greding to Hipoltstein led over the 'Gredl' Bahntrassen bike path. From there it went a bit along the Main Danube Canal and then overland back to Greding. Except for a few kilometers of road, the route runs on well-developed cycle paths.

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