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: January 15, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 104 m for 2 m

After 54.8 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.9 km

Sandgrasheiden am Elgersheimer Hof

Nature Reserve

25.4 km

View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The pilgrimage church is idyllically located in the middle of the vineyards above the Main. In the late Gothic church you can admire the wooden carved “Madonna in the Rosary” by Tilman Riemenschneider.

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26.5 km

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

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The wine town of Volkach is the center of the Mainschleife and looks back over more than 1,100 years of local history, all in the name of Frankenwein. Take a …

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26.7 km

Upper Gate, Volkach

Highlight • Monument

Das Obere Tor (auch Sommeracher Tor, Diebenturm, Adresse Oberer Markt 1, früher Hausnummer 30) im Süden der Stadt ist Teil der Stadtbefestigung von Volkach. Seine Höhe macht es zu einem …

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27.3 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • River

Volkach is a very beautiful little town. There is also a huge canoe rental on the Main.

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30.8 km

View from the Vogelsburg over the Mainschleife

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At the Vogelsburg you not only have a fantastic view of the Mainschleife, the wine island and the village of Nordheim, here you can also have a glass of wine. And of course eat.

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41.6 km

View of the Main River Landscape

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Beautiful landscape along the Main

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54.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.0 km

10.4 km

6.02 km

5.14 km

108 m

106 m

Surfaces

52.6 km

946 m

684 m

523 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 April

16°C

7°C

31 %

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View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

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