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: November 9, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

93 m in total

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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539 m

Fischbrunnen

Lake

14.8 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Well signposted and well-developed cycle paths lead along the five rivers of RW.
Connections to all regional and national cycle paths are well equipped with distance/time information

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16.7 km

Towboat “Elfriede” on the Ludwig–Danube–Main Canal

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The old canal with its locks and sculptures is always worth a tour. It's best to drive during the week, there is a lot going on on Sundays and public holidays.

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24.5 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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The Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal is a relic from the era of industrialization. Thanks to it, people could travel by ship from the North Sea to the Black Sea. At some point, …

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25.1 km

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Highlight • Monument

Here too, it is always worth taking a quick look at such an old art

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28.2 km

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

Highlight • Monument

Complete lock with 2 gates near Schwarzenbruck

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28.3 km

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

Highlight • Monument

From the easy to cycle bike path you have a magnificent view of the old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal.

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31.4 km

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

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The Old Bridge is located on the Old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach St. Wolfgang, where it continues onto the Feuchter Landstraße.

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33.4 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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The landscape is simply beautiful and even in sunny weather it doesn't get too hot because there are many shady areas.
Not crowded even on Whitsun Sunday.

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64.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.6 km

24.3 km

5.67 km

3.68 km

402 m

346 m

226 m

Surfaces

34.8 km

13.9 km

11.1 km

3.19 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

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