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Stone Bridge Over the Gailach – The Twelve Apostles Cliffs loop from Mühlheim

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Germany
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Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Eichstätt
Mörnsheim

Stone Bridge Over the Gailach – The Twelve Apostles Cliffs loop from Mühlheim

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Stone Bridge Over the Gailach – The Twelve Apostles Cliffs loop from Mühlheim

02:12

31.1km

370m

Intermediate 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: September 11, 2025

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297 m

Gailach Spring (Karst Spring)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The seeped water of the upper Gailach reappears after about four kilometers underground from the Gailach spring behind the sponge mill in Mühlheim.
The discharge is 600 to 700 liters …

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2.18 km

Stone Bridge Over the Gailach

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3

3.53 km

Pilgrimage Church Maria End

Highlight • Religious Site

Very beautiful pilgrimage church

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3.93 km

Archaeopteryx Discovery Site (Altendorf)

Highlight • Historical Site

Altmühltal Cycle Path

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3.94 km

Archaeopteryx Discovery Site

Highlight • Monument

The main site for Archeopteryx fossils is the Solnhofener Plattenkalk in Bavaria. There were also finds in southern Germany in the quarries near Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Jachenhausen and Schamhaupten.
zettel.net/artikel/archaeopteryx-8298

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24.1 km

Blick auf die Felsformation Zwölf Apostel

Highlight • Natural Monument

These rocks are a scenic highlight in the Altmühltal Nature Park. From the bike path you can see the impressive rock formation, the Twelve Apostles, standing vertically on the river …

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27.7 km

Steinerner Rosenkranz Rock Formation

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The rock formation "Steinerner Rosenkranz" is located directly on the Altmühltal cycle path. And right next to it is the river. Simply impressive and beautiful.

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31.1 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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13.0 km

11.0 km

4.53 km

2.00 km

482 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

5.84 km

5.54 km

3.56 km

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