Ornbau – Gatehouse Muhr am See loop from Leutershausen-Wiedersbach

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Ornbau – Gatehouse Muhr am See loop from Leutershausen-Wiedersbach

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Ornbau – Gatehouse Muhr am See loop from Leutershausen-Wiedersbach

08:04

132km

570m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 102 m for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.13 km

Upper Gate Leutershausen

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Stadttor Unteres Tor Leutershausen is located on the street Upper suburb of Schillingsfürst ago.

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48.9 km

View of Colmberg Castle

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The castle from the 13th century now houses a very good hotel and is exposed above Colmberg: there is a golf course at its feet.

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72.3 km

Herrieden Old Town and Altmühl Gate

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A beautiful old town

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72.4 km

Stork Gate, Herrieden

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At the end of the stone bridge you enter Herrieden through the Storchentor. The name says it all, because a stork nests on the top of the tower.

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88.3 km

Ornbau

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Ornbau is a small town on the Altmühl. The medieval buildings that can be seen here, such as the stone bridge in front of the city gate, make Ornbau a typical Franconian town.

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88.4 km

Ornbau Stone Bridge and View of the Altmühl River

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Ornbau is a small town on the Altmühl. The medieval buildings that can be seen here make Ornbau a typical Franconian town.

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95.4 km

Altmühlsee Nature Reserve near Muhr am See

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A visit is always worth it, very beautiful here

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96.2 km

Gatehouse Muhr am See

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Nice, typically Franconian town on the north shore of the Altmühlsee. In the city you will find some well-maintained, old buildings - including the Fachwerktorhaus, the churches of St. John's …

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132 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.6 km

36.5 km

26.8 km

20.3 km

1.31 km

221 m

Surfaces

84.3 km

31.0 km

6.38 km

4.57 km

3.00 km

2.55 km

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

7°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

June 23, 2024,Von Rothenburg ob der Tauber nach Muhr am See - Altmühlradweg

This morning I changed direction for technical reasons related to the railway. Barrier-free access is the exception. So I only had to climb one flight of stairs with my bike. If it had gone the other way, it would have been two. You really have to be careful with the bike ticket here. I paid 6.70 euros online for the …

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May 30, 2022,Altmühl-Radweg 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ Teil 1️⃣: Rothenburg->Altmühlsee

At very short notice we decided to "work through" the next item on our to-do list 😜 A look at the weather app gave hope that the weather would finally get better this week 🤞 and so we are now on the road in Franconia: On the Altmühlradweg. Stage 1 took us from Rothenburg o. d. T. to the Altmühlsee …

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June 18, 2022,Etappe 3 - Von Rothenburg nach Gunzenhausen

Today we started when the temperatures were still good and had to climb the peak of our tour right away. 16% incline is steep. Via a European watershed we went to the idyllic Altmühl spring. Along the Altmühl and past many stork nests we reached our destination Gunzenhausen in the afternoon. A pretty town too.

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September 8, 2025,Tauber Altmühl, Tag 3 - von Rothenburg nach Gunzenhausen

Today I first explored Rothenburg a bit; it's a photographer's dream. Unfortunately, I set out so early that all the museums and even all the churches were still closed. After climbing a few meters in altitude, along beautiful paths through fields and forests, I took a brisk descent into the Altmühl Valley. Today's program was more nature-oriented; there weren't many …

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August 26, 2025,Altmühlradweg von Muhr am See nach Rothenburg o.d.T.

Today, 350 meters of elevation. Just before Rothenburg, there are quite undulating ups and downs.

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July 17, 2023,1.Etappe Altmühltalradweg Rothenburg bis Gunzenhausen

After my chain broke on the first climb, luckily it went to the finish without any problems after a quick repair 😅

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August 15, 2022,1107 Kilometer Radreise von Würzburg nach Bozen - Etappe 03 von Rothenburg ob der Tauber nach Gunzenhausen

Unfortunately, I slept very badly that night as well, but the fantastic breakfast at Hotel Rappen made up for it.
Our first route led us to a bike shop, which was still closed at 9:15 a.m. However, we only got about 30 kilometers through a beautiful landscape and then the tube on Matthias' front wheel burst for the second time. …

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July 3, 2024,Donau Altmühl Tauber Brompton Tour 5

Today we got caught in the rain 10km before Rotenburg (Windelsbach), so we only cycled 5km to the Schweinsdorf train station in the rain and took the little train one stop!

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