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Zeil am Main Market Square – Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Burgruine Schmachtenberg

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Zeil am Main Market Square – Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Burgruine Schmachtenberg

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Zeil am Main Market Square – Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Burgruine Schmachtenberg

03:08

11.2km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)

Naturpark Haßberge

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.99 km

Dreiländerstein (Bamberg, Würzburg, Sachsen-Coburg)

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For the curious among you: At this point met before the secularization, the boundaries of the Bishopric of Würzburg and Saxony-Coburg. That's why the name "Dreiländerstein".

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4.30 km

Zeilinos Forest Nature Trail

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At Christmas time, the path is decorated with beautiful Christmas motifs, which are not only nice to look at for children.

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6.36 km

Obere Tor Street, Zeil am Main

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One of the many beautiful streets with half-timbered houses in Zeil am Main.

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6.43 km

The substructure of the Zeil town hall dates from the 14th century. The half-timbered structure above it dates from 1540. Beautifully restored, the town hall is the eye-catcher on the Zeil market square.

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6.47 km

Zeil am Main Market Square

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Directly on the Main Cycle Path lies the medieval half-timbered town Zeil am Main with the market square, the "Guts Stube Zeils", the narrow side streets, picturesque corners and remains of the fortifications.

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7.60 km

Abbot Degen Statue

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According to tradition, Abbot Degen brought the green Silvaner vine from Austria (Silvania; cf. Transylvania) to Franconia in 1665, where the resilient vine was successfully cultivated and is now THE vine of Franconia.

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8.16 km

View of the Main Valley from the Vineyards

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Very nice view of the Main valley

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8.71 km

Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins

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Schmachtenberg Castle is the ruin of a Hussite-era fort belonging to the Bishopric of Bamberg near Zeil am Main in the Haßberge district of Lower Franconia. Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Schmachtenberg

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.85 km

1.43 km

1.00 km

930 m

Surfaces

4.66 km

2.69 km

2.04 km

942 m

831 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

14°C

32 %

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Zeil am Main Market Square – Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Burgruine Schmachtenberg

Dreiländerstein (Bamberg, Würzburg, Sachsen-Coburg)

Zeilinos Forest Nature Trail

Obere Tor Street, Zeil am Main

Zeil am Main Town Hall

Zeil am Main Market Square

Abbot Degen Statue

View of the Main Valley from the Vineyards

Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins

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