Starkholzbacher Lake – Rot River near Oberrot loop from Schwäbisch Hall

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Starkholzbacher Lake – Rot River near Oberrot loop from Schwäbisch Hall

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Starkholzbacher Lake – Rot River near Oberrot loop from Schwäbisch Hall

03:00

49.1km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 35 m for 4 m

After 49.1 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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482 m

View of Schwäbisch Hall's Old Town

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A very charming old town with many beautiful alleys and old, well-kept and restored half-timbered houses. It is very idyllic along the Kocher river.

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7.72 km

Starkholzbacher Lake

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The Starkholzbacher See near Schwäbisch Hall is a great swimming lake. It has a sunbathing lawn and a bathing jetty. Not far from the lake is the Gipsmühle inn, which originally dates from 1866.

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8.45 km

Bee Nature Trail at Starkholzbacher See

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A bathing trip to Starkholzbacher See with a fun trail on the bee trail 🐝 is highly recommended.

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10.2 km

View of the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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a very beautiful valley, between the Starkholzstausee and Wielandsweiler

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14.8 km

Hammerschmiede Water Mill

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Historical mill wheel, unfortunately very dilapidated

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18.7 km

Rot River near Oberrot

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The small forest restaurant Rödersmühle is open on weekends and offers the opportunity to refresh yourself on this uniquely beautiful route.
The Rottal towards Grab is one of the most …

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35.0 km

View of Westheim and Uttenhofen

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38.8 km

Steep Descent with 17% Gradient – Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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Here, the climb up the mountain is steep, but of course, it's also downhill. The steep section isn't particularly long, but with your luggage, it's quite challenging. As compensation, there's …

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49.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

15.5 km

8.09 km

7.29 km

960 m

151 m

104 m

Surfaces

46.4 km

2.29 km

313 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

6°C

-1°C

0 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

October 9, 2024,Schwäbisch Hall Unterrot Gaildorf mit Abstecher Münster

Today, only good weather was planned 😆. It started with sunshine at 17 degrees. Over the Hall market stalls and the Kocher, it immediately went steeply up 100m in approx. 1km) towards Starkholzbacher See, then along the Hülbenbach (you only saw it occasionally) and from Wielandsweiler along the Rot on beautiful and less beautiful cycle paths to Oberrot and Unterrot. …

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August 4, 2024,Fichtenberg - Gaildorf - Schwäbisch Hall mit Blick auf das Kloster Comburg - Rottal -Runde von Parkplatz Diebach-Stausee

Very nice tour in a varied landscape. Almost all away from traffic. Only suitable to a limited extent for hot sunny days as there is almost no shade.

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August 10, 2024,Rottal-Runde über Oberrot und Fichtenberg ab Schwäbisch Hall

We started in Schwäbisch Hall in very nice weather and followed the Kocher-Jagst cycle path towards Wielandsweiler in the Rottal. Then we continued along the Rot to Fichtenberg. Via Gaildorf and along the Kocher-Jagst cycle path back to Schwäbisch Hall.

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