Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Town Hall loop from Nordheim am Main

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Town Hall loop from Nordheim am Main

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Volkacher Mainschleife – Volkach Town Hall loop from Nordheim am Main

03:12

51.3km

430m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 902 m for 66 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • Saturday: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM • Sunday: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 46.5 km for 101 m

Open: • November 1-March 31, Monday-Friday: 6:30 AM-8:30 AM & 12:00 PM-7:00 PM • November 1-March 31, Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM • April 1-October 31, Monday-Friday: 6:30 AM-8:30 AM & 12:00 PM-8:00 PM • April 1-October 31, Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 50.4 km for 66 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • Saturday: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM • Sunday: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

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1.26 km

Escherndorf Wine Village

Highlight • Settlement

Historical place, wonderfully situated on the Main. One of the best vineyards is located here: the Escherndorfer Lump.

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3.06 km

View of the Old Main River and Escherndorf

Highlight • Viewpoint

Yes, the view here is fantastic. The vineyards and wine villages are one thing.

But the view of the Main River is also special:

At the "loop," the Main is still allowed to be the Main.

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23.8 km

Dettelbach Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful town on the Main, beautiful Altstsdt and many places to stop.

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34.1 km

Sommerach Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Sommerach's picturesque market square with its restaurants and cafés is a popular meeting place.

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40.4 km

Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • River

Volkach is a very beautiful little town. There is also a huge canoe rental on the Main.

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40.9 km

Volkach Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

The former administrative buildings are spread throughout the old town. Only the town hall at the front of the market square is still used by the city administration today. A …

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41.0 km

Volkach Market Square and Fountain

Highlight • Settlement

The wine town of Volkach is the center of the Mainschleife and looks back over more than 1,100 years of local history, all in the name of Frankenwein. Take a …

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42.1 km

View of Maria im Weingarten Pilgrimage Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The pilgrimage church is idyllically located in the middle of the vineyards above the Main. In the late Gothic church you can admire the wooden carved “Madonna in the Rosary” by Tilman Riemenschneider.

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