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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Burgthann

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Burgthann

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Burgthann

02:10

32.1km

160m

Cycling

Moderate 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: April 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.0 km for 93 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.4 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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The landscape is simply beautiful and even in sunny weather it doesn't get too hot because there are many shady areas.
Not crowded even on Whitsun Sunday.

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19.6 km

Bridge Over the Old Canal

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Beautiful bike path, top, top, top, I'll ride it again

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20.4 km

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

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Be careful, cars are crossing here.
The stone bridge is a really beautiful sight

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23.0 km

Schwarzach Bridge Canal (Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Aqueduct)

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Bavaria's King Ludwig I, created an artificial waterway from Bamberg to Kehlheim in just ten years, linking the Main and the Danube for the first time. On 15.07.1846 the Ludwig-Danube-Main …

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23.5 km

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

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From the easy to cycle bike path you have a magnificent view of the old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal.

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23.6 km

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

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Complete lock with 2 gates near Schwarzenbruck

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26.7 km

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Here too, it is always worth taking a quick look at such an old art

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27.3 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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The Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal is a relic from the era of industrialization. Thanks to it, people could travel by ship from the North Sea to the Black Sea. At some point, …

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32.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

8.54 km

8.07 km

2.03 km

434 m

369 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

7.92 km

6.48 km

1.68 km

623 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

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Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal – Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal loop from Burgthann

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Bridge Over the Old Canal

Old Stone Bridge over the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal in Röthenbach

Schwarzach Bridge Canal (Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Aqueduct)

View of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal and Lock Keeper's House

Lock 58 at Schwarzenbruck-Gsteinach

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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