Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

Upper Franconia

Thurnau Castle – Panoramic view of Oberwaiz loop from Bayreuth Hbf

Bike touring routes & trails

Upper Franconia

Thurnau Castle – Panoramic view of Oberwaiz loop from Bayreuth Hbf

Moderate

4.7

(56)

285

riders

Thurnau Castle – Panoramic view of Oberwaiz loop from Bayreuth Hbf

03:09

46.7km

410m

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: February 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 22.5 km for 304 m

After 23.1 km for 304 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

1.17 km

Main Cycle Route in Bayreuth

Highlight • Cycleway

Always along the water

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2

1.41 km

Rotmain Canal

Highlight • River

The Main

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3

8.27 km

Altenplos Water Mill

Highlight • Monument

Very nice here

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4

10.6 km

Main Valley Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Between Bayreuth and Kulmbach you drive a lot on small country roads. There is almost nowhere much traffic here, so it is easy to drive.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5

12.1 km

Historic stone bridge over the Roter Main at Altdrossenfeld

Highlight • Bridge

Three-part system with one five-arch and two two-arch bridge sections, end of the 18th century

Translated by Google •

Tip by

22.5 km

Schwanenweiher

Lake

7

22.9 km

Thurnau Castle

Highlight • Castle

Very beautiful and one of the largest and most important castle complexes in Northern Bavaria with construction phases from the 13th to the 19th century. Today there is a restaurant …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8

35.5 km

Teufelsloch Entrance

Highlight • Gorge

Great natural gorge. Less suitable for the bike. A descent is rewarded with pure nature!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9

37.7 km

Panoramic view of Oberwaiz

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful views of Oberwaiz and the Bayreuth Basin, the Fichtel Mountains and the Kulm. A small bench invites you to rest.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

B

46.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

15.9 km

5.18 km

4.26 km

3.41 km

Surfaces

35.5 km

5.39 km

3.67 km

1.50 km

497 m

235 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Thursday 21 May

24°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.4

165

3-B-Tour – Burg, Bier und Bratwurst

02:08h

32.3km

350m

4.6

177

Through the northern "Fränkische" - Franconian Switzerland

01:52h

28.5km

310m

4.9

86

Bavaria-Bohemia Bridge Cycle Path

03:40h

56.6km

460m

4.5

46

Haidenaab cycle route

06:23h

96.5km

670m

4.7

69

Carp cycle path Kemnather Land

01:37h

23.8km

180m

4.6

43

Haidenaab Cycle Path

02:32h

36.3km

370m

5.0

8

Ums Rehbachtal mit seinen Mühlen

00:58h

14.4km

220m

5.0

14

Train line cycling and moor bathing around the Ochsenkopf

01:24h

23.6km

130m

4.7

806

Wiesent Valley Cycle Path – Neideck Ruins loop from Tüchersfeld

02:48h

39.3km

360m

4.8

1,236

Mistelbach–Mistelgau Cycle Path – Panoramic view of Oberwaiz loop from Bayreuth Hbf

02:11h

36.2km

220m

4.6

727

Thurnau Castle – ⚓ Main Confluence loop from Zultenberg

05:49h

92.8km

680m

4.8

772

Schwarzacher Steg Covered Bridge – View from Theisau Bridge loop from Kulmbach

02:45h

44.5km

100m