Main River Riverside Path – Ruins of St. Helen's Chapel loop from Hallstadt

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Main River Riverside Path – Ruins of St. Helen's Chapel loop from Hallstadt

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Main River Riverside Path – Ruins of St. Helen's Chapel loop from Hallstadt

02:38

9.50km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Haßberge

LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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926 m

Mainauen at the Weißen Graben near Dörfleins

Highlight • Natural

You will find a variety of plant species here, including typical floodplain plants such as reeds and various aquatic plants.

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3.11 km

Main River Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Main with its idyllic sections is part of the "River Paradise Franconia".

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4.13 km

Path to Helenenkapelle Ruins

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First along the Main then this small path to the chapel

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4.33 km

Ruins of St. Helen's Chapel

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The late Gothic chapel, actually consecrated to St. Felizitas, is now only a somewhat sinister ruin. It was built on the ramparts of a fleeing castle. Incidentally, "misery" has the …

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7.86 km

Crucifixion Pavilion at Bamberger Kreuzberg

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nice steep climb where fun is a lot of fun. When you get to the top you can enjoy a beautiful view but also experience a piece of history

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7.88 km

Stations of the Cross at Kreuzberg

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

On the shrines you can see the Stations of the Cross

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8.30 km

Way of the Cross – Station I (Naturpark Haßberge)

Highlight • Religious Site

8.85 km

Rock cellars in Naturpark Haßberge

Highlight • Cave

The large cellar uphill is particularly fascinating. It is so big that it gets cold when you stand in front of it. There are at least three cellars here.

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9.50 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.93 km

1.88 km

865 m

810 m

Surfaces

5.21 km

2.35 km

741 m

428 m

177 m

148 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

2°C

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Comments

August 24, 2022,Zum Kreuzberg bei Hallstadt

The Kreuzberg near Hallstadt was completely missing from the list. Only found out by chance from the community. So put together a little tour. There are enough super cellars. 😊
2 cellars open, the third unfortunately closed for vacation. 🍻🥨 Enough to satisfy hunger and thirst. 😂😂
It was nice. 👍

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October 20, 2022,Kreuzwegstationen – Kreuzberg Runde von Dörfleins

My shopping tour combined with a hike 😊🍁🌲🌳🌥️

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December 24, 2022,Hallstadt 》 113./2022 ✝️⛰️🏞🎄 Kreuzberg&Main-Auen

In the morning of today's Christmas Eve, I gave myself a small but nice Christmas round around the Kreuzberg near Hallstadt, before the whole family Christmas hustle and bustle started in the afternoon...!
🎁🥾➰️🎒😇

I've had this Ründla on my "to-hike-list" for quite some time and the hiking destinations Kreuzberg & Kreuzgang with the pavilion went well with today's Christmas …

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July 9, 2024,Weg der 1000 Plagen (Kreuzberg und Mainauen)

Today's hike was mainly to skip the afternoon walk because of the heat and instead spend the entire morning in the shady forest 🌳🌲. In fact, that worked out great. Unfortunately, when I was planning it, I didn't take into account that we currently have a full-blown mosquito plague 🦟. The beasts really bothered us and in the meantime I …

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