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Middle Franconia

Main-Danube Canal – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Heideck

Middle Franconia

Main-Danube Canal – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Heideck

Hard

4

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Main-Danube Canal – Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path loop from Heideck

03:55

70.5km

500m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.7 km for 69 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

2.87 km

Gredl Cycle Path on Former Railway Line

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Gredl cycle path is a varied and easy to ride cycle path between Hilpoltstein and Greding, about 30 km long. Between Hilpoltstein and Thalmässing the "Gredl" runs over 17km …

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2

9.35 km

Historic Old Town of Hilpoltstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice place - the cobblestones are very pleasant to drive. It is also worth making a longer stop here to admire the castle

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3

15.6 km

Scheitelhaltung sculpture on the Main-Danube Canal

Highlight • Monument

Peak position Main-Danube Canal - The European watershed. The granite sculpture by Hannsjörg Voth stands powerfully in the landscape, marking the European watershed on the canal.

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4

19.8 km

Main-Danube Canal

Highlight • Structure

5

24.1 km

Main-Danube Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main-Donau-Kanal

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6

29.7 km

Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Well-developed bike path along the canal and thus always with a view of the water and the passing ships.

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7

34.8 km

Y-shaped footbridge over the Main–Danube Canal in Berching

Highlight • Bridge

Absolutely brilliant view, Berching is also always worth a visit.

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8

63.4 km

European Watershed Sculpture on the Gredl Cycle Path

Highlight • Monument

The artwork of the artist Tevauha marks the European main watershed. All rivers west of the Franconian Alb flow into the Rhine and thus continue into the North Sea and …

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70.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.7 km

13.0 km

12.8 km

5.36 km

832 m

Surfaces

33.7 km

29.1 km

4.13 km

2.19 km

858 m

578 m

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Friday 9 October

15°C

7°C

97 %

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