Sommerach historic town centre – Sommerach vineyards loop from Nordheim am Main

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Sommerach historic town centre – Sommerach vineyards loop from Nordheim am Main

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Sommerach historic town centre – Sommerach vineyards loop from Nordheim am Main

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25.6km

170m

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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 21.5 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 25.4 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

Start point

Parking

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5.80 km

Sommerach historic town centre

Highlight • Historical Site

With the Sommeracher Katzenkopf, the municipality boasts one of Franconia's most famous vineyards. Wine shapes the village in many ways. Franconia's oldest winegrowers' cooperative was founded here in 1901. The …

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5.81 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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6.19 km

Sommerach vineyards

Highlight • Natural

One of the most promising panoramas. Here the famous Main Loop runs along the wine slopes. Especially for reading very nice.

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10.9 km

Vineyards of Nordheim am Main

Highlight • Settlement

Largest wine-growing community of the Franconian wine-growing region with innumerable winegrowing villages, which invite to the tasting. The small streets between the pretty vineyards and cottages are worth a detour.

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13.6 km

View of the Volkacher Mainschleife

Highlight • Viewpoint

Who did not already know:
a larger river meandering landscape does not exist in Bavaria.

More white Wikipedia:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainschleife_(Volkach)

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14.6 km

Main Canal at Volkach

Highlight • River

The Main Canal is a navigable passage through the Main near Volkach in Lower Franconia. It shortens the southern part of the Main loop and, as a lock and power …

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16.2 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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17.2 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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25.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

6.88 km

4.38 km

3.94 km

308 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

1.58 km

1.05 km

822 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

10°C

90 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2023,Mainschleife im Sonnenschein

Started in Volkach in fantastic sunshine - via Sommerach to Nordheim and with the ferry to Escherndorf.
Via Volkach, a detour to Fahr past the Maria im Weingarten church.
End the day again with the ferry across the Main and in the beer garden in Kaltenhausen.

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